Ataköy, Bakırköy

Ataköy is a quarter of Bakırköy district in Istanbul Province, Turkey. It was developed as one of the first examples of satellite-city projects in Turkey.

Ataköy
Quarter
A view from the 9th-10th Section of Ataköy.
Ataköy
Ataköy
Ataköy
Coordinates: 40°58′59″N 28°51′13″E
Country Turkey
RegionMarmara
ProvinceIstanbul
DistrictBakırköy
Population
 (2017)
 • Total47,932
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
34156 (7th-8th-9th-10th Section)
34158 (2nd-3rd-4th-5th-6th-11th Section)
Area code0-212
A view of Ataköy under snow.

Ataköy is located in Bakırköy district on the European side of Istanbul. It is adjacent to Bahçelievler district and Şirinevler neighborhood. The area in the then outskirt of Istanbul City, which Ataköy today covers, belonged to the Turkish military, and was called Baruthane (literally: gunpowder magazine). In the 1950s, the government of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes (in office (1950–1960) transferred the property to the state-owned realty business bank Emlak Bank for envelopment as a satellite city of affordable housing for middle income households. In 1956, the project started with the construction of a beach site. The residence area was named "Ataköy" (literally "Atatürkville"). The project included 12,000 apartments, three hotels, beach, clubs, shopping malls, cultural center and sports facilities.[1]

Ataköy quarter consists of four neighborhoods with eleven sections of apartment blocks. The quarter is a peaceful residential area with wide green zones. The neighborhoods in the quarter are the Ataköy 1st Section, the 2nd-5th-6th Section, the 3rd-4th-11th Section and the 7th-8th-9th-10th Section. The 9th and 10th Sections were developed in 1986, and the 7th and 8th Sections were completed in 1990. In the recent years, some construction companies built residence blocks around the existing apartment blocks.[1]

Following facilities are situated in Ataköy: Yunus Emre Cultural Center, Conservatoty of Bakırköy Municipality, Ataköy Marina, Atrium Shopping Mall, Galleria Ataköy and Ataköy A Plus Shopping Mall, Sinan Erdem Dome, Ataköy Athletics Arena.[1]

Population

As of 2017, the total population of the four neighborhoods in the quarter was 47,932 with the number of women exceeding that of men.

Population of Ataköy Quarter (2017)
NeighborhoodMenWomenTotal
Ataköy 1st Section[2]7249431,667
Ataköy 2nd-5th-6th Section[3]6,3437,32813,671
Ataköy 3rd-4th-11th Section[4]3,6564,4948,150
Ataköy 7th-8th-9th-10th Section[5]11,22813,21624,444
Total21,95125,98147,932

Transportation

Ataköy is served by the metro line M1 at Ataköy—Şirinevler station. The city bus lines 71T and 71AT connect the location with Taksim Square.[6][7]

References
  1. "Ataköy" (in Turkish). Emlak Ansiklopedisi. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  2. "Ataköy 1. Kısım Mahallesi Nüfusu Bakırköy İstanbul" (in Turkish). Türkiye Nüfusu İl ilçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusları. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  3. "Ataköy 2-5-6. Kısım Mahallesi Nüfusu Bakırköy İstanbul" (in Turkish). Türkiye Nüfusu İl ilçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusları. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  4. "Ataköy 3-4-11. Kısım Mahallesi Nüfusu Bakırköy İstanbul" (in Turkish). Türkiye Nüfusu İl ilçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusları. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  5. "Ataköy 7-8-9-10. Kısım Mahallesi Nüfusu Bakırköy İstanbul" (in Turkish). Türkiye Nüfusu İl ilçe Mahalle Köy Nüfusları. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
  6. "71T Ataköy - Taksim" (in Turkish). IETT. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
  7. "71T Ataköy - Taksim" (in Turkish). IETT. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
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