In a study conducted by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, the district of Şişli, located on the European side of Istanbul, was ranked “the most developed district” in Turkey.
The “Survey on the socio-economic development of the districts” (“SEGE 2022”) which was published by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, takes into account, for its hierarchical classification in 6 categories, several parameters such as as the ratio of university graduates to the total population of the district, the number of doctors per person, the number of electronic payment terminals (for bank cards), the number of passport holders, real estate prices …
Şişli : An important difference between Eastern and Western Turkey
Istanbul, the financial and cultural “capital” of Turkey, has seven of its districts (ilçe) in the top 10 of the most developed in the country. After Şişli, we find Beşiktaş (3rd) Kadıköy (4th), Bakırköy (6th), Fatih (7th), Ataşehir (9th) and Başakşehir (10th).
In Ankara, Çankaya and Yenimahalle districts are ranked second and fifth respectively. The district of Nilüfer in Bursa comes in 8th position.
On the other hand, none of the districts of Izmir, the 3rd most populous province of Turkey, is in the top 10.
The districts classified as less “developed” are located in the eastern Turkish provinces: Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, Ağrı, Siirt and Adıyaman.
Şişli, which had around 285,000 inhabitants in 2021, is a district divided into 25 districts (mahalle). A dynamic district located in the heart of Istanbul, it has major entertainment venues (Nisantasi, the CRR concert hall, the old Bomontiada beer factory, etc.), and many shopping centers (including Cevahir, Kanyon, the Trump Tower…). Moreover, in the heart of Şişli, the district of Mecidiyeköy, one of the nerve centers of the Turkish megalopolis, sees many Istanbulites passing by every day who hurry to the metro, metrobus or otobus…
Muammer Keskin, (CHP, opposition party) has been the mayor of Şişli since 2019.
To find the “SEGE 2022” report (in Turkish), click HERE