Mecidiyeköy

Metrobus Mecidiyeköy station and Mecidiyeköy panorama

Mecidiyeköy is a neighbourhood located in the Şişli district of Istanbul, Turkey.^[1] It is also one of the prominent business quarters of Istanbul.^[2] It is situated between Fulya, Kuştepe, Gültepe, Esentepe, and Gülbahar neighbourhoods. According to the 2008 demographic data, the population of the neighbourhood is 20,331.^[3]

The neighbourhood of Mecidiyeköy took its name from the Ottoman sultan Abdülmecid I, since the neighbourhood started to be settled during his reign.^[4]

Levent view from Mecidiyeköy

Access[]

Mecidiyeköy is an important passenger transport hub on the European part of Istanbul.

Metrobus lines:
- 34 (Zincirlikuyu-Avcılar),
- 34A (Söğütlüçeşme-),
- 34AS (Avcılar-Söğütlüçeşme),
- 34BZ (Beylikdüzü Sondurak-Zincirlikuyu),
- 34G (Söğütlüçeşme-),
Metro line: M2 (Yenikapı-Hacıosman), M7 (Mecidiyeköy-Mahmutbey)
The platform level of the M7 Station under Mecidiyeköy Square on opening day
Bus lines: with terminus Mecidiyeköy only^[5]

- 25G Sarıyer - Mecidiyeköy - Taksim
- 30A Beşiktaş - Mecidiyeköy
- 30M Beşiktaş - Mecidiyeköy
- 32M - Mecidiyeköy
- 33M - - Mecidiyeköy
- 33TM - Turgut Reis - Mecidiyeköy
- 36M - Mecidiyeköy
- 36EM - Mecidiyeköy
- 37M - Mecidiyeköy
- 48 Göktürk - Mecidiyeköy
- 48F - Mecidiyeköy
- 59CH Arnavutköy - Mecidiyeköy
- 75O - Mecidiyeköy
- 79KM - Mecidiyeköy
- 92M - Mecidiyeköy
- 92Ş - Mecidiyeköy
- 93M Zeytinburnu - Mecidiyeköy
- 97M - Mecidiyeköy
- 121A Beykoz - Mecidiyeköy
- 121B - Mecidiyeköy
- 121BS Sultaniye/ - Mecidiyeköy
- 122C Ümraniye - Mecidiyeköy
- 122D - Mecidiyeköy
- 122M - Mecidiyeköy
- 141M - Mecidiyeköy
- 146M Mecidiyeköy -
- 336M Arnavutköy - Mecidiyeköy
- 522ST Sultanbeyli - Mecidiyeköy
- 622 - Mecidiyeköy
- E-58 [tr]
- H-2 Mecidiyeköy -

The motorway O-1 that forms the inner half ring road of Istanbul connecting European and Asian parts via the Bosphorus Bridge, runs through Mecidiyeköy on a viaduct.

References[]

^ "Neighbourhoods of the Şişli district" (in Turkish). Governorship of Şişli, Istanbul. 2009. Archived from the original on July 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
^ Bridge, Gary; Sophie Watson (2002). A Companion to the City. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 342. ISBN 978-0-631-23578-1. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
^ "Information on the Mecidiyeköy neighbourhood" (in Turkish). Municipality of Şişli, Istanbul. 2009. Archived from the original on 2007-12-14. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
^ "Brief History of Mecidiyeköy" (in Turkish). Municipality of Şişli, Istanbul. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-03-02. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
^ "Tüm Otobüs Seferleri ve Otobüs Kodları" (in Turkish). Otobüste Gördüm. Retrieved 2012-02-04.