Atasehir
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Ataşehir is a modern suburban district of Istanbul
, Turkey
. It is located at the junction of the O-2 and O-4 motorways in the Anatolia
n part of Istanbul.
The housing development is designed to include 18,000 skyscraper
condominium
s offering luxury residences for 80,000 people with higher incomes. Ataşehir, hosting headquarters and offices of notable companies, is also a business and trading centre. Facilities such as tennis courts, gyms and cinemas make it a popular sports and leisure place. Ataşehir was awarded the Habitat prize.
As of 2006, 8596 housing units were present within the site, housing approximately 35,000 people. Completed projects in the area are the Kentplus Ataşehir, Agaoglu MyWorld, UpHill
and Ataşehir Residence blocks.
Unlike in Bahçeşehir, another satellite city in Istanbul, no single-family house types are designed for the site. Most buildings are high rise blocks, and some around the main public square can be considered skyscrapers. Another difference between the two developments is that Ataşehir lacks recreational areas on the same scale as Bahçeşehir.
includes nurseries, primary schools, five high school (see List of high schools in Turkey), cinemas, two shopping malls (Palladium
, Optimum) supermarkets, banks, two office, many real estate agencies and various services and shops.
Ataşehir municipality collects the garbage. Heating is supplied using natural gas
. Anadolu Medical Center
and Acibadem have outpatient clinics here.
The area is very favourable for transportation by private car, while choices of public transport
are very limited. Though, they are becoming more. For private car owners the subdivision is: 5 minutes from the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
, 3 minutes from Highway D-100 and the Izmir
-Ankara
Trans-European Motorway (TEM), 5 minutes from the CarrefourSA Shopping Centre İçerenköy and Metro shopping centres, 6 minutes from Optimum Shopping Centre, 5 minutes from Marriott Hotel 10 minutes from Bağdat Avenue
, the upper-class high street
of Kadiköy district, and 15 minutes from Sabiha Gökçen Airport, the second international airport of Istanbul.
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It is located at the junction of the O-2 and O-4 motorways in the Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
n part of Istanbul.
The housing development is designed to include 18,000 skyscraper
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
condominium
Condominium
A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...
s offering luxury residences for 80,000 people with higher incomes. Ataşehir, hosting headquarters and offices of notable companies, is also a business and trading centre. Facilities such as tennis courts, gyms and cinemas make it a popular sports and leisure place. Ataşehir was awarded the Habitat prize.
As of 2006, 8596 housing units were present within the site, housing approximately 35,000 people. Completed projects in the area are the Kentplus Ataşehir, Agaoglu MyWorld, UpHill
Uphill
Uphill is a village on the edge of Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England.-History:There is evidence of a port at Uphill since Roman times, probably for the export of lead from the Mendip Hills...
and Ataşehir Residence blocks.
Unlike in Bahçeşehir, another satellite city in Istanbul, no single-family house types are designed for the site. Most buildings are high rise blocks, and some around the main public square can be considered skyscrapers. Another difference between the two developments is that Ataşehir lacks recreational areas on the same scale as Bahçeşehir.
Services
The plan grows around a linear axis around the main boulevard, Ataşehir Bulvarı. The subdivisionSubdivision (land)
Subdivision is the act of dividing land into pieces that are easier to sell or otherwise develop, usually via a plat. The former single piece as a whole is then known in the United States as a subdivision...
includes nurseries, primary schools, five high school (see List of high schools in Turkey), cinemas, two shopping malls (Palladium
Palladium
Palladium is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pd and an atomic number of 46. It is a rare and lustrous silvery-white metal discovered in 1803 by William Hyde Wollaston. He named it after the asteroid Pallas, which was itself named after the epithet of the Greek goddess Athena, acquired...
, Optimum) supermarkets, banks, two office, many real estate agencies and various services and shops.
Ataşehir municipality collects the garbage. Heating is supplied using natural gas
Natural gas
Natural gas is a naturally occurring gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, typically with 0–20% higher hydrocarbons . It is found associated with other hydrocarbon fuel, in coal beds, as methane clathrates, and is an important fuel source and a major feedstock for fertilizers.Most natural...
. Anadolu Medical Center
Anadolu Medical Center
Anadolu Medical Center is a hospital in Gebze, Kocaeli, Turkey. It is located in Çayırova on the highway at the Bayramoğlu exit, close to Sabiha Gökçen International Airport. Established by Anadolu Foundation, the hospital was built on of land and was opened on Februart 12, 2005. It consists of...
and Acibadem have outpatient clinics here.
Housing types
Ataşehir offers 55 m² studio apartments,two-bedroom apartments varying from 67 to 110 m², three-bedroom apartments varying from 90 to 135 m², and four-bedroom apartments varying from 134 to 150 m².Transportation and car parks
The subdivision was designed with sufficient car parks. Even though most families have more than one car, the parking area within site provides enough space. Various types of car parks above ground have been used, while the underground car parks are mainly one storey only.The area is very favourable for transportation by private car, while choices of public transport
Public transport in Istanbul
Public transport in Istanbul comprises a bus network, various rail systems, funiculars, and maritime services to serve the more than 13 million inhabitants of the city spread over an area of 5712 km².-History:...
are very limited. Though, they are becoming more. For private car owners the subdivision is: 5 minutes from the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, also known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge , is a bridge in Istanbul, Turkey spanning the Bosphorus strait...
, 3 minutes from Highway D-100 and the Izmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
-Ankara
Ankara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
Trans-European Motorway (TEM), 5 minutes from the CarrefourSA Shopping Centre İçerenköy and Metro shopping centres, 6 minutes from Optimum Shopping Centre, 5 minutes from Marriott Hotel 10 minutes from Bağdat Avenue
Bagdat Avenue
Bağdat Avenue is a notable high street located on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, Turkey. The street runs approximately from east to west in the Maltepe and Kadıköy districts, almost parallel to the coastline of the Sea of Marmara...
, the upper-class high street
High Street
High Street, or the High Street, is a metonym for the generic name of the primary business street of towns or cities, especially in the United Kingdom. It is usually a focal point for shops and retailers in city centres, and is most often used in reference to retailing...
of Kadiköy district, and 15 minutes from Sabiha Gökçen Airport, the second international airport of Istanbul.