Aerial view of the Istanbul metropolitan area at night The Hagia Sophia in Fatih , Istanbul's historic center Nişantaşı shopping district in IstanbulBosphorus Bridge and skyline of the Istanbul Central Business District The list of urban centers in Istanbul lists the major clusters of retail, office, government, retail and dense residential buildings within the city limits of Istanbul , including areas of the historic city center, Fatih , as well as edge cities built outside the historic core.
Important "edge cities ", i.e. corridors and nodes of business and shopping centers and of tall residential buildings, include the Istanbul Central Business District in and around Şisli; the E-5/D-100 highway corridor along the north side of the old airport , and on the Asian side, Kozyatağı –Ataşehir , Altunizade , Kavacik and Ümraniye .[1]
Historic city center areas [ edit ] Galata Tower and part of Beyoğlu districtİstiklal Avenue , originally the "Grand Rue de Péra", pedestrian shopping street of Beyoğlu , formerly PeraTaksim Square Büyükdere Avenue runs through Beşiktaş, Şişli and Sarıyer districts, lined with residential and office towers and shopping complexesOrtaköy Mosque and the Bosphorus Bridge Among Istanbul's many malls, Kanyon is noted for its dramatic architecture. Other areas on the European side [ edit ] Giyimkent ("Clothing City")
Tekstilkent ("Textile City")