Ataşehir
Ataşehir is a municipality and district of Istanbul, Turkey.
Ataşehir is a municipality and district of Istanbul, Turkey. Its area is 25 km2, and its population is 423,127 (2022). It is located at the junction of the O-2 and O-4 motorways on the Anatolian (Asian) side of Istanbul. Its neighbours are the districts of Ümraniye to the north, Sancaktepe to the northeast, Maltepe to the east, Kadıköy to the south and Üsküdar to the west.
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Hekimbaşı Hunting Lodge
- 02Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanical Garden
Not always peaceful as they're set within the loops of a motorway interchange.
- 03Sustainable Art House
- 04Gallery
Fırın Cd 29, Ataşehir,.
- 05Damatris Palace
Damatris is better known as Demeter, Grecian god of agriculture and fertility, and this hunting lodge - cum - country palace was built for Tiberius II Constantine (ruled 578-582 AD).
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Things to do
- 01Ülker Sports Arena
A multi-purpose arena for sports and concerts, owned by Fenerbahçe and home court of their basketball team.
- 02Ataşehir Golf Club
It's only 9 holes, but one of the few golf clubs in the city.
- 03Viaport Marina
It's 2 km from Tuzla Marmaray station, connected by bus.
- 04Çekmeköy Nature Park
- 05Park of İstanbul
Small zoo, but it's the largest in Istanbul.
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Where to eat
Inexpensive çiğ köfte, döner, fish & bread, kokoreç, patso and fast food shops are found everywhere. The AVMs - shopping centres - all have a range of eating places. On the seafront, carts sell corn and simit and tavuk & pilav (rice with chicken). City-run restaurants such as Sosyal Tesis or Kent Lokantası also serve affordable meals.
- 01Gözdağı Tesis
Hilltop restaurant with views of the islands.
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Getting to Ataşehir
- Airports
- Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen (SAW), 18 km · İstanbul (IST), 46 km · Hasan Polatkan (AOE), 176 km
- Istanbul → Ataşehir14 km · quickest by road, 36 min · ₺34–46
- Eskişehir → Ataşehir179 km · quickest by road, 4h 12m · ₺475–640
- Edremit → Ataşehir236 km · quickest by road, 4h 21m · ₺620–830
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Ataşehir
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Ataşehir. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inNo bridge, tunnel or airstrip so you get here by ferry from Istanbul city.
- Get inMavi Marmara ferries sail hourly from Bostancı to Heybeliada and Büyükada.
- Get inIDO ferries sail further out to the Marmara Islands and don't call at the Princes' Islands.
- Get inYassıada has no ferry but is being converted into a museum island, so boat trips or heli-tours may visit.
- Get aroundBetween islands, the ferries are frequent enough for day-trips.
From Wikivoyage: Istanbul/Princes' Islands, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us; that article was last edited 2026-09.
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If you know how people move in Ataşehir – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Ataşehir
Ataşehir is 4 km from Umraniye, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.