Bağcılar
Bağcılar is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.
Its area is 23 km2, and its population is 740,069 (2022). It is located on the European side of Istanbul, near the city centre, just north of Bahçelievler, between the two major ring roads, TEM and D100. The district is the fourth most populous in the Istanbul Municipality. Bağcılar developed rapidly between the 1970s and 1990s and is primarily residential in nature. The neighborhood is served by the Istanbul Metro and the T1 line of the Istanbul Tram. The mayor is Yasin Yıldız from the Justice and Development Party, elected in January 2025.
Getting around Bağcılar the local way
- Get inThe main dolmuş routes, which run virtually round the clock, are from Taksim to Bakırköy, Ataköy and Yeşilköy.
- Get inThere are several ferry routes connecting piers along the coast with central and eastern Istanbul.
From Wikivoyage: Istanbul/Western Suburbs, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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