District and municipality in Istanbul, Turkey
Esenyurt
Esenyurt is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.
Its area is 43 km2, and its population is 983,571 (2022). Located in the European side of Istanbul, Esenyurt borders with Avcılar and Lake Küçükçekmece on the east, Büyükçekmece on the west, Başakşehir, Arnavutköy and TEM road on the north and Beylikdüzü and E-5 motorway on the south.
How locals move
Getting around Esenyurt 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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