Fatih Sultan Mehmet, Sarıyer

Neighbourhood in Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey

41°05′43″N 29°02′10″E / 41.0954°N 29.0360°E / 41.0954; 29.0360CountryTurkeyProvinceIstanbulDistrictSarıyerPopulation

(2022)

15,725Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

Fatih Sultan Mehmet is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 15,725 (2022).^[2] It lies next to the TEM highway.

The parts of the neighborhood close to the TEM are called Büyük Armutlu, and the parts farther away are called Küçük Armutlu. A significant Alevi population settled in Küçük Armutlu from the Anatolian cities of Tokat, Sivas, Amasya, Kahramanmaraş and Tunceli.^[3] Büyük Armutlu is connected to Etiler by Narin Bridge. According to 2004 data, the literacy rate of women living in the neighborhood is 80% and only 10% of this population is working.^[4] Most houses in the neighborhood have a view of the Bosphorus Strait.

References

^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
^ Okan, Nimet (2018). Canların Cinsiyeti: Alevilik ve Kadın. İletişim Yayınları. ISBN 9789750524974. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^ Güler, Müzeyyen (2004). Okyanus ötesine: ABD'de Türk göçmenler. Müzeyyen Güler. p. 132. ISBN 9789752704268. Archived from the original on 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.