Yeşilköy is an affluent neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Bakırköy, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 25,039 (2022). on the Marmara Sea about 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Istanbul's historic city centre. Prior to the rapid increase of Istanbul's population in the 1970s, Yeşilköy was a secluded village and sea resort.
Aerial view of the Yeşilköy (San Stefano) seafront
The demolition of the Russian commemorative monument in San Stefano in November 1914
The Marina of Yeşilköy
The Treaty of San Stefano was signed in this house of the Simenoğlu (Simeonoglou) family. Note the nazar, or eye-like charm, on the upper balcony.
Bakırköy is a municipality and district in the European part of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 29 km2, and its population is 226,685 (2022). Bakırköy lies between the D.100 highway and the coast of the Sea of Marmara. Bakırköy has a large psychiatric hospital called "Bakırköy Ruh ve Sinir Hastalıkları Hastanesi", and is an important shopping and commercial center.
Ataköy district of Bakırköy
The Treaty of San Stefano was signed in the house of the Simenoğlu
24th of January 2022 winter landscape in Bakırköy, İstanbul
Turkish Airlines head office