Urban Transformation in Bakırköy: Yeşilköy, Florya, Ataköy and Kartaltepe (2026 Guide)

With the seaside neighbourhoods of Yeşilköy and Florya, the large estates of Ataköy and the dense apartment blocks of Kartaltepe and Zeytinlik, Bakırköy is one of Istanbul's most varied residential districts. That variety means each neighbourhood follows a different path in urban transformation (kentsel dönüşüm). ÇET Yapı has completed both housing and school projects in Bakırköy; this guide sums up what building owners in the district need to know.

Why Bakırköy matters for renewal

According to January 2026 data, Bakırköy's average residential price of 110,484 TL/m² is the fourth highest in Istanbul, after Beşiktaş, Kadıköy and Sarıyer. A high value per m² means a stronger feasibility for the same construction cost, leaving more room for both the owners' share and the quality of the project.

At the same time, much of the district's housing stock is old, and its location on the Marmara coast keeps earthquake risk on the public agenda. In Bakırköy, renewal is a matter of both safety and value.

A different path in each neighbourhood

Kartaltepe, Zeytinlik, Osmaniye and nearby: renewed zoning plans

Zoning plans for Zeytinlik, Cevizlik, Sakızağacı, Yenimahalle, Kartaltepe, Zuhuratbaba and Osmaniye, north and south of the railway, were on the agenda for years:

• November 2022: the Istanbul Metropolitan Council approved, by majority vote, the revised master plan covering about 553 hectares in these seven neighbourhoods.
• Later: according to Bakırköy Municipality, the Council unanimously approved a 1:5000 plan change allowing plot-by-plot renewal without a plot-merger requirement; the implementation plan is being prepared by the municipality.

This matters because apartment buildings on small plots can renew on their own plot without waiting for their neighbours. Even so, the exact building conditions — extra floors, floor area ratio, parking — vary from plot to plot; the feasibility study must always be based on the current zoning status issued by the municipality.

Ataköy: multi-block estate plots

Ataköy was built as mass housing from the late 1950s, and estates with several blocks on a single plot are common. Article 15 of the 6306 Implementing Regulation sets special rules for this:

Where only some blocks are risky, the building permit to rebuild them can be issued at the request of the risky buildings' owners alone, provided the other owners' rights are not adversely affected. Estate management, title records and block-by-block risk reports should therefore be clarified at the very start.

Yeşilköy and Florya: low-density coastal fabric

Yeşilköy and Florya have a lower-density fabric of detached houses with gardens and low-rise apartments. Proximity to Atatürk Airport has historically limited building heights and therefore zoning rights here. Key issues in renewal are preserving gardens and trees, solving parking, and the plot's current height and floor-area conditions.

Support and local resources

• "Yarısı Bizden" campaign: owners of risky buildings can receive a 875,000 TL grant, a 875,000 TL loan and 125,000 TL of relocation support per home. The new building's area (excluding parking and shelter) must not exceed 1.5 times the existing building. See our Yarısı Bizden guide.
• Bakırköy Municipality – KİPTAŞ protocol: signed on 21 November 2024, it provides for joint work on rapid screening, information, advice, mediation and financial support.
• Tax and fee exemptions: transformation transactions are exempt from items such as title deed fees, notary fees and municipal charges; see our tax exemptions guide.

The right process in Bakırköy

1. Risky-building assessment by a licensed firm and annotation on the title deed (assessment guide)
2. Owners' meeting and decision by simple majority of shares (majority decision guide)
3. Current zoning status from the municipality and a feasibility study showing each owner's area (will my flat shrink?)
4. Comparing contractor offers on the same feasibility
5. Notarised flat-for-land contract, guarantee and building permit
6. Demolition, construction, occupancy permit and title distribution

ÇET Yapı's work in Bakırköy

ÇET Yapı has delivered housing, education and urban transformation projects in Istanbul since 1993. Projects in Bakırköy:

For a plot-specific preliminary assessment of your building in Bakırköy, fill in our pre-application form.

Zoning plans, subsidy amounts and price data can change; confirm the current position with Bakırköy Municipality, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change. Price data are district averages and vary by building.