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Marmara Municipalities Union conducted a research based on 107 indicators with criteria such as education, health, income level, infrastructure, environmental awareness and disaster resistance to evaluate the quality of life in Istanbul.
Marmara Municipalities Union listed the districts with the highest and lowest quality of life in Istanbul, Türkiye's most populous city.
As a result of the research conducted based on 107 indicators, including criteria such as education, health, income level, infrastructure, environmental awareness and disaster resistance, the most livable regions of Istanbul and the neighborhoods with the lowest scores in access to urban infrastructure and services were determined.
At the top of the list were 4 districts from Beşiktaş, 3 from Şişli and 2 from Kadıköy.
10 DISTRICTS WITH THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF LIFE
The 10 districts with the highest quality of life were:
1. Beşiktaş – Levent (100 Points)
2. Şişli – Teşvikiye (95.5 Points)
3. Şişli – Harbiye
4. Kadıköy – Caddebostan
5. Beşiktaş – Nisbetiye
6. Kadıköy – Fenerbahçe
7. Beşiktaş – Bebek
8. Beşiktaş – Etiler
9. Beykoz – Acarkent
10. Şişli – Esentepe
Neighborhoods and districts far from the city center were predominantly at the bottom of the list.
3 districts from Sultanbeyli and 2 districts from Pendik were included in the list.
10 DISTRICTS WITH THE LOWEST QUALITY OF LIFE
The 10 neighborhoods with the lowest quality of life were:
1. Sultanbeyli – Hamidiye
2. Silivri – Bag Balaban
3. Arnavutköy – Adnan Menderes
4. Çatalca – Gökçeali
5. Arnavutköy – Fatih
6. Sultanbeyli – Yavuz Selim
7. Pendik – Ramazanoğlu
8. Sultanbeyli – Mecidiye
9. Başakşehir – Şahintepe
10. Pendik – Ertuğrul Gazi

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