The Bagcilar, located on the European side of Istanbul, is on the transitional road of TEM, the most important highway in Turkey, built between Edirne-Ankara on the Euro-Asian axis.In 1992 Bagcilar, Mahmutbey, With the unification of the Cherry and Sunny districts, it leaves Bakirkoy and becomes a district. These settlements have no notable historical past. As far as it is known, Turks from the Balkans constitute the first inhabitants of the region. Today, Bagcilar, which has become the 4th largest district of Istanbul, is now an important commercial and industrial center. There are various workshops, trading houses and trade centers such as ISTOC, Auto-Center and Massit, especially important sectors such as textile, food, metal and press industries.
As of 2000, over 20,000 businesses operate in these sectors. The printing and management centers of the major press organizations of our country, Hurriyet, Milliyet, Meydan, World, Akit and New Asian newspapers are within the borders of Bagcilar Municipality. In Bagcilar, which has minimized the infrastructure problems, is sensitive to the environment, quickly draws a modern model of urbanization, faces are now laughed at and the future is looked at with hope. Considering that one-third of the active population consists of 120,000 students studying in primary and secondary education, it is clear that the future of the Bagcilarians is bright.
Bagcilar Municipality, whose settlement dates back to very old times; Bagcilarians connected to the district of Bakirkoy; Mahmutbey, Kirazli and Sunny districts were merged and was established in 1992 by law numbered 3806 by leaving Bakirkoy. Mahmutbey Nahiye, one of the oldest Istanbul settlements known for its administrative structure, accommodated 11 villages. The Istanbul City Statistics Year 1930 – 1931 published by Istanbul Municipality Statistics Directorate Mahmutbey Nahiye is given as follows.Avas village, Ayapa Village, Ayayorgi Village, Chiktidiburgaz Village, Vidos Village and Yenibosna Village. Of these, Ayapa, Kirazli, Litros Esenleri, Vidos Gungoren, Ayayorgi Kayabashi Nifos Kocasinan and Siktiburgaz constitute today’s settlements as Bagcilar. These settlements have no known historical pasts.
Today, historical work is hardly found on the ground that forms the Bagcilar district. These regions where the Turks who migrated from the Balkans were placed during the Republican period have also Turkified their names with their structures. Located on the European side of Istanbul, within the borders of Metropolitan Municipality, Bagcilar is on the European – Asian axis. E – 80 (TEM) motorway, which is the most important highway of Turkey, built between Edirne – Ankara, and the O-2 route of this route, the D-100 (Old E-5) highway, the, the Bagcilar district between the south – west and north – east express links is a gateway feature.
In the west, Kucukcekmece, in the north, the military land and the Esens, in the east, Gungoren, and in the south, Bagcilar district surrounded by Bahcelievler districts, are located on the area of 22 km2. The road texture of Bagcilar district offers integrity with the road texture of Istanbul. The E – 80 (TEM) motorway and D – 100 motorways extending in the East – West direction are by express road connection. The second main transport to the north – south is the Mahmutbey asphalt. Today, 2554 Street and Almost all the streets have pedestrian sidewalks, the roads are made as asphalt and keystone pavement. With the crossroads and road expansion and improvement works carried out, the negativities of urban transportation have been eliminated. In the transportation of Istanbul with the center and other districts, besides IETT and Public Buses, public transportation service is carried out with minibuses. Bagcilar district, where the fastest population growth in Istanbul is seen, has a lot of people over the population, which is 558,435 people according to the official figures with the migration movements in recent years.
According to the statements of the official authority on this issue, it is estimated that over 600,000 people live in Bagcilar district today. It is also clear that if the commercial construction of the Mahmutbey CBD (Central business area) Zone is completed, the population density will reach a much larger size. In Bagcilar County, one of the most important commercial and industrial centers of Istanbul, today the diversification of yarn weaving, food, stone and soil, metal and press industries, small – large splints, small, there are trade centers and commercial centers. Today, a total of 52,750 businesses operate in these sectors. The building in these Bagcilar is equivalent to 1/3 of the number of independent sections. One of the country’s major press institutions, Hurriyet, Milliyet, Meydan, World, Akit and New Asian newspapers, printing and management centers are in Bagcilar County. Until the last two decades, 72% of Bagci District, which is a culturally conducive agricultural area, has not been left until today when agricultural areas, pastures and grasslands are destroyed due to construction.
ECONOMY and POPULATION; the day of Bagcilar County, one of the most important trade and industrial centers of Istanbul, yarn, weaving, food, stone and soil, metal and press industry diversification, small-large workshops,there are trade centers with tiergehane. National newspapers such as Hurriyet, Milliyet, Meydan, World, Time and New Asia from the country’s major press institutions are in the Bagcilar County. Until the last two decades, 72% of the country’s culture-appropriate agriculture area in Bagcilar County, today agricultural areas are almost left behind due to the disappearance of pastures and grasslands due to construction.