Each MM is sub-divided into District Municipalities (“DM”) of which there are 27 in Istanbul. Each district has ,its own mayor and council with its members elected by the public every five years. In Istanbul, one fifth of all district council members represent their district in the Municipal Council. The DMs are principally responsible for providing waste management services and building construction permits to their residents. They have their own budgets and revenues. District Municipalities of Istanbul are:
Avcılar, Küçükçekmece, Bakırköy, Bahçelievler, Bağcılar, Güngören, Esenler, Bayrampaşa, Zeytinburnu, Fatih, Eminönü, Beyoğlu, Beşiktaş, Şişli, Kağıthane, Sarıyer, Gaziosmanpaşa, Eyüp in Europeand side and Üsküdar, Beykoz, Kadıköy, Kartal, Pendik, Tuzla, Ümraniye, Adalar, Maltepe in Asian side.
Municipality of Sultanbeyli is the only district municipality that is not attached to the Metropolitan Municipality despite of taking place in the MMI neighboring area.
Independent District Municipalities of Istanbul are Büyükçekmece, Çatalca, Silivri and Şile.
DISTRICT MUNICIPALITIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF METROPOLITAN ISTANBUL
| |
DISTRICTS |
Km2 |
Population |
| 1 |
ADALAR |
9,8 |
16.171 |
| 2 |
AVCILAR |
38,7 |
214.621 |
| 3 |
BAĞCILAR |
21,1 |
487.896 |
| 4 |
BAHÇELİEVLER |
16,2 |
442.877 |
| 5 |
BAKIRKÖY |
29,0 |
222.336 |
| 6 |
BAYRAMPAŞA |
7,8 |
240.427 |
| 7 |
BEŞİKTAŞ |
18,2 |
202.783 |
| 8 |
BEYKOZ |
234,2 |
193.067 |
| 9 |
BEYOĞLU |
8,3 |
231.826 |
| 10 |
EMİNÖNÜ |
4,9 |
65.246 |
| 11 |
ESENLER |
34,9 |
344.428 |
| 12 |
EYÜP |
189,6 |
254.028 |
| 13 |
FATIH |
10,8 |
432.590 |
| 14 |
GAZİOSMANPAŞA |
106,4 |
649.648 |
| 15 |
GÜNGÖREN |
7,5 |
273.915 |
| 16 |
KADIKÖY |
35,9 |
699.379 |
| 17 |
KAĞITHANE |
15,2 |
317.238 |
| 18 |
KARTAL |
68,3 |
362.175 |
| 19 |
KÜÇÜKÇEKMECE |
106,9 |
460.388 |
| 20 |
MALTEPE |
61,1 |
335.539 |
| 21 |
PENDİK |
150,1 |
339.759 |
| 22 |
SARIYER |
119,5 |
229.600 |
| 23 |
ŞİŞLİ |
29,8 |
257.049 |
| 24 |
ÜMRANİYE |
110,2 |
498.952 |
| 25 |
ÜSKÜDAR |
38,6 |
472.124 |
| 26 |
TUZLA |
55,0 |
93.975 |
| 27 |
ZEYTİNBURNU |
10,9 |
228.786 |