İstanbul City Guide

Istanbul has 39 districts in total. These are Adalar, Arnavutköy, Ataşehir, Avcılar, Bağcılar, Bahçelievler, Bakırköy, Başakşehir, Bayrampaşa, Beşiktaş, Beylikdüzü, Beyoğlu, Büyükçekmece, Beykoz, Çatalca, Çekmeköy, Esenler, Esenyurt, Eyüp, Fatih, Gaziosmanpaşa, Güngören, Kadıköy, Kağıthane, Kartal, Küçükçekmece, Maltepe, Pendik, Sancaktepe, Sarıyer, Silivri, Sultanbeyli, Sultangazi, Şile, Şişli, Tuzla, Ümraniye, Üsküdar and Zeytinburnu. It also has 964 neighborhoods.

İstanbul, which has substantial cultural heritage, has many intrinsic dishes. These are Beykoz Kebab with lamb brain, Sultanahmet Meatball (a special type of meatball), Islak hamburger(wet burger; with special tomato sauce), Sarıyer böreği (a special type of pastry), İstanbul pilavı (rice with chicken, greenpea, almond etc.), lakerda ( a side dish made of salty bonito fish), bakla fava (a side made of fava bean), Süzme saray aşuresi /ashoura ( a dessert known as noah’s pudding), Milky simit, badem ezmesi (almond paste/marzipan), balık ekmek (fish sandwich), tulumba tatlısı (syrup soaked pastry),Kanlıca yoğurdu (a special local yogurt) and Süleymaniye dried beans.