Sultanbeyli (pronounced [sulˈtanbejli]) is a working class suburb of Istanbul, Turkey on the Asian side, inland from Kartal and Pendik. It has a population of 272,758 (2007 census), more than triple the 1990 figure of 82,298. The mayor is Hüseyin Keskin (AKP).

History

Until recently Sultanbeyli was farmland. During 1940s and 1950s large land holdings of the Ottoman period were parcelized for the settlement fot the settlement Turkishs migrants from Bulgaria. A village was built in the 1950s on one of the main highways connecting Istanbul to hinterland.

See also

• the local municipality website
• Sultanbeyli
• Sultanbeyli Sultanbeyli Web Sitesi

Sultanbeyli in Istanbul Province (in the Marmara region) of Turkey Urban districts Istanbul - (Adalar - Arnavutköy - Ataşehir - Avcılar - Bağcılar - Bahçelievler - Bakırköy - Başakşehir - Bayrampaşa - Beşiktaş - Beylikdüzü - Beyoğlu - Beykoz - Büyükçekmece - Çatalca - Çekmeköy - Eyüp - Esenler - Esenyurt - Fatih - Gaziosmanpaşa - Güngören - Kadıköy - Kağıthane - Kartal - Küçükçekmece - Maltepe - Pendik - Sancaktepe - Sarıyer - Silivri - Sultanbeyli - Sultangazi - Şile - Şişli - Tuzla - Ümraniye - Üsküdar - Zeytinburnu) Regions Provinces Aegean Afyonkarahisar - Aydın - Denizli - İzmir - Kütahya - Manisa - Muğla - Uşak Black Sea Amasya - Artvin - Bartın - Bayburt - Bolu - Çorum - Düzce - Giresun - Gümüşhane - Karabük - Kastamonu - Ordu - Rize - Samsun - Sinop - Tokat - Trabzon - Zonguldak Central Anatolia Aksaray - Ankara - Çankırı - Eskişehir - Karaman - Kayseri - Kırıkkale - Kırşehir - Konya - Nevşehir - Niğde - Sivas - Yozgat Eastern Anatolia Ağrı - Ardahan -Bingöl - Bitlis - Elâzığ - Erzincan - Erzurum - Hakkâri - Iğdır - Kars - Malatya - Muş - Siirt - Tunceli - Van Marmara Balıkesir - Bilecik - Bursa - Çanakkale - Edirne - Istanbul - Kırklareli - Kocaeli - Sakarya - Tekirdağ - Yalova Mediterranean Adana - Antalya- Burdur - Hatay - Isparta - Kahramanmaraş - Kilis - Mersin - Osmaniye Southeastern Anatolia Adıyaman - Batman - Diyarbakır - Gaziantep - Mardin - Şanlıurfa - Şırnak

Coordinates: 41°57′54″N 29°16′10″E / 41.965°N 29.26944°E / 41.965; 29.26944