GCSE Geography - Urban Futures (Istanbul Case Study)

Where is Istanbul located?

North West Turkey (very close to Greece)

What divides Istanbul into two halves?

Bosporus Straight

What continent is the East half of Istanbul in?

Asia

What continent is the West half of Istanbul in?

Europe

Which sea is Istanbul on the coast of?

Sea of Marmara

What is the current population of Istanbul?

15 million

What is the population expected to be by 2025?

20 million

What was the population in 1950?

1 million

What two things caused the population growth in Istanbul?

Migration of Turks looking for jobs and migration of people from other countries trying to get to Europe (Syrian War)

What percentage of Istanbul's population was born somewhere else?

72%

What percentage of the population is Kurdish (Iran)?

20%

What four challenges does Istanbul face?

Congested roads, slum housing areas, hard to build more houses, gentrification

Istanbul is the world's _______ traffic-congested city

most

Name a slum settlement in Istanbul.

Esenler

What risk makes high-rise apartments high risk in Istanbul?

Earthquakes

Name an example of an inner-city area which has been improved recently?

Beyoglu

What is the negative impact of improved inner cities?

It has pushed up house prices

How many streets have been pedestrianised to cut pollution and danger?

295

What is the Bus Rapid Transit?

Bus lanes created so buses are not slowed down by other traffic

What is BikeLab?

5km of cycle paths created to encourage people not to use cars

What is the Integrated Transport System?

Train lines, bus routes and water ferries linked up

What is the aim of pedestrian zones, Bus Rapid Transit, BikeLab and the Integrated Transport System?

To improve Istanbul's traffic and congestion issues