{{Infobox Turkey place | type = neighbourhood | province = Istanbul | district = Beşiktaş | name = Etiler | population_total = 11258 | population_as_of = 2022 | coordinates = {{Coord|41|4|36|N|29|1|41|E|source:frwiki_region:TR|display=it}} | image_skyline = Resim 100.jpg | image_caption = Aerial view of Etiler }} [[Image:Le Méridien Istanbul Etiler Hotel 4.jpg|right|thumb|Le Méridien Istanbul Etiler Hotel]]
'''Etiler''' is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey.<ref>[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706215822/https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx |date=2015-07-06 }}, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.</ref> Its population is 11,258 (2022).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=12 July 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=en|format=XLS}}</ref> It is on the European side of Istanbul, close to the business quarters of Levent and Maslak.
Etiler is famous for its upmarket cafés, pubs, night clubs, restaurants, gyms, coiffeurs, fashion shops and shopping malls, such as Akmerkez. It is a favourite area among Istanbul's elite. The quarter also has many villas and private residences.
The name ''Etiler'' is an older name in Turkish for the ''Hittites'', as it was fashionable in the early years of the Turkish Republic to give the names of ancient Anatolian civilizations to the new districts of Istanbul. A similar example is the neighbouring quarter of ''Akatlar'', which means ''Akkads'', another ancient civilization from the history of Anatolia.
==Shopping== Akmerkez is one of the best known shopping malls in Istanbul. It has all the major fashion brands, cafes and restaurants. Mayadrom is a smaller, more boutique shopping centre. Nispetiye Street is considered as the core centre of Etiler, with cafes, restaurants and designer shops.<ref>[http://veryturkey.com/destination-info/istanbul/etiler Etiler Istanbul]</ref>
==Education== {{expand section|date=June 2014}} The Istanbul Japanese School is located in Etiler.<ref>"[http://ijstr.jp/about/index.html 学校紹介] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320010226/http://ijstr.jp/about/index.html |date=2014-03-20 }}." ([https://archive.today/20140102140243/http://ijstr.jp/about/index.html Archive]) Istanbul Japanese School. Retrieved on January 2, 2014. "タンブリ アリ エフェンデイ ソカク NO.16 エチレル イスタンブル/Tanburi Ali Efendi Sokak NO.16 Etiler Istanbul Turkey"</ref> Also, one of the campuses of the British International School Istanbul as well as a campus of Tarabya British Schools are located in Etiler.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bis.k12.tr/etiler-campus2|title=BISI City Campus|publisher=British International School Istanbul|access-date=2019-07-08}} - [https://www.bis.k12.tr/etiler-campus Address]: "Etiler Mahallesi Cengiz Topel Caddesi Tuğcular Sokak No:27"</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tarabyabritishschools.com/contact-us|title=Contact Us|publisher=Tarabya British Schools|access-date=2019-07-09}}</ref>
Bogazici University, which is a public university with different faculties like education, engineering, and arts and sciences, is also located in Etiler. It is situated near the end of Nispetiye Street, and has a remarkable view of the Bosphorus, as well as the Anatolian side.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.boun.edu.tr/en_US | title=Boğaziçi University - Home }}</ref>
The middleschools, Hasan Ali Yücel Middleschool<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hasan Ali Yücel Middleschool Website, Contact Information |url=https://besiktashasanaliyucelortaokulu.meb.k12.tr/tema/iletisim.php }}</ref> and the Cumhuriyet Middleschool<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cumhuriyet Middleschool Website, Contact Information |url=https://besiktascumhuriyetortaokulu.meb.k12.tr/tema/iletisim.php}}</ref> are both located in the area as well.
==Transportation== The M6 metro line with 4 stops; Levent, Nispetiye, Etiler & Boğaziçi Üniversitesi connects Etiler to the rest of the Istanbul Metro.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MetroIstanbul, Network Map |url=https://www.metro.istanbul/YolcuHizmetleri/AgHaritalari}}</ref>
There are buses from Kabatas, Taksim and Sisli to Etiler.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://etiler.neredekal.com/nasil-gidilir/ | title=Oteller - Turlar - Mekanlar }}</ref>
==References== {{Portal|Turkey}} {{Reflist}}
==Further reading== * Municipality of Beşiktaş. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110905101743/http://www.besiktas.bel.tr/t/15/sub.jsp?p=9174 ''Information on the Etiler neighbourhood.''] 2009. * {{cite book |year=1993 |title=Dünden Bugüne İstanbul Ansiklopedisi |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4W9pAAAAMAAJ&q=etiler |publisher=Kültür Bakanlığı, Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı |page=493 |language=Turkish |access-date=2009-08-04}} * {{cite book |last=Levine |first=Lynn A. |year=2006 |title=Frommer's Turkey |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pWhpY2IAGRsC&dq=etiler&pg=PA88 |publisher=Frommer's |isbn=978-0-471-78556-9 |pages=89, 142 |access-date=2009-08-04}}
==External links== * [http://wowturkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23472 Miscellaneous images of Etiler] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100912163806/http://www.etiler360.com/ Etiler] Virtual Tour
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