The purpose of this paper has been to explore the nature of housing price differences in Istanbul Metropolitan Area. Recent studies on urban housing markets have widely accepted the existence and significance of housing sub-markets. This study investigates spatial distribution of housing prices...

After 1980s, the major cities of Turkey have experienced urban transformation process following the changes in the international trade policy and the impact of globalization. Istanbul took the highest amount of share from these transformation processes as being the most important economic,...

The aim of this study was to measure the effect of spatial characteristics on housing prices and to integrate an interpolation and regression model in terms of spatially predicting housing price values. In this paper, housing price is investigated by taking into consideration distance to city...

Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey and is the most important socio-economic, cultural and touristic centre of the country. As the historical capital of three empires, its very rich cultural and social legacy is reflected in its public spaces. Despite its rapid growth and the transformation...

Maldistribution of medical staff is a subject of criticism in many developing countries. This paper investigates the spatial distribution of physicians' offices with respect to population and hospital beds in Istanbul. The spatial distribution of physicians' offices is investigated with respect...

Although pharmacies play an important role in providing information and advice on health issues to lower income people in developing countries, the distribution of urban pharmacies is not balanced with respect to population distribution in some of the districts of Istanbul. This situation can...

A wide variety of health-care systems, ranging from the traditional private medical practice to medical care services, is organized by the government in Turkey. In the 1990s, as a result of privatization movement at the international level, the Turkish Government took the decision to financially...

The aim of this paper is to examine residential location and housing value relations in Istanbul. In order to assess the degree of relation the MoraníI test of statistical distribution method is used. The dataset gathered from real estate agencies and weekly press releases covering 4...

Istanbul is the greatest metropolitan city of Turkey and since the first shopping centre in Istanbul (1988), the number of shopping centres rapidly increased. Today, there are 127 shopping centres in Turkey and 41 of them are in Istanbul. Also, among the 100 shopping centres which have been...

This paper analyzes the factors that affect house pricing in Istanbul. As a large metropolitan area, Istanbul has many sub-markets with unique natural and historical settings surrounded by the sea. These amenities are reflected in its housing prices and create sharp differences between the...