Silivri removals

Silivri is on the Sea of Marmara at İstanbul's westernmost edge, 67 km from the provincial centre according to the District Governorate. Büyükçekmece is to the east, Çatalca to the north, Çorlu, Marmara Ereğlisi and Çerkezköy in Tekirdağ to the west, and the Sea of Marmara to the south (source: Geographic location, accessed 30.09.2026). The municipality gives the area, including farmland, as 860 km²; hills do not exceed 60 metres, and the land rises to the north (source: Silivri, accessed 30.09.2026). The municipality lists 35 muhtarlık offices; Çanta, Değirmenköy and Kavaklı are each divided into two neighbourhoods. As the District Governorate does not publish a population figure, we do not give one (source: Our muhtarlık offices, accessed 30.09.2026).

The car route from Sancaktepe to Silivri is about 98–128 km, taking 70–85 minutes in free-flowing traffic. Ortaköy is 97.8 km and 71 minutes away, the centre 118 km, and Değirmenköy Fevzipaşa 128 km (source: OSRM / OpenStreetMap, September 2026). Our lorry uses Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, so the car route and time do not apply to it.

Crossing the Bosphorus: which bridge takes the lorry

For a Bosphorus crossing by lorry, the 15 July Martyrs and Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridges are not available; KGM's table shows Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge open to all vehicle classes. The Eurasia Tunnel tariff has no lorry class (sources: KGM Restrictions and Prohibitions, Eurasia Tunnel fares, accessed 30.09.2026). The lorry crosses in the north and heads west. The D-100 and TEM pass through the district; KGM's motorway page does not name Silivri or Kınalı, so we choose the exit during the survey based on current road conditions (sources: Geographic location, KGM motorways, accessed 30.09.2026).

Silivri map: neighbourhoods, muhtarlık offices, stations

The map has 35 polygons, the same count as the municipality's muhtarlık list; the muhtarlık layer shows 35 buildings. The rail layer is empty within the district. The centre follows the D-100, housing sites line the coast and villages extend north.

Access profile, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

The categories compare Silivri's 35 neighbourhoods. In 27, the share of narrow or one-way streets is zero; it is 41% in Piri Mehmet Paşa and 15% in Alibey. Average gradients exceed 5% only in Alibey, Fatih and Piri Mehmet Paşa. Yeni Mahalle has 64 mapped car parks, 29 of them. As floor data is available for more than 2% of buildings only in Ortaköy, we confirm building heights during the survey.

What the figures mean on moving day:

• The old centre and top of the escarpment — Piri Mehmet Paşa, Alibey and Fatih: the smallest neighbourhoods cover 0.456–0.642 km²; average gradients are 5.5–6.2%, and steep-street shares are 36–41%. The District Governorate says the first town was built on the 56-metre hill in today's Fatih neighbourhood (source: History, accessed 30.09.2026). Narrow or one-way streets account for 41% in Piri Mehmet Paşa, 15% in Alibey and 1% in Fatih. Street networks range from 8.7 to 12.3 km; the building counts are 834, 414 and 291, with no floor data. Where the lorry cannot enter, we complete the final stretch with a smaller vehicle.
• The wider centre along the D-100 — Yeni Mahalle, Mimar Sinan, Cumhuriyet and Alipaşa: the centre extends along these neighbourhoods (source: Silivri, accessed 30.09.2026). Average gradients are 2.9–4.9%, and steep-street shares 9–25%; Cumhuriyet is the steepest, Mimar Sinan and Alipaşa the flattest. Narrow streets account for 2% in Yeni Mahalle, 1% in Mimar Sinan and Alipaşa, and none in Cumhuriyet. Street networks range from 43.6 to 86.8 km; there are 2,746 buildings in Mimar Sinan, 756 in Yeni Mahalle, 470 in Alipaşa and 40 in Cumhuriyet. Yeni Mahalle has 29 car parks and Mimar Sinan 10. The municipality reports roadworks on a 950-metre stretch of Özgürlük Avenue and on Yeni Mahalle's 7035th Street (sources: Özgürlük Avenue improvements, Roadworks in Yeni Mahalle, accessed 30.09.2026). Residents mention potholes on some roads; we check the construction route on moving day.
• The eastern coast, former towns and summer-home sites — Selimpaşa, Ortaköy, Kavaklı İstiklal, Kavaklı Hürriyet, Çanta Balaban and Çanta Sancaktepe: the street network is 182.6 km in Selimpaşa, 116.4 km in Çanta Balaban and 88.7 km in Ortaköy; the shortest is 36.4 km in Kavaklı Hürriyet. Average gradients are 2.1–3.9%, and steep-street shares 4–24%. Kavaklı İstiklal is the flattest and Çanta Sancaktepe the most undulating; only Selimpaşa has narrow streets, at 1%. Selimpaşa has 955 buildings, Çanta Sancaktepe 834 and Çanta Balaban 165; the other three have 18, 5 and 2. The municipality says the main-road links to summer-home sites have been asphalted (source: Silivri, accessed 30.09.2026). Residents describe older buildings and summer crowds in Selimpaşa. We confirm site permission and lorry dimensions, then choose a weekday morning.
• The western coast — Semizkumlar and Gümüşyaka: average gradients are 3.5–3.7%, and steep-street shares 16–18%; street networks are 57.6 and 109.2 km. There are 2,595 and 566 buildings, one car park in each neighbourhood and no floor data. Residents say detached homes with gardens remain in Gümüşyaka, a bridge has been renewed and the centre is far away; on Sundays, cars fill the coast. For summer-home moves, we check turning space during the survey.
• Inland — former towns and villages — Değirmenköy Fevzipaşa, Değirmenköy İsmetpaşa, Büyük Çavuşlu, Beyciler and Kadıköy: average gradients are 2.2–3.4%, and steep-street shares 6–18%. Kadıköy has a 4% narrow-street share; the others have none. Street networks range from 22.9 to 72.2 km. Beyciler has 1,132 buildings, Büyük Çavuşlu 320, İsmetpaşa 178, Fevzipaşa 147 and Kadıköy 6; no car parks are mapped. Residents say factories around Değirmenköy employ people from outside the area; we plan staff-housing and workshop moves accordingly.
• Villages in the Çeltik–Seymen planning area — Çeltik, Seymen, Büyük Kılıçlı, Küçük Kılıçlı, Yolçatı and Fener: İBB's planning note lists them in the same group as Büyük Sinekli (source: Silivri risky-building planning-note amendment, accessed 30.09.2026). Average gradients are 2.4–3.1%, and steep-street shares 4–14%. Küçük Kılıçlı is among the district's flattest; Seymen is the hilliest in this group. No narrow streets are recorded; street networks range from 10.3 to 56.6 km. Fener has 177 buildings, Seymen 166, Çeltik 100, Büyük Kılıçlı 72, Küçük Kılıçlı 61 and Yolçatı 24; no car parks are mapped. We plan the route in one run because of the long distances between villages.
• Villages in the Çayırdere–Kurfallı planning area — Çayırdere, Sayalar, Danamandıra, Küçük Sinekli, Büyük Sinekli, Bekirli, Kurfallı, Akören and Gazitepe: İBB's plan lists eight neighbourhoods here; Büyük Sinekli is mentioned here for its geographic proximity, although it appears in the other group. Areas range from 15.619 to 60.134 km²; average gradients are 2.2–4.6%, and steep-street shares 5–27%. Küçük Sinekli is the flattest and Akören the most undulating. Street networks range from 2.8 to 49.8 km, with no narrow streets recorded. Çayırdere has 2,343 buildings, Sayalar 617, Akören 48, Kurfallı 34 and three neighbourhoods have five each. Danamandıra is the only one with a mapped car park. We set out to distant villages with one route and vehicle plan.

What residents say

The moves we see most in Silivri

• Opening and closing summer homes: seasonal moves at coastal housing sites in Selimpaşa–Gümüşyaka.
• Family homes (2+1, 3+1): flats in Yeni Mahalle, Mimar Sinan and Selimpaşa; dismantling and packing are part of the plan. A 2+1 has two bedrooms plus a living room; a 3+1 has three.
• Single-person and studio homes (1+1): a suitable vehicle and team for smaller flats in the centre. A 1+1 has one bedroom plus a living room.
• Urban-renewal clearances and storage: the municipality's urban-renewal portal says fieldwork after the 2019 earthquake found sea sand and corrosion in buildings constructed between 1980 and 2000; 48 independent units were demolished at Esentepe Öğretmenler Sitesi in Cumhuriyet neighbourhood (sources: Urban-renewal process, Esentepe Öğretmenler Sitesi, accessed 30.09.2026). Belongings from an emptied flat can wait in storage and go to the new building in one delivery.
• Village and detached homes: former village neighbourhoods, Değirmenköy and Büyük Çavuşlu; including garden belongings.
• Industrial, workshop and staff-housing moves: shelving, benches and archives for factories around Değirmenköy.
• Offices and shops: early starts on central streets, avoiding market times.
• Moves between the two sides of İstanbul: we plan the route from the Asian side in advance around the bridge restriction.

You can check the volume of your belongings and a suitable vehicle size on our moving calculator.

After you move: registration, muhtarlık, municipality

You can register your residence through e-Devlet or at your neighbourhood muhtarlık, the local headman's office. Addresses for Silivri's 35 muhtarlık offices:

Silivri Municipality's main service building is at No. 3 Turgut Özal Boulevard, Alibey neighbourhood; the call centre is 444 20 47, with opening hours 08.30–12.30 and 13.00–17.00. Residents can submit requests and complaints through Beyaz Masa, the mobile app and e-municipality; the website does not list a separate WhatsApp line (source: Contact, accessed 30.09.2026). The District Governorate is in the Government Building at No. 4 Müjdat Gürsu Avenue, Yeni Mahalle; its switchboard is 0212 727 10 01 (source: District Governorate contact, accessed 30.09.2026).

There is a separate municipal urban-renewal portal for people moving from risky buildings. It outlines 14 steps, from checking planning status and obtaining a report from a licensed organisation to a title-deed annotation, a 15-day notice at the muhtarlık, evacuation and a building permit. It says tenants may receive moving assistance equal to two months' rent and that applications are made to the municipality (source: Urban-renewal process, accessed 30.09.2026). İBB's page lists 32 approved 1:5,000 master-plan entries; a new plan stage for Alipaşa and Mimarsinan went on public display in 2026 (sources: Silivri risky-building planning-note amendment, Alipaşa and Mimarsinan master plan, accessed 30.09.2026).

Permits for lorries and exterior lifts: we could not find a published rule or fee on the municipality's website for a moving vehicle or mobile lift temporarily using the road (accessed 30.09.2026). The Municipal Police Directorate page and Orders and Prohibitions Regulation are available only as PDFs; neither describes a separate process for removals (sources: Municipal Police Directorate, Orders and Prohibitions Regulation, accessed 30.09.2026). On one-way streets in the old centre, it is best to ask on 444 20 47 before moving day.

Old furniture, rubble and waste collection days: the Cleaning Affairs Directorate page does not list collection days. The waste-management portal says large electrical and electronic items are collected from the door every Friday, with requests made on 444 20 47; bulky waste can be taken to the district's Class 1 Waste Collection Centre, but its address was not readable on the website. There are 27 mobile waste collection points across the district. No doorstep collection line for old furniture or rubble rules are published (sources: Cleaning Affairs Directorate, Waste-management FAQs, accessed 30.09.2026). We take away the boxes and packing materials left on moving day.

Public transport

Silivri has no rail system; it is not on Metro İstanbul's line list (source: Lines, accessed 30.09.2026). The municipality's Silivri page mentions three railway stations in Kurfallı, Çayırdere and Küçüksinekli, but we could not verify current services, so we do not give train information (source: Silivri, accessed 30.09.2026). There is no sea transport. İETT route 300 takes 92 minutes from Silivri to TÜYAP and route 303A takes 116 minutes to Avcılar Metrobüs; routes 300B/C/D/G/M connect surrounding neighbourhoods to TÜYAP (sources: İETT 300, İETT 303A, İETT 300M, accessed 30.09.2026). For long bus journeys, we plan the team and belongings around the same vehicle route.

Neighbouring districts

To the east, see our Büyükçekmece page; to the north, Çatalca. The Selimpaşa–Çanta coast continues along the same D-100 corridor as Büyükçekmece's coast, while the northern villages neighbour Çatalca's forest roads. Outside İstanbul, Çorlu and Marmara Ereğlisi in Tekirdağ are to the west, and Çerkezköy to the north-west. For the whole city, see our İstanbul removals page.

Sources

The boundaries, muhtarlık addresses and access profile were calculated from the open datasets below; information from the District Governorate, municipality, İBB, KGM, ATAŞ, Metro İstanbul and İETT is summarised in our own words and linked to its source.

• Silivri District Governorate, Geographic location (distance, neighbours, terrain), History (hill in Fatih neighbourhood), Contact — accessed 30.09.2026.
• Silivri Municipality, Silivri (area, administration, transport), Our muhtarlık offices (35 offices), Contact, Municipal Police Directorate, Cleaning Affairs Directorate, Orders and Prohibitions Regulation, Esentepe Öğretmenler Sitesi urban renewal, Alipaşa and Mimarsinan master plan, Özgürlük Avenue improvements, Roadworks in Yeni Mahalle — accessed 30.09.2026.
• Silivri Municipality urban-renewal and waste portals, Urban-renewal process, Waste-management FAQs — accessed 30.09.2026.
• İBB Urban Transformation Directorate, Silivri risky-building planning-note amendment (planning areas) — accessed 30.09.2026.
• General Directorate of Highways, Restrictions and prohibitions (bridge vehicle classes), Motorways; ATAŞ, Eurasia Tunnel fares (tariff classes) — accessed 30.09.2026.
• Metro İstanbul, Lines; İETT, 300, 303A, 300M route pages — accessed 30.09.2026.
• Distance: OpenStreetMap road network via OSRM, September 2026; free-flow time is approximate and uses a car profile, not a lorry profile.