[1] It is located on the European side of Istanbul and borders the Black Sea.

Arnavutköy borders Çatalca to the west, Büyükçekmece to the southwest, Esenyurt and Başakşehir to the south, and Eyüp to the east.

The urban part of the new district, 29 neighbourhoods, was established as a municipality.

[5][6] At the 2013 Turkish local government reorganisation, the rural part of the district was integrated into the municipality, the villages becoming neighbourhoods.

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