Kadiköy...
...is a large, populous, and cosmopolitan district of Istanbul, Turkey on the northern shore of the Sea of Marmara, facing the historic city centre on the European side of the Bosporus. Kadiköy is also the name of the most prominent neighbourhood of the district, a residential and commercial area that, with its numerous bars, cinemas and bookshops, is the cultural centre of the Anatolian side of Istanbul. Kadiköy became a district in 1928 when it was separated from Üsküdar district. The neighbourhoods of Içerenköy, Bostanci and Suadiye were also separated from the district of Kartal in the same year, and eventually joined the newly formed district of Kadiköy. Its neighbouring districts are Üsküdar to the northwest, Atasehir to the northeast, Maltepe to the southeast, and Kartal beyond Maltepe. The population of Kadiköy district, according to the 2007 census, is 509,282.
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M4 (Istanbul_Metro)
M4 is a rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro, currently partly in service in Istanbul. As of 2012, the M4 is the only rapid transit line on the Asian side of Istanbul.
The line, which is all under ground, starts at Kadiköy on the seashore near the ferry and sea bus terminals, continue north parallel to the Haydarpasa-Gebze Line until Ayrilikçesme, and then continues along the highway D.100.
On 17 August 2012, the line opened as far as to Kartal without Ayrilikçesme Station Complex which will have Marmaray connection.
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