Başakşehir Directorate was created by combining: Başakşehir Phases 1 and 2 (1st and 2nd ETAP) (In Turkish:1 Etap) and (In Turkish:2 Etap), Altınşehir Center (Turkish: Altınşehir merkezi), The locality of Güvercintepe (Turkish: Güvercintepe mahallesi), the locality of Şahintepe (Turkish: Şahintepe mahallesi), the village of Kayabaşı köyü, and the municipality of Küçükçekmece (Turkish: Küçükçekmece Belediyesi). and Phases 4 and 5 of Esenler Municipality (Turkish: 4 Etap ve 5. etap’ı Esenler Belediyesi), and Bahçeşehir (Turkish: Bahçeşehir) which was affiliated to Büyükçekmece District (Turkish: Büyükçekmece ilçe).