Being generally cheaper than Kadıköy , Maltepe is popular with young-families and newlyweds . During the earthquake of 1999 Maltepe suffered badly and many tall apartment blocks needed structural repair , some still bear the cracks of structural damage , something which reduced the price of property in Maltepe considerably . Over the past two years however , prices have risen again despite warnings that Maltepe is always under threat from earthquakes in the future . The E5 highway cuts through Maltepe and north of the highway is the poorer area of Başıbüyük , a tree-covered hill with a hospital on it ( formerly Istanbul 's tuberculosis isolation hospital ) and also a large cemetery . But it does have a great view of the coastline and the islands . A large proportion of the residents are from the Black Sea coast and there are some excellent bakeries and Akçaabat kofte restaurants ( traditional to that area of Turkey )
earthquake of 1999
1999 İzmit earthquake
Maltepe, Istanbul