- Shishli is one of 39 İstanbul Metropolitan Municipalities and is one of the oldest and historical places located on the Europeans side of the city, and is a beloved tourist destination that is filled with the historical spirit of civilization spanning dozens of centuries.
- The special location on which Shishli is located today has made it the first commercial center and a point of attraction for the biggest global companies, it contains a combination between both the modern architecture with skyscrapers and the past with the old traditional buildings that are distributed over its diverse ethnic neighborhoods.
- To its east is the Besiktas Municipality.
- To its north is the Sariyer Municipality.
- To its west are both the Eyup and Kathane Municipalities.
- To its south is the Beyoglu Municipality.