Şamlar
Şamlar is a village in Başakşehir district of İstanbul Province, Turkey. It is situated in the European portion of Turkey, so called Rumeli at to the east of the Sazlıdere Dam reservoir. It is about northwest of Başakşehir. The population of Şamlar is 3448 as of 2010.
The oldest building in the village is a mosque dated 1839. A part of village territory was confiscated during the construction of Sazlıdere Dam. For that part, the government started a new housing project which is now called Yenişamlar. The main economic activities of the village are agriculture, cattle breeding, fishing and some light industries.
