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BeÅiktaÅ (pronounced [beËÊiktaÊ]) is a municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus. It is bordered on the north by SarÄ±yer and ÅiÅli, on the west by KaÄÄ±thane and ÅiÅli, on the south by BeyoÄlu, and on the east by the Bosphorus. Directly across the Bosphorus is the municipality of ÃskÃ¼dar.