Ortaköy is a neighborhood and district of Beşiktaş district on the European side of the Bosphorus. Ortaköy district, which consists of Ortaköy and Mecidiye districts, is a settlement established on the slopes along the valley opening to the coast. The northern border of the district, which is surrounded by Kuruçeşme, Ulus, Levazım, Balmumcu and Yıldız districts, is Defterdarburnu.