While fishing boats are still present in Tuzla today, by the end of the 1980s, fishing had been largely overtaken by industrial services, particularly shipbuilding; the shipyards of Tuzla remain active. Farming continues to be prevalent around the inland parts of Tuzla. Tuzla is most well known for its seafront and its abundance of fish restaurants. It is also a popular location for wealthy or retired residents of Istanbul to move into houses that are further away from the cityside. Travelling to
Kadıköy from Tuzla by public transport takes around 40 minutes to an hour, while the European side transit hubs of
Eminönü and
Beşiktaş are another 30 minutes away by ferry. The local birdlife is primarily sustained by the wetland from the coast, which has since largely deteriorated due to the accelerating growth of the city as well as environmental product dumping by factories. To this day, environmental pollution remains a prevalent issue in Tuzla. Frequent deaths of shipyard workers have become a common occurrence in Tuzla. This has led to criticism of the government for their lack of control of illegal employment and inaction in regards to companies and improving their working conditions. In February and March 2008, thousands of workers went on strike for better wages and conditions. The police intervened in the demonstrations, and 86 workers were taken into police custody, 15 of them injured. File:Tuzla_Sahil.jpg|Tuzla File:Assan_Alüminyum_Tepe_Görünümü.JPG|Tuzla Aluminum Factory File:Turyap_Vizyon_EVora_Temsilciliği_Nagihan_Özcan_0_532_0_692_592._-_panoramio_(1).jpg|Residential building in Tuzla File:Turyap_Vizyon_EVora_Temsilciliği_Nagihan_Özcan_0_532_0_692_592._-_panoramio_(2).jpg|Residential buildings in Tuzla File:Turyap_Vizyon_EVora_Temsilciliği_Nagihan_Özcan_0_532_0_692_592._-_panoramio_(4).jpg|Residential buildings in Tuzla File:Turyap_Vizyon_EVora_Temsilciliği_Nagihan_Özcan_0_532_0_692_592._-_panoramio.jpg|Residential buildings in Tuzla File:TUZLA_-_panoramio_(2).jpg|Tuzla coastline File:KocLisesiADHall.jpg|Atakan Demirseren Hall at
Koç School File:Kocschoolpoolcomplex.jpg|
Koç School Pool Complex File:SabanciUniversity_DormView.jpg|
Sabancı University Campus ==Places of importance==