|
Çürüklük
Çürüklük is a small neighborhood in Kasımpaşa in the Beyoğlu municipality on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. The word ''çürüklük'' means "rottenness," "garbage dump," or "graveyard for executed criminals and paupers." The area is said to have been built on the site of a Byzantine garbage dump that stretched from Elmadağ in Şişli to Tepebaşı in Beyoğlu (near the present British Consulate). Çürüklük is one of the historic Romani people in Turkey (Gypsy) neighborhoods of Istanbul, along with Selamsız, Sulukule, Küçükbakkalköy, Tophane Tophane () is a quarter in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, running downhill from Galata to the shore of the Bosphorus where it joins up with Karaköy to the southwest and Fındıklı to the northeast. In the Ottoman era, it was the ..., Çayırboyu, and Lonca."Oyuncu Kollarından Sulukule Evlerine." ''Star'' (newspaper), 15 April 2007. Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20110720015527/http://www.st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Selamsız
Selamsız is a quarter in Üsküdar district on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. It corresponds more or less to the current officially recognized neighborhoods of Selamiali and Muratreis. These neighborhoods are bounded on the north by Sultantepe, on the north and northeast by İcadiye, on the east by Altunizade, on the south by Valide-i Atik, and on the west by Mimarsinan. The name ''selamsız'' means "without a selam" or "not giving a greeting; rude." The name comes from the Sheikh Selami Ali, who gave his name to a mosque, a dervish lodge, a public bath, and a public fountain in the quarter. Selami Ali was called Selamsız because he was known for not looking at or greeting people when he was in public. Romani Selamsız is one of the historic Romani (Turkish-Gypsy) settlements of Istanbul, along with Sulukule, Çürüklük, Küçükbakkalköy, Tophane, Çayırboyu, and Lonca, and has been since the 1700s. However, 5000 Romanis are reported to have been evicted fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Küçükbakkalköy
Küçükbakkalköy is a neighborhood in the municipality of Ataşehir on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. It is bounded on the northwest, north, and northeast by the Atatürk neighborhood, on the southeast by the Kayışdağı neighborhood, on the south by the İçerenköy neighborhood, and on the west by the Barbaros neighborhood. The name ''Küçükbakkalköy'' means "little grocery village." The name is said to come from the market held in the Greek village that formerly existed there. The neighborhood was referred to as Pakal-kioi (Πακαλ-κιοι) on a Greek tombstone dated 1875 in a cemetery in the neighborhood. The neighborhood is said to date from Byzantine times, with the neighborhood's Acısu Çeşmesi ("bitter water fountain") thought to be part of an old ayazma. Küçükbakkalköy is one of the historic Romani people in Turkey (Gypsy) neighborhoods of Istanbul, along with Sulukule, Selamsız, Çürüklük, Tophane Tophane () is a quarter in the Beyoğlu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kasımpaşa, Beyoğlu
Kasımpaşa () is a working-class neighbourhood on the northern shore of the Golden Horn within the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the city. Once best known for its naval bases and shipyards, it is a rapidly evolving area, likely to be greatly changed by the Haliçport-Tersane Istanbul projects taking shape along its shoreline in 2022. Adjoining areas include Piyalepaşa, Hasköy and Şişehane to which it is connected by a Metro tunnel. Also nearby are Dolapdere and Kurtulüs which was founded, as Tatavla, by Greek from Chios who chose to leave their homes in Kasımpaşa for higher ground after their church was turned into a mosque. The Golden Horn ferry stops at Kasımpaşa connecting it with Üsküdar, Karaköy, Fener, Balat, Ayvansaray, Eyüp and Sütlüce. Kasımpaşa is the lowest valued property on the Istanbul Monopoly board game. History In 1453 Sultan Mehmed II succeeding in breaching the defences of the Golden Horn by having his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
