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Nişantaşı
Nişantaşı is a residential quarter in the Şişli district on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. Nişantaşı quarter has four neighbourhoods: Teşvikiye, Maçka, Osmanbey and Pangaltı. The centre of the Nişantaşı quarter is at the neighbourhood of Teşvikiye, which is separated from the neighbourhood of Osmanbey to the west by the Vali Konağı Avenue and Rumeli Avenue. Osmanbey is separated from the Pangaltı neighbourhood further to the west by the busy Halaskargazi Avenue in Şişli. The neighbourhood of Maçka is immediately to the south of Teşvikiye. Nişantaşı is a popular shopping quarter, full of boutiques, department stores, cafés, pubs, restaurants and night clubs. Many of the streets are still full of fine 19th and early 20th-century apartment blocks. Directly to the south lies the large and wooded Maçka Park, and to the east the Beşiktaş district. Nişantaşı provides the backdrop for several novels by Nobel laureate Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ÅžiÅŸli
Şişli () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 10 km2, and its population is 276,528 (2022). Located on the European side of the city, it is bordered by Beşiktaş to the east, Sarıyer to the north, Eyüp and Kağıthane to the west, and Beyoğlu to the south. It is also the name of a specific area of Şişli district centered on the Şişli Mosque, Sişli Mosque. History Until the 1800s, Şişli was open countryside, used for hunting, agriculture and leisure. It was developed as a middle class residential district during the last years of the Ottoman Empire and the early years of the Turkey, Turkish Republic (the late 19th-early 20th centuries). French culture was an important influence in this period and the wide avenues of Şişli were lined with large stone buildings with high ceilings and Art Nouveau wrought-iron balconies, which often had little elevators on wires in the middle of the stairwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics of Turkey, population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest cities in Europe and List of cities proper by population, in the world by population. It is a city on two continents; about two-thirds of its population live in Europe and the rest in Asia. Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus—one of the world's busiest waterways—in northwestern Turkey, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its area of is coterminous with Istanbul Province. Istanbul's climate is Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean. The city now known as Istanbul developed to become one of the most significant cities in history. Byzantium was founded on the Sarayburnu promontory by Greek colonisation, Greek col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maçka, Istanbul
Maçka is one of the four neighbourhoods (together with Teşvikiye, Osmanbey and Pangaltı) within the Nişantaşı quarter of the Şişli district in Istanbul, Turkey. One of the five campuses of the Istanbul Technical University, the Maçka Campus, is located in Maçka. The main building of ITU's Maçka Campus was originally built in 1834 (renovated in 1873) as the Maçka Barracks (''Maçka Kışlası'') of the Ottoman Army. Design Maçka Palas (1922) designed by Giulio Mongeri in the style of Milanese palazzos houses the Emporio Armani, Armani Café and Gucci stores in the Nişantaşı quarter of Istanbul. Giulio Mongeri also designed the Italianate style Maçka Technical High School (Maçka Akif Tuncel Teknik ve Endüstri Meslek Lisesi) building right across Maçka Palas, which was originally constructed to become Italy's new embassy in Istanbul, but was granted to the Republic of Turkey after Ankara became the new Turkish capital in 1923; being used as a high school bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vedat Tek House
The Vedat Tek House () is a museum and former residence of renowned Turkish architect Vedat Tek in Istanbul, Turkey. The house was built between 1913 and 1914 by Vedat Tek for his family and himself and is a notable example of Turkish neoclassical architecture. Location The house is located in the Nişantaşı neighborhood of Şişli on the European side of Istanbul, about east of Cumhuriyet Avenue. Located across from the house is the Istanbul Military Museum and the Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall. The closest metro station to the house is Osmanbey on the M2 line, about north on Halaskargazi Avenue. Formerly across from the house was the Art deco Art Deco, short for the French (), is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design that first Art Deco in Paris, appeared in Paris in the 1910s just before World War I and flourished in the United States and Europe during the 1920 ... Yayla Apartments, also designed by Tek in 1939. However, the building was demolished ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M2 (Istanbul Metro)
The M2, officially referred to as the M2 Yenikapı–Hacıosman metro line (), is a rapid transit line of the Istanbul Metro. It is colored light green on the maps and route signs. The M2 operates between Sarıyer, Hacıosman in southern Sarıyer to Yenikapı in south-central Fatih on the historic peninsula of Istanbul. Shuttle trains run from Sanayi to Seyrantepe to Rams Park. The M2 line has 16 stations, all but one underground, and a total length of . A daily ridership of about 500,000 makes it the busiest line of the Istanbul Metro system. History Construction for a north–south metro line started on 19 August 1992 when the groundbreaking of the ''M2'' took place. The original route was a wholly underground line between Taksim Square, Taksim and Levent, 4. Levent. Construction of the tunnels took place in three separate areas; Taksim, Şişli and 4. Levent. These tunnels were connected to each other on 8 July 1994 and were completed on 30 April 1995. The line was completed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pangaltı
Pangaltı (spelled Pangaaltı or Pancaldi in some older sources) is one of the four neighborhoods (together with Teşvikiye, Maçka, Istanbul, Maçka and Osmanbey) within the Nişantaşı quarter of the Şişli district in Istanbul, Turkey. It is home to the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit and Pangaltı Catholic Cemetery, the largest Catholic cemetery in Istanbul. History The neighborhood was formerly inhabited mainly by Levantines (Latin Christians), Levantine Christians. The Ottoman Army War College founded by Sultan Mahmud II had its headquarters in this city quarter from 1848. As part of the 1860s redevelopment of Istanbul, when the avenue between Taksim and Pangaltı was under construction in 1864, Christian cemeteries in Taksim Square, Taksim were moved to Şişli and a garden-park (''Taksim Gezisi'') was arranged in their place. The Anarad Hiğutyun (Armenian language, Armenian for "Immaculate Conception") Armenian Catholic Church (''Anarad Hiğutyun Ermeni Katolik Kilisesi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osmanbey
Osmanbey is one of the four neighbourhoods (together with Teşvikiye, Maçka and Pangaltı) within the Nişantaşı quarter of the Şişli district in Istanbul, Turkey. Osmanbey is also home to the Beth Israel Synagogue built in 1940.The transformation of the Jewish community of Istanbul Volume 1 - Page 52 Ilan Karmi - 1990 "Several synagogues were built in Sisli and the surroundings as well (the last one, "Beth Israel", was built in Osmanbey in 1940); presently, a large part of the Istanbul Jewry is residing in this area. The Turkish-Armenian journalist Hrant Dink Hrant Dink (; Western ; 15 September 1954 – 19 January 2007) was a Turkish-Armenian intellectual, editor-in-chief of ''Agos'', journalist, and columnist. As editor-in-chief of the bilingual Turkish-Armenian newspaper ''Agos'', Dink was a ... was murdered outside the office of Agos Newspaper in Osmanbey in 2007. References Şişli Quarters in Istanbul {{Istanbul-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TeÅŸvikiye
Teşvikiye is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Şişli, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 11,274 (2022). It is one of the four neighbourhoods (together with Maçka, Osmanbey and Pangaltı) within the Nişantaşı quarter. The neighborhood of Teşvikiye and its historical center near the well known Teşvikiye Mosque is a upscale area which has many cafes, stores, artwork exhibitions, and creative works of fashion. The area is also home to many beautiful Art Nouveau style buildings built at around the years of 1900-1920. Gallery Tesvikiye, Istanbul 01.jpg, Art Nouveau style apartment buildings Millî Reasürans Genel Müdürlük.jpg, '' Millî Reasürans'' (National Reinsurance) building Tesvikiye Mosque, Istanbul 10.jpg, Teşvikiye Mosque The Teşvikiye Mosque () is a neo-baroque structure located in the Teşvikiye neighbourhood of Şişli district in Istanbul, Turkey. History The mosque was originally commissioned in 1794 by Sultan Selim II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orhan Pamuk
Ferit Orhan Pamuk (born 7 June 1952; ) is a Turkish novelist, screenwriter, academic, and recipient of the 2006 Nobel Prize in Literature. One of Turkey's most prominent novelists, he has sold over 13 million books in 63 languages, making him the country's best-selling writer. Pamuk's novels include '' Silent House'', '' The White Castle'', '' The Black Book'', '' The New Life'', '' My Name Is Red'' and ''Snow''. He is the Robert Yik-Fong Tam Professor in the Humanities at Columbia University, where he teaches writing and comparative literature. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 2018. Born in Istanbul, Pamuk is the first Turkish Nobel laureate. He has also received many other literary awards. ''My Name Is Red'' won the 2002 Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger, the 2002 Premio Grinzane Cavour, and the 2003 International Dublin Literary Award. The European Writers' Parliament came about as a result of a joint proposal by Pamuk and José Saramago. Pamuk's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mecidiyeköy
Mecidiyeköy ( is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Şişli, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 20,006 (2022). It is a heavily built-up residential and business neighbourhood, squeezed in between the Fulya, Kuştepe, Gültepe, Esentepe, and Gülbahar neighbourhoods. Mecidiyeköy means "Mecid's Village" in Turkish, a name it acquired because it was during the reign of the Ottoman sultan Abdülmecid I that it started to be settled. Attractions Mecidiyeöy barely features on the sightseeing radar although there are a couple of things to attract the curious, most obviously the Abide-i Hürriyet (Liberty Monument) isolated amid the traffic chaos where Halaskargazi Street meets the D100 flyover. The monument commemorates the so-called 31 March incident when counter-revolutionaries attempted to overturn the new Young Turk government and return Sultan Abdülhamid II to the throne. Their effort failed and shortly afterwards the sultan was removed from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenwich Village, Manhattan
Greenwich Village, or simply the Village, is a neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City, bounded by 14th Street to the north, Broadway to the east, Houston Street to the south, and the Hudson River to the west. Greenwich Village also contains several subsections, including the West Village west of Seventh Avenue and the Meatpacking District in the northwest corner of Greenwich Village. Its name comes from ''Groenwijck'', Dutch for "Green District". In the 20th century, Greenwich Village was known as an artists' haven, the bohemian capital, the cradle of the modern LGBTQ movement, and the East Coast birthplace of both the Beat Generation and counterculture of the 1960s. Greenwich Village contains Washington Square Park, as well as two of New York City's private colleges, New York University (NYU) and The New School. In later years it has been associated with hipsters. Greenwich Village is part of Manhattan Community District 2, and is patrolle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferry
A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus. Ferries form a part of the public transport systems of many waterside cities and islands, allowing direct transit between points at a capital cost much lower than bridges or tunnels. Ship connections of much larger distances (such as over long distances in water bodies like the Baltic Sea) may also be called ferry services, and many carry vehicles. History The profession of the ferryman is embodied in Greek mythology in Charon, the boatman who transported souls across the River Styx to the Underworld. Speculation that a pair of oxen propelled a ship having a water wheel can be found in 4th century Roman literature "''Anonymus De Rebus Bellicis''". Though impractical, there is no reason why it could not work and such a ferry, mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
