Haydarpaşa is a neighborhood within the

Kadıköy Kadıköy (), known in classical antiquity and during the Roman and Byzantine eras as Chalcedon ( gr, Χαλκηδών), is a large, populous, and cosmopolitan district in the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey, on the northern shore of the Sea of ...

and

Üsküdar Üsküdar () is a large and densely populated district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the Anatolian shore of the Bosphorus. It is bordered to the north by Beykoz, to the east by Ümraniye, to the southeast by Ataşehir and to the south by Kadıköy ...

districts on the

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n part of

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. Haydarpaşa is named after Ottoman Vizier Haydar Pasha. The place, on the coast of

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, borders to

Harem Harem ( Persian: حرمسرا ''haramsarā'', ar, حَرِيمٌ ''ḥarīm'', "a sacred inviolable place; harem; female members of the family") refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family. A har ...

in the northwest and

in the southeast. It is a historical area with almost solely public buildings. Haydarpaşa is administered by the

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s of Rasımpaşa and Osmanağa parishes ( tr, Mahallesi Muhtarı). Internationally known structures around the area are the Haydarpaşa Terminal, Port of Haydarpaşa and the

Selimiye Barracks Selimiye Barracks ( tr, Selimiye Kışlası), also known as Scutari Barracks, is a Turkish Army barracks located in the Üsküdar district on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. It was originally built in 1800 by Sultan Selim III for the soldi ...

in adjacent Harem.

Notable buildings

Following public structures, built in the 19th century or early 20th century during the

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, are found in Haydarpaşa:

Health and education

* Haydarpaşa Numune Hastanesi (Haydarpaşa Paragon Hospital) * GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi (Haydarpaşa Hospital of Gülhane Military Medical Academy) * Dr Siyami Ersek Hospital — A renowned hospital for

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Marmara University Marmara University (Turkish: ''Marmara Üniversitesi'') is a public university in Istanbul, Turkey. The university is named after the Sea of Marmara and was founded as a university in 1982. However, it was created in 1883 under the name of ''H ...

, Faculty of Medicine, Haydarpaşa Campus. The building was used by Haydarpaşa Lisesi (

Haydarpaşa High School Haydarpaşa High School ( ) is an Anatolian High School in Üsküdar district of Istanbul, Turkey established in 1934. History The school was founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on 26 September 1934 as a boys' school. It was a boarding and day schoo ...

) from 1933 through 1983 * Haydarpaşa Technical High schools

Transportation

* Haydarpaşa Terminal — One of the two main railway terminals of Istanbul serving the railway net in

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* Port of Haydarpaşa — Biggest

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in IstanbulTCDD Haydarpaşa Port
* Haydarpaşa Ferry boat terminal — Passenger ferries connecting trains to

Sirkeci Sirkeci () is a neighborhood in the Eminönü quarter of the Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey. The neighborhood borders to the north the mouth of the Golden Horn, to the west the neighborhood of Bahçekapı, to the east the Topkapı Palace ...

and

Karaköy Karaköy (), the modern name for the old Galata, is a commercial quarter in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, located at the northern part of the Golden Horn mouth on the European side of Bosphorus. Karaköy is one of the oldest and ...

on the

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an side, and

Religion

Haydarpaşa Cemetery Haydarpaşa Cemetery, also known as Haidar Pasha Cemetery, Istanbul, ( tr, Haydarpaşa İngiliz Mezarlığı), located in the Haydarpaşa neighborhood of Üsküdar district in the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey, is a burial ground established ini ...

— Historical

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military and civilian cemetery

Vicinity

— Historical barracks, where

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served between 1854–1856 *

Karacaahmet Cemetery The Karacaahmet Cemetery ( tr, Karacaahmet Mezarlığı) is a 700-year-old historic cemetery, located in Üsküdar, the Asian side of Istanbul. Karacaahmet cemetery is the oldest and largest in Istanbul at , and the largest burial ground in Tur ...

— Biggest cemetery in Turkey

References

Neighbourhoods of Kadıköy {{Anatolian neighborhoods of İstanbul by the Bosphorus