Arnavutköy

February 21st, 2010 by admin

It’s located between Kuruçeşme and Bebek. Its name was Hesta in antiquity. In the Byzantine period the place was also known as Promotu and Anaplus. Ayios Mihael Church, one of the important places of worship in Boğaziçi was here. Mosaic icons of Archangel Mihael were stored in this church told as built by Constantine. It’s [...]

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Besiktas

February 20th, 2010 by admin

Besiktas is one of the oldest neighborhoods in İstanbul. It’s located in the Rumeli side of the Bosporus, between Ortaköy and Tophane. It’s neighbor to Sisli in the West, Beyoglu in the south, and Sarıyer in the north. According to the written sources about past, its original name is “Beştaş”. This name is coming from [...]

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