Sütlüce is a neighborhood in the Beyoğlu

Beyoglu

Beyoğlu is a district located on the European side of İstanbul, Turkey, separated from the old city by the Golden Horn...

 district of Istanbul

Istanbul

Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...

, Turkey

Turkey

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, located at the eastern bank of Golden Horn

Golden Horn

The Golden Horn is a historic inlet of the Bosphorus dividing the city of Istanbul and forming the natural harbor that has sheltered Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and other ships for thousands of...

 across Eyüp

Eyüp

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Istanbul's main slaughterhouse

Slaughterhouse

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 was situated in Sütlüce. The facility, which caused great air

Air pollution

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 and water pollution

Water pollution

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 to the natural environment

Natural environment

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 at Golden Horn, was abandoned in 1984 after 61 years of service. In accordance with the city's urban redevelopment plan and following the establishment of Miniatürk

Miniatürk

Miniatürk is a miniature park situated at the north-eastern shore of Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. It was opened May 2, 2003. Miniatürk covers a total area of . It is one of the world's largest miniature parks with its model area...

, SantralIstanbul

SantralIstanbul

The SantralIstanbul , opened in 2007, is an arts and cultural complex located at the upper end of Golden Horn in the Eyüp district of Istanbul, Turkey...

 and Rahmi M. Koç Museum around and the transformation of the old slaughterhouse into a modern congress complex, Sütlüce became a center of attraction for real estate investors.

Sütlüce Cultural Center

Financed by the Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul, the restoration of the slaughterhouse began in 1998 and the Sütlüce Cultural Center was opened in 2009. It has a fairground of 9400 m² (101,180.8 sq ft), a quayside of 8250 m² (88,802.3 sq ft) with a green space of 17000 m² (182,986.5 sq ft). The complex comprises a concert hall for 3,000 audience, a theatre for 1,100 guests, three movie theatres having a total capacity of 800 people, 14 work halls and a restaurant for 650 people.

The center hosted the 5th World Water Forum

World Water Forum

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between March 16 and 20, 2009 with its around 30,000 attendants.