Tarabya
Encyclopedia
Tarabya is a neighbourhood in Sarıyer
district of Istanbul
, Turkey
. It is located on the European shores of the Bosphorus, between the neighbourhoods of Yeniköy
and Kireçburnu.
Besides its historical monuments, Tarabya is famous for its fish restaurants, bistros and nightclubs.
Sariyer
Sarıyer is the northernmost district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European side of the city. With a long shore along the water, the district boasts both a beautiful coastline and a lush forest. The Sarıyer district is a huge area consisting of the villages on the European side of the Bosphorus from...
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
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. It is located on the European shores of the Bosphorus, between the neighbourhoods of Yeniköy
Yeniköy, Istanbul
Yeniköy is a neighbourhood in Sarıyer district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is located on the European shores of the Bosphorus, between the neighbourhoods of İstinye and Tarabya....
and Kireçburnu.
Besides its historical monuments, Tarabya is famous for its fish restaurants, bistros and nightclubs.
Sights
- Church of Aya Paraskevi
- Fountain of Sultan Mahmud IIMahmud IIMahmud II was the 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. He was born in the Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, the son of Sultan Abdulhamid I...
- Fountain of Bezm-i Alem Valide SultanBezmiâlemBezmiâlem Kadınefendi was the second spouse of Sultan Mahmud II of the Ottoman Empire.-Biography:...
- Historical summer residence of the German Embassy
- Huber Villa (presently used as presidential residence)
- YalıYaliYali may refer to:* Yalı , a water's edge house or mansion in Turkey* Yali , a Hindu mythical creature with the body of a lion and some elephant features* Yali , a Greek volcanic island...
of Hristaki Zoğrafos - Yalı of Prince YpsilantisYpsilantisThe Ypsilantis were a Greek Phanariote family which grew into prominence and power in Constantinople during the last centuries of Ottoman Empire and gave several short-reign hospodars to the Danubian Principalities...
(later summer residence of the French Embassy)