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Beyoğlu (, ota, بك‌اوغلی, script=Arab) is a district on the European side of
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,
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, separated from the old city (historic peninsula of
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) by the
Golden Horn The Golden Horn ( tr, Altın Boynuz or ''Haliç''; grc, Χρυσόκερας, ''Chrysókeras''; la, Sinus Ceratinus) is a major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. As a natural estuary that connects with t ...
. It was known as the region of Pera (Πέρα, meaning "Beyond" in
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) surrounding the ancient coastal town
Galata Galata is the former name of the Karaköy neighbourhood in Istanbul, which is located at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. The district is connected to the historic Fatih district by several bridges that cross the Golden Horn, most notabl ...
which faced Constantinople across the Horn. Beyoğlu continued to be named Pera during the
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and, in western languages, into the early 20th century. According to the prevailing theory, the Turkish name of Pera, ''Beyoğlu'', is a modification by
folk etymology Folk etymology (also known as popular etymology, analogical reformation, reanalysis, morphological reanalysis or etymological reinterpretation) is a change in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a more famili ...
of the Venetian title of ''
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'', whose mansion was the grandest structure in this quarter. The informal Turkish-language title ''Bey Oğlu'' (literally ''Son of a
Bey Bey ( ota, بك, beğ, script=Arab, tr, bey, az, bəy, tk, beg, uz, бек, kz, би/бек, tt-Cyrl, бәк, translit=bäk, cjs, пий/пек, sq, beu/bej, sh, beg, fa, بیگ, beyg/, tg, бек, ar, بك, bak, gr, μπέης) is ...
'') was originally used by the
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to describe
Lodovico Gritti Alvise Gritti (born 29 September 1480, died 1534), whose first name may also be spelled Aloisio, Lodovico, Ludovico, Luigi or Louis (Hungarian ''Lajos''), was a Venetian politician. He was influential in the Hungarian Kingdom under the reign of K ...
, Istanbul-born son of
Andrea Gritti Andrea Gritti (17 April 1455 – 28 December 1538) was the Doge of the Venetian Republic from 1523 to 1538, following a distinguished diplomatic and military career. He started out as a successful merchant in Constantinople and transitioned into t ...
, who was the Venetian
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during the reign of Sultan
Bayezid II Bayezid II ( ota, بايزيد ثانى, Bāyezīd-i s̱ānī, 3 December 1447 – 26 May 1512, Turkish: ''II. Bayezid'') was the eldest son and successor of Mehmed II, ruling as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512. During his reign, ...
(r. 1481–1512) and was later elected
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in 1523. ''Bey Oğlu'' thus referred to Lodovico Gritti, who established close relations with the
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, and whose mansion was near the present-day
Taksim Square Taksim Square ( tr, Taksim Meydanı, ), situated in Beyoğlu in the European part of Istanbul, Turkey, is a major tourist and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops, and hotels. It is considered the heart of modern Istanbul, with the c ...
. Located further south in Beyoğlu and originally built in the early 16th century, the "Venetian Palace" was the seat of the Bailo. The original palace building was replaced by the existing one in 1781, which later became the Italian Embassy following
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in 1861, and the Italian Consulate in 1923, when
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became the capital of the
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. The district encompasses other neighborhoods located north of the Golden Horn, including
Galata Galata is the former name of the Karaköy neighbourhood in Istanbul, which is located at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. The district is connected to the historic Fatih district by several bridges that cross the Golden Horn, most notabl ...
(the medieval Genoese citadel from which Beyoğlu itself originated, which is today known as
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 an ...
),
Tophane Tophane () is a quarter in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, running downhill from Galata to the shore of the Bosphorus where it joins up with Karaköy to the southwest and Fındıklı to the northeast. In the Ottoman era, it was t ...
,
Cihangir Cihangir is a neighborhood in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, between Taksim Square and Kabataş. It has many narrow streets, two parks, and many street cafes especially in and around Akarsu Yokuşu Sokağı. The neighbourhood ha ...
, Şişhane, Tepebaşı,
Tarlabaşı Tarlabaşı is a rundown neighbourhood in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, stretching from Taksim Square and Talimhane in the east to Kasımpaşa and in the west. On the south side it is separated from İstiklal Caddesi by the four-la ...
,
Dolapdere Dolapdere is a quarter of Beyoğlu district in central Istanbul, Turkey. It is surrounded by the quarters of Taksim, Kasımpaşa, Pangaltı and Kurtuluş. Sites * There is a museum dedicated to the memory of Adam Mickiewicz, the 19th century Pol ...
and Kasımpaşa, and is connected to the old city center across the Golden Horn through the
Galata Bridge The Galata Bridge ( tr, Galata Köprüsü, ) is a bridge that spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. From the end of the 19th century in particular, the bridge has featured in Turkish literature, theater, poetry and novels. The current Galata ...
,
Atatürk Bridge Atatürk Bridge ( tr, Atatürk Köprüsü) is a road bridge across the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. It is named after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey but is sometimes called the Unkapanı Bridg ...
and
Golden Horn Metro Bridge The Golden Horn Metro Bridge ( tr, Haliç Metro Köprüsü) is a cable-stayed bridge carrying the M2 line of the Istanbul Metro across the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. It connects Karaköy and Küçükpazarı on the European side of Istanbu ...
. Beyoğlu is the most active art, entertainment and nightlife centre of Istanbul.


History

The area now known as Beyoğlu has been inhabited since
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founded the City of Byzantium in the 7th century BC, and predates the founding of
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. During the
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, Greek speaking inhabitants named the hillside covered with orchards Sykai (The Fig Orchard), or Peran en Sykais (The Fig Field on the Other Side), referring to the "other side" of the Golden Horn. As the
Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...
grew, so did Constantinople and its environs. The northern side of the Golden Horn became built up as a suburb of Byzantium as early as the 5th century. In this period the area began to be called
Galata Galata is the former name of the Karaköy neighbourhood in Istanbul, which is located at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. The district is connected to the historic Fatih district by several bridges that cross the Golden Horn, most notabl ...
, and Emperor
Theodosius II Theodosius II ( grc-gre, Θεοδόσιος, Theodosios; 10 April 401 – 28 July 450) was Roman emperor for most of his life, proclaimed ''Augustus (title), augustus'' as an infant in 402 and ruling as the eastern Empire's sole emperor after ...
(reigned 402–450) built a fortress. The
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believe that the name comes either from ''galatas'' (meaning "
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"), as the area was used by shepherds in the early medieval period, or from the word ''Galatai'' (meaning "
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"), as the
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tribe of Gauls were thought to have camped here during the
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period before settling into
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in central
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, becoming known as the
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. The inhabitants of Galatia are famous for the
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and the
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statue. The name may have also derived from the
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word ''Calata'', meaning "downward slope", as Galata, formerly a colony of the
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between 1273 and 1453, stands on a hilltop that goes downwards to the sea.


Genoese and Venetian periods

The area came to be the base of
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an merchants, particularly from Genoa and Venice, in what was then known as Pera. Following the
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in 1204, and during the
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of Constantinople (1204–1261), the Venetians became more prominent in Pera. The Dominican Church of St. Paul (1233), today known as the ''Arap Camii'', is from this period.Müller-Wiener (1977), p. 79 In 1273 the
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Michael VIII Palaiologos Michael VIII Palaiologos or Palaeologus ( el, Μιχαὴλ Δούκας Ἄγγελος Κομνηνὸς Παλαιολόγος, Mikhaēl Doukas Angelos Komnēnos Palaiologos; 1224 – 11 December 1282) reigned as the co-emperor of the Empire ...
granted Pera to the Republic of Genoa in recognition of Genoa's support of the Empire after the
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and the sacking of Constantinople in 1204. Pera became a flourishing trade colony, ruled by a
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. The ''Genoese Palace'' (Palazzo del Comune) was built in 1316 by Montano de Marinis, the
Podestà Podestà (, English: Potestate, Podesta) was the name given to the holder of the highest civil office in the government of the cities of Central and Northern Italy during the Late Middle Ages. Sometimes, it meant the chief magistrate of a city ...
of Galata (Pera), and still remains today in ruins, near the
Bankalar Caddesi Bankalar Caddesi (''Banks Street''), also known as Voyvoda Caddesi (''Voivode Street''), in the historic Galata quarter (present-day Karaköy) of the district of Beyoğlu (Pera) in Istanbul, Turkey, was the financial centre of the late Ottoman E ...
(Banks Street) in
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 an ...
, along with its adjacent buildings and numerous Genoese houses from the early 14th century. In 1348 the Genoese built the famous
Galata Tower The Galata Tower ( tr, Galata Kulesi), officially the Galata Kulesi Museum ( tr, Galata Kulesi Müzesi), is an old Genoese tower in the Galata part of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the ( ...
, one of the most prominent landmarks of Istanbul. Pera (Galata) remained under Genoese control until May 29, 1453, when it was conquered by the
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along with the rest of the city, after the
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. During the Byzantine period, the Genoese
Podestà Podestà (, English: Potestate, Podesta) was the name given to the holder of the highest civil office in the government of the cities of Central and Northern Italy during the Late Middle Ages. Sometimes, it meant the chief magistrate of a city ...
ruled over the Italian community of Galata (Pera), which was mostly made up of the Genoese, Venetians,
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and Ragusans. Venice, Genoa's archrival, regained control in the strategic citadel of Galata (Pera), which they were forced to leave in 1261 when the Byzantines retook Constantinople and brought an end to the
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(1204–1261) that was established by
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, the
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. Following the Turkish siege of Constantinople in 1453, during which the Genoese sided with the Byzantines and defended the city together with them, the Ottoman Sultan
Mehmed II Mehmed II ( ota, محمد ثانى, translit=Meḥmed-i s̱ānī; tr, II. Mehmed, ; 30 March 14323 May 1481), commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror ( ota, ابو الفتح, Ebū'l-fetḥ, lit=the Father of Conquest, links=no; tr, Fâtih Su ...
allowed the Genoese (who had fled to their colonies in the
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such as
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and
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) to return to the city, but Galata was no longer run by a Genoese Podestà. Venice immediately established political and commercial ties with the Ottoman Empire, and a Venetian Bailo was sent to Pera as an ambassador, during the Byzantine period. It was the Venetians who suggested
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to
Bayezid II Bayezid II ( ota, بايزيد ثانى, Bāyezīd-i s̱ānī, 3 December 1447 – 26 May 1512, Turkish: ''II. Bayezid'') was the eldest son and successor of Mehmed II, ruling as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512. During his reign, ...
when the Sultan mentioned his intention to construct a bridge over the Golden Horn, and Leonardo designed his
Galata Bridge The Galata Bridge ( tr, Galata Köprüsü, ) is a bridge that spans the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. From the end of the 19th century in particular, the bridge has featured in Turkish literature, theater, poetry and novels. The current Galata ...
in 1502. The Bailo's seat was the "Venetian Palace", originally built in Beyoğlu in the early 16th century and replaced by the existing palace building in 1781; which later became the "Italian Embassy" after the unification of Italy in 1861, and the "Italian Consulate" in 1923, when Ankara became the new Turkish capital. The
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had an interesting relationship with the
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. Even though the two states often went to war over the control of East Mediterranean territories and islands, they were keen on restoring their trade pacts once the wars were over, such as the renewed trade pacts of 1479, 1503, 1522, 1540 and 1575 following major sea wars between the two sides. The Venetians were also the first Europeans to taste Ottoman delicacies such as
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, centuries before other Europeans saw coffee beans for the first time in their lives during the
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in 1683. These encounters can be described as the beginning of today's rich "
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" in both Venice (and later the rest of Italy) and Vienna. Following the conquest of Constantinople and Pera in 1453, the coast and the low-lying areas were quickly settled by the Turks, but the European presence in the area did not end. Several Roman Catholic churches, as
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, SS. Peter and Paul in
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and St. Mary Draperis were established for the needs of the Levantine population.


Nineteenth-century

During the 19th century it was again home to many European traders, and housed many
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, especially along the Grande Rue de Péra (today İstiklâl Avenue). The presence of such a prominent European population - commonly referred to as
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ines - made it the most Westernized part of Constantinople, especially when compared to the Old City at the other side of the
Golden Horn The Golden Horn ( tr, Altın Boynuz or ''Haliç''; grc, Χρυσόκερας, ''Chrysókeras''; la, Sinus Ceratinus) is a major urban waterway and the primary inlet of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkey. As a natural estuary that connects with t ...
, and allowed for influxes of modern technology, fashion, and arts. Thus, Pera was one of the first parts of Constantinople to have
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s,
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,
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s,
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and even an underground railway, the
Tünel The Tünel ( en, Tunnel, designated as the F2 line on the Istanbul transport map) is a historic underground funicular line in Istanbul, Turkey. It has two stations, connecting Karaköy and Beyoğlu. The tunnel runs uphill from near the confluen ...
, inaugurated in 1875 as the world's second subway line (after London's
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) to carry the people of Pera up and down from the port of Galata and the nearby business and banking district of
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 an ...
, where the ''Bankalar Caddesi'' (''Banks Street''), the financial center of the Ottoman Empire, is located. The theatre, cinema, patisserie and café culture that still remains strong in Beyoğlu dates from this late Ottoman period. Shops like İnci, famous for its chocolate mousse and
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s, predate the founding of the republic and survived until recently. Pera and Galata in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were a part of the ''Municipality of the Sixth Circle'' (french: Municipalité du VIème Cercle), established under the laws of 11
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(Djem. II) and 24
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(Chev.) 1274, in 1858; the organisation of the central city in the city walls, "Stamboul" ( tr, İstanbul), was not affected by these laws. All of Constantinople was in the ''Prefecture of the City of Constantinople'' (french: Préfecture de la Ville de Constantinople). The foreign communities also built their own schools, many of which went on to educate the elite of future generations of Turks, and still survive today as some of the best schools in Istanbul (see
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). The rapid
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which took place in Europe and left Ottoman Turkey behind was symbolized by the differences between Beyoğlu, and the historic Turkish quarters such as
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and
Fatih Fatih () is a district of and a municipality (''belediye'') in Istanbul, Turkey, and home to almost all of the provincial authorities (including the governor's office, police headquarters, metropolitan municipality and tax office) but not the co ...
across the Golden Horn, in the Old City. When the Ottoman sultans finally initiated a modernization program with the Edict of
Tanzimat The Tanzimat (; ota, تنظيمات, translit=Tanzimāt, lit=Reorganization, ''see'' nizām) was a period of reform in the Ottoman Empire that began with the Gülhane Hatt-ı Şerif in 1839 and ended with the First Constitutional Era in 1876. ...
(Reorganization) in 1839, they started constructing numerous buildings in Pera that mixed traditional Ottoman styles with newer European ones. In addition, Sultan
Abdülmecid ʻAbd al-Majīd (ALA-LC romanization of ar, عبد المجيد) is a Muslim male given name and, in modern usage, surname. It is built from the Arabic words '' ʻabd'' and ''al-Majīd'', one of the names of God in the Qur'an, which give rise to th ...
stopped living in the
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and built a new palace near Pera, called the
Dolmabahçe Palace Dolmabahçe Palace ( tr, Dolmabahçe Sarayı, ) located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European coast of the Bosporus strait, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman Empire from 1856 to 1887 and from 1909 t ...
, which blended the Neo-Classical,
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and
Rococo Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...
styles.


20th-21st centuries

When the Ottoman Empire collapsed and the Turkish Republic was founded (during and after the
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) Pera, which became known as Beyoğlu in English in the modern era, went into gradual decline. The decline accelerated with the departure of the large Greek population of Beyoğlu and adjacent
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as a result of Turkish pressure over the
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conflict, during the 1950s and 1960s. The widespread political violence between leftist and rightist groups which troubled Turkey in the late 1970s also severely affected the lifestyle of the district, and accelerated its decline with the flight of the middle-class citizens to newer suburban areas such as
Levent Levent is a neighbourhood and one of the main business districts of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European side of the city. It is a part of the municipality of Beşiktaş and is situated to the north of the Golden Horn, at the western sh ...
and
Yeşilköy (; meaning "Green Village"; prior to 1926, San Stefano or Santo Stefano el, Άγιος Στέφανος, Ágios Stéfanos, tr, Ayastefanos) is an affluent neighbourhood ( tr, mahalle) in the district of Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey, on the M ...
. By the late 1980s, many of the grandiose Neoclassical and
Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...
apartment-blocks, formerly the residences of the late Ottoman élite, became home to immigrants from the countryside. While Beyoğlu continued to enjoy a reputation for its cosmopolitan and sophisticated atmosphere until the 1940s and 1950s, by the 1980s the area had become economically and socially troubled. The first decades of the 21st century have witnessed the rapid gentrification of these neighborhoods. Istiklal Avenue has once again become a destination for tourists, and formerly bohemian neighborhoods like Cihangir have once again become fashionable and quite expensive. Some 19th and early 20th century buildings have been tastefully restored, while others have been converted into mammoth luxury malls of dubious aesthetic value. As newer, more international and affluent residents have begun to creep down the hills into Tophane and Tarlabasi, disagreements with more conservative elements in the neighborhoods have become common. The low-lying areas such as
Tophane Tophane () is a quarter in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, running downhill from Galata to the shore of the Bosphorus where it joins up with Karaköy to the southwest and Fındıklı to the northeast. In the Ottoman era, it was t ...
, Kasımpaşa and Karaköy, and the side-streets of the area consist of older buildings.


Infrastructure


Roads

Parallel to İstiklal Avenue runs the wide bi-directional boulevard named Tarlabaşı Caddesi, which carries most of the traffic through the area and was constructed in the 1980s. The streets on either side of this road contain historic buildings and churches. The once cosmopolitan areas surrounding them have deteriorated.


Culture

Foreigners, especially from Euro-Mediterranean and West European countries, have long resided in Beyoğlu. There is a Multicultural, cosmopolitan atmosphere in the heart of the district, where people from various cultures live in Cihangir and Gümüşsuyu. Beyoğlu also has a number of historical Khanqah, Tekkes and Türbes. Several Sufi orders, such as the ''Cihangirî'' (pronounced ''Jihangiri'') order, were founded here. Most of the consulates (former
embassies A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually deno ...
until 1923, when
Ankara Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
became the new Turkish capital) are still in this area; the Italy, Italian, United Kingdom, British, Germany, German, Greece, Greek, Russian, Netherlands, Dutch, and Sweden, Swedish consulates are significant in terms of their history and architecture. Beyoğlu is also home to many high schools like Galatasaray High School, Galatasaray Lisesi, Deutsche Schule Istanbul, St. George's Austrian High School, Lycée Sainte Pulchérie, Liceo Italiano, Beyoğlu Anatolian High School, Beyoğlu Kız Lisesi, Zografeion Lyceum, Zappeion Lyceum, and numerous others. The unique international art project United Buddy Bears was presented in Beyoðlu during the winter of 2004–2005.


Tourism

The main thoroughfare is İstiklâl Caddesi, running into the neighbourhood from Taksim Square, a pedestrianised long street of shops, cafés, patisseries, restaurants, pubs, winehouses and clubs, as well as bookshops, theatres, cinemas and art galleries. Some of İstiklâl Avenue has a 19th-century metropolitan character, and the avenue is lined with Neoclassical and
Art Nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...
buildings. The nostalgic tram which runs on İstiklal Avenue, between Taksim Square and
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, was also re-installed in the early 1990s with the aim of reviving the historic atmosphere of the district. Some of the city's historic pubs and winehouses are located in the areas around İstiklal Avenue (İstiklal Caddesi) in Beyoğlu. The 19th century Çiçek Pasajı (literally ''Flower Passage'' in Turkish, or ''Cité de Péra'' in French, opened in 1876) on İstiklal Avenue can be described as a miniature version of the famous Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Galleria in Milan, Italy, and has rows of historic pubs, winehouses and restaurants. The site of Çiçek Pasajı was originally occupied by the Naum Theatre, which was burned during the great fire of Pera in 1870. The theatre was frequently visited by Sultans Abdülaziz and Abdülhamid II, and hosted Giuseppe Verdi's play ''Il Trovatore'' before the opera houses of Paris.
After the fire of 1870, the theatre was purchased by the local Greek banker Christakis Zografos, Hristaki Zoğrafos Efendi, and architect Kleanthis Zannos designed the current building, which was called ''Cité de Péra'' or ''Hristaki Pasajı'' in its early years. ''Yorgo'nun Meyhanesi'' (Yorgo's Winehouse) was the first winehouse to be opened in the passage. In 1908 the Ottoman Grand Vizier Sait Paşa purchased the building, and it became known as the Sait Paşa Passage. Following the Russian Revolution of 1917, many impoverished noble Russian women, including a Baroness, sold flowers here. By the 1940s the building was mostly occupied by flower shops, hence the present Turkish name ''Çiçek Pasajı'' (Flower Passage). Following the restoration of the building in 1988, it was reopened as a galleria of pubs and restaurants. ''Pano'', established by Panayotis Papadopoulos in 1898, and the neighbouring ''Viktor Levi'', established in 1914, are among the oldest winehouses in the city and are located on Kalyoncu Kulluk Street near the British Consulate and Galatasaray Square. ''Cumhuriyet Meyhanesi'' (literally ''Republic Winehouse''), renamed in the early 1930s but originally established in the early 1890s, is another popular historic winehouse and is located in the nearby Sahne Street, along with the ''Hazzopulo Winehouse'', established in 1871, inside the ''Hazzopulo Pasajı'' which connects Sahne Street and Meşrutiyet Avenue. The famous ''Nevizade Street'', which has rows of historic pubs next to each other, is also in this area. Other historic pubs are found in the areas around ''Tünel Pasajı'' and the nearby ''Asmalımescit Street''. Some historic neighbourhoods around İstiklal Avenue have recently been recreated, such as ''Cezayir Street'' near Galatasaray High School, which became known as ''La Rue Française'' and has rows of francophone pubs, cafés and restaurants playing live French music. ''Artiste Terasse'' (Artist Teras) on Cezayir Street is a popular restaurant-bar which offers panoramic views of the Hagia Sophia,
Topkapı Palace The Topkapı Palace ( tr, Topkapı Sarayı; ota, طوپقپو سرايى, ṭopḳapu sarāyı, lit=cannon gate palace), or the Seraglio A seraglio, serail, seray or saray (from fa, سرای, sarāy, palace, via Turkish and Italian) i ...
, Sultan Ahmed Mosque and Galata Tower. Throughout Beyoğlu, there are many night clubs for all kinds of tastes. ''Babylon'' and ''Nu Pera'' are among the most popular European style night clubs and restaurants in the district, while ''Kemancı'' plays rock, hard rock and heavy metal. ''Maksim'' plays Oriental music, while ''Andon'' is a place where one can eat, drink and dance to the traditional Turkish music called ''fasıl''. There are restaurants on the top of historic buildings with a view of the city, such as ''360''. ''Asmalımescit Street'' has rows of traditional Turkish restaurants and ''Ocakbaşı'' (grill) houses, while the streets around the historic ''Balıkpazarı'' (Fish Market) is full of eateries offering seafood like fried mussels and calamari along with beer or rakı, or the traditional ''kokoreç''. Beyoğlu also has many elegant ''pasaj'' (passages) from the 19th century, most of which have historic and classy chocolateries and patisseries, such the ''Markiz Pastanesi'', along with many shops lining their alleys. There is also a wide range of fast-food restaurants in the district, of international chains such as McDonald's, Burger King, Domino's Pizza, Pizza Hut, etc.; as well as local Turkish chains, such as ''Simit Sarayı'' which serves simit (sesame-covered, ring-shaped pretzel bread) along with cheese and tea, or individual eateries such as döner kebab houses. Apart from the hundreds of shops lining the streets and avenues of the district, there is also a business community. ''Odakule'', a 1970s high rise building (the first "structural expressionism" style building in Turkey) is the headquarters of ''İstanbul Sanayi Odası (ISO)'' (Istanbul Chamber of Industry) and is located between İstiklal Avenue and Tepebaşı, next to the Pera Museum. Most of the upper floors of the buildings in Beyoğlu are office space, and small workshops are found on the side streets.


Landmarks

Istanbul Modern, located near Karaköy Port on the Bosphorus, frequently hosts the exhibitions of renowned Turkish and foreign artists. Pera Museum exhibits some of the works of art from the late Ottoman period, such as the ''Kaplumbağa Terbiyecisi'' (Turtle Trainer) by Osman Hamdi Bey. Apart from its permanent collection, the museum also hosts visiting exhibitions, which included the works of renowned artists such as Rembrandt. Doğançay Museum, Turkey's first contemporary art museum dedicated to the works of a single artist, officially opened its doors to the public in 2004. While the museum almost exclusively displays the works of its founder Burhan Doğançay, a contemporary artists, one floor has been set aside for the works of the artist's father, Adil Doğançay. Hotel Pera Palace was built in the district in 1892 for hosting the passengers of the Orient Express. Agatha Christie wrote the novel ''Murder on the Orient Express'' in this hotel. Her room is conserved as a museum. St. Anthony of Padua Church in Istanbul, S. Antonio di Padova, the largest Catholic church in Turkey, and the Neve Shalom Synagogue, the largest synagogue in Turkey, are also in Beyoğlu. There are other important Catholic and Orthodox churches in the area, such as the Church of St. Mary Draperis, Istanbul, Saint Mary Draperis church or centrally located Hagia Triada Greek Orthodox Church, Istanbul, Hagia Triada Church at the conjunction point between Istiklal Avenue and Taksim Square. It is the seat of the Chaldean Catholic Archeparchy of Diyarbakir. The only Jewish Museum of Turkey, which has been converted from a synagogue, is located in the
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 an ...
quarter, which was known as
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in the medieval period. İstiklal Avenue is also located in the historic Beyoğlu (Pera) district. The famous street with shops, cafes, cinemas and other venues stretches for 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) and hosts up to 3 million people each day. The 1948-opened Atlas Cinema is situated in a 1877-built historic building at Istiklal Avenue.


Food and drink

* Changa (restaurant), Changa Restaurant * Hacı Abdullah Restaurant * Lebon Patisserie & Café * Mikla, Mikla Restaurant


Education

Primary and secondary schools in the district: *Deutsche Schule Istanbul * Galatasaray High School * Liceo Italiano di Istanbul *Lycée Français Pierre Loti d'Istanbul Beyoglu Campus * St. George's Austrian High School ;Universities: * Beykent University Taksim Campus * Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University The original campus of the Ottoman Imperial School of Medicine (Ottoman Empire), Imperial School of Medicine, established in 1827, was in Galatasaray, Beyoğlu, Galatasaray, Pera.Sarell, R. "Turkey." In: Dobell, Horace Benge (editor). ''Reports on the Progress of Practical & Scientific Medicine in Different Parts of the World'', Volume 2. Longmans, Green, Reader & Dyer, 1871. Start: p
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After a fire in 1848 it temporarily moved to the
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Lycée Saint-Joseph, Istanbul was in Pera after its establishment; its official founding year is 1870.


International relations

In the Ottoman period the embassy of the United States to the Ottoman Empire was located in Pera. - caption is in French


Twin towns — sister cities

Beyoğlu is Twin towns and sister cities, twinned with: * Benalmádena, Spain * Bunkyō, Bunkyō (Tokyo), Japan * Centar Municipality, North Macedonia, Centar (Skopje), North Macedonia * Chengdu, China * Chornomorsk, Ukraine * Dubrovnik, Croatia * Genoa, Italy * Hebron, Palestine * Mitte, Mitte (Berlin), Germany * Novi Grad, Sarajevo, Novi Grad (Sarajevo), Bosnia and Herzegovina * Schaerbeek, Belgium * Sector 1 (Bucharest), Romania * Seongbuk District, Seongbuk (Seoul), South Korea * Sidi Bernoussi, Sidi Bernoussi (Casablanca), Morocco * Tozeur, Tunisia * Vitacura, Chile


Friendly cities

* Catania, Italy * Pécs, Hungary * Dortmund, Germany * Mannheim, Germany


Subdistricts and neighborhoods

Sub-districts within Beyoğlu * Ayaspaşa * Azapkapı * Çıksalın * Çukurcuma *
Dolapdere Dolapdere is a quarter of Beyoğlu district in central Istanbul, Turkey. It is surrounded by the quarters of Taksim, Kasımpaşa, Pangaltı and Kurtuluş. Sites * There is a museum dedicated to the memory of Adam Mickiewicz, the 19th century Pol ...
* Fındıklı, Beyoğlu, Fındıklı *
Galata Galata is the former name of the Karaköy neighbourhood in Istanbul, which is located at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. The district is connected to the historic Fatih district by several bridges that cross the Golden Horn, most notabl ...
* Galatasaray, Beyoğlu, Galatasaray * Hacıhüsrev * Hasköy, Beyoğlu, Hasköy * Kabataş, Beyoğlu, Kabataş *
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 an ...
* Kasımpaşa * Kuledibi * Şişhane (Istanbul Metro), Şişhane * Taksim Square, Taksim * Talimhane *
Tarlabaşı Tarlabaşı is a rundown neighbourhood in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, stretching from Taksim Square and Talimhane in the east to Kasımpaşa and in the west. On the south side it is separated from İstiklal Caddesi by the four-la ...
* Tepebaşı, Beyoğlu, Tepebaşı *
Tophane Tophane () is a quarter in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, running downhill from Galata to the shore of the Bosphorus where it joins up with Karaköy to the southwest and Fındıklı to the northeast. In the Ottoman era, it was t ...
*
Tünel The Tünel ( en, Tunnel, designated as the F2 line on the Istanbul transport map) is a historic underground funicular line in Istanbul, Turkey. It has two stations, connecting Karaköy and Beyoğlu. The tunnel runs uphill from near the confluen ...
Neighborhoods within Beyoğlu: * Arapcami * Asmalı Mescit * Bedrettin, Beyoğlu, Bedrettin * Bereketzade * Bostan, Beyoğlu, Bostan * Bülbül, Beyoğlu, Bülbül * Camiikebir *
Cihangir Cihangir is a neighborhood in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, between Taksim Square and Kabataş. It has many narrow streets, two parks, and many street cafes especially in and around Akarsu Yokuşu Sokağı. The neighbourhood ha ...
* Çatma Mescit, Beyoğlu, Çatma Mescit * Çukur, Beyoğlu, Çukur * Emekyemez * Evliya Çelebi, Beyoğlu, Evliya Çelebi * Fetihtepe * Firuzağa * Gümüşsuyu, Beyoğlu, Gümüşsuyu * Hacıahmet, Beyoğlu, Hacıahmet * Hacımimi * Halıcıoğlu * Hüseyinağa, Beyoğlu, Hüseyinağa * İstiklal Avenue, İstiklal * Kadımehmet Efendi, Beyoğlu, Kadımehmet Efendi * Kalyoncu Kulluğu, Beyoğlu, Kalyoncu Kulluğu * Kamer Hatun, Beyoğlu, Kamer Hatun * Kaptanpaşa, Beyoğlu, Kaptanpaşa * Katip Mustafa Çelebi, Beyoğlu, Katip Mustafa Çelebi * Keçecipiri * Kemankeş Karamustafapaşa, Beyoğlu, Kemankeş Karamustafapaşa * Kılıçalipaşa * Kocatepe, Beyoğlu, Kocatepe * Kulaksız, Beyoğlu, Kulaksız * Kuloğlu, Beyoğlu, Kuloğlu * Küçükpiyale * Müeyyetzade * Ömeravni * Örnektepe * Piripaşa, Beyoğlu, Piripaşa * Piyalepaşa, Beyoğlu, Piyalepaşa * Pürtelaş Hasan Efendi, Beyoğlu, Pürtelaş Hasan Efendi * Sururi Mehmet Efendi, Beyoğlu, Sururi Mehmet Efendi * Sütlüce, Beyoğlu, Sütlüce * Şahkulu, Beyoğlu, Şahkulu * Şehitmuhtar * Sütlüce, Beyoğlu, Sütlüce * Tomtom, Beyoğlu, Tomtom * Yahya Kâhya, Beyoğlu, Yahya Kâhya * Yenişehir, Beyoğlu, Yenişehir


See also

* List of restaurant districts and streets * Lebon Patisserie & Café


Municipality Mayors of Beyoğlu

* 1984-1989 Muratpaşa, Haluk Öztürkatalay Motherland Party (Turkey), ANAP * 1989-1994 Ceyhan, Hüseyin Aslan Social Democratic Populist Party (Turkey), SHP * 1994-1998 Ardeşen, Nusret Bayraktar Refah Party * 1998-1999 İsmail Kahraman, Nusret Bayraktar Virtue Party, FP * 1999-2001 Kadir Topbaş Virtue Party, FP * 2001-2004 Kadir Topbaş AK Party * 2004-2019 Rize, Ahmet Misbah Demircan AK Party * 2019-current Güneysu, Haydar Ali Yıldız AK Party


References


External links


Beyoğlu Municipality official websiteGalata TowerPera MuseumÇiçek Pasajı - Cité de PéraTiyatro Pera - Pera TheaterGalatasaray High School
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