Cağaloğlu is a quarter located in the Fatih district of

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

, Turkey. Much of the

publishing Publishing is the activity of making information, literature, music, software and other content available to the public for sale or for free. Traditionally, the term refers to the creation and distribution of printed works, such as books, newsp ...

industry in Istanbul is located in Cağaloğlu. It is also famous for its ancient hamam, or Turkish bath, known as the

Cağaloğlu Hamam The Cağaloğlu Hamam is a historic hamam (Turkish bathhouse) in Sultanahmet, in the heart of the historic centre of Istanbul, Turkey. Finished in 1741, it was one of the last major hamams to be built in Constantinople/Istanbul during the Ottoma ...

Name

The quarter gets its name from Cigalazade Yusuf Sinan Pasha ( tr, Cağaloğlu Yusuf Sinan Paşa; c. 1545–1605), an Ottoman

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and

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of Genoese descent, as well as a member of the influential ''Cicala'' family of

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. The original name ''Cigalaoğlu'' (meaning ''"of the Cigala (Cicala) family"'', or literally ''"Cigala-son"'' as a Turkified surname) eventually turned into ''Cağaloğlu'' through the course of centuries.

Notable buildings

Cağaloğlu Anadolu Lisesi Cağaloğlu is a quarter located in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. Much of the publishing industry in Istanbul is located in Cağaloğlu. It is also famous for its ancient hamam, or Turkish bath, known as the Cağaloğlu Hamam. Name Th ...

, formerly Istanbul Girls' High School, established in 1850 *

, a historic public bath from 1741 *

Istanbul Governor's Office Buildings and structures of the Ottoman Empire Government buildings completed in 1756 1756 establishments in the Ottoman Empire Official residences in Turkey Buildings and structures in Istanbul Fatih ...

, 1756-built, former headquarters of

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Istanbul High School Istanbul High School ( tr, İstanbul Lisesi, german: Istanbuler Gymnasium), also commonly known as Istanbul Boys' High School ( tr, İstanbul Erkek Lisesi, abbreviated İEL), is one of the oldest and internationally renowned high schools of Turkey ...

, established in the 1880s *

Nallı Masjid Nallı Masjid ( tr, Nallı Mescit), also known as ''İmam Ali Mescidi'' or ''Babıali Mescidi'', is a late 19th-century small mosque located at Ankara Street northwest of the historic Sublime Porte building (which is the Istanbul Governor's Office ...

, 19th century small mosque * Rüstem Pasha Medrese, a historic religious institution from 1551

References

* Quarters of Fatih {{Istanbul-geo-stub