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Etiler is a neighbourhood on the European side of
Istanbul
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, Turkey, in the district of
Beşiktaş
Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...
, close to the business quarters of
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
Maslak
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.
Etiler is famous for its upmarket cafés, pubs, night clubs, restaurants, gyms, coiffeurs, fashion shops and shopping malls, such as
Akmerkez
Akmerkez is a shopping mall located in the Etiler quarter of Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey. As the country's third shopping mall following Galleria Ataköy and Capitol, it was opened by a joint venture of the Akkök, Tekfen and İstikb ...
. It is a favourite area among Istanbul's elite. The quarter also has many villas and private residences.
The name ''Etiler'' is an older name in
Turkish for the ''
Hittites
The Hittites () were an Anatolian people who played an important role in establishing first a kingdom in Kussara (before 1750 BC), then the Kanesh or Nesha kingdom (c. 1750–1650 BC), and next an empire centered on Hattusa in north-centra ...
'', as it was fashionable in the early years of the
Turkish Republic
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to give the names of ancient Anatolian civilizations to the new districts of Istanbul. A similar example is the neighbouring quarter of ''Akatlar'', which means ''
Akkad Akkad may refer to:
*Akkad (city), the capital of the Akkadian Empire
*Akkadian Empire, the first ancient empire of Mesopotamia
*Akkad SC, Iraqi football club
People with the name
*Abbas el-Akkad, Egyptian writer
*Abdulrahman Akkad, Syrian LGBT act ...
s'', another ancient civilization from the history of
Anatolia
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.
Shopping
Akmerkez
Akmerkez is a shopping mall located in the Etiler quarter of Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey. As the country's third shopping mall following Galleria Ataköy and Capitol, it was opened by a joint venture of the Akkök, Tekfen and İstikb ...
is one of the best known shopping malls in Istanbul. It has all the major fashion brands, cafes and restaurants. Mayadrom is a smaller, more boutique shopping centre. Nispetiye Street is considered as the core centre of Etiler, with cafes, restaurants and designer shops.
Education
The
Istanbul Japanese School is located in Etiler.
Also, one of the campuses of the
British International School Istanbul as well as a campus of
Tarabya British Schools
Tarabya British Schools (often abbreviated as TBS) also Özel Tarabya İngiliz Okulları (Turkish) is a private School in Tarabya and Yeniköy, Istanbul, that offers both national and international education through an integrated curriculum to b ...
are located in Etiler.
Bogazici University, which is a public university with different faculties like education, engineering, and arts and sciences, is also located in Etiler. It is situated near the end of Nispetiye Street, and has a remarkable view of the
Bosphorus
The Bosporus Strait (; grc, Βόσπορος ; tr, İstanbul Boğazı 'Istanbul strait', colloquially ''Boğaz'') or Bosphorus Strait is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul in northwestern Tu ...
, as well as the
Anatolian side.
The middleschools, Hasan Ali Yücel Middleschool and the Cumhuriyet Middleschool are both located in the area as well.
Transportation
The M6 metro line with 4 stops; Levent, Nispetiye, Etiler & Boğaziçi Üni/Hisarüstü connects Etiler to the rest of the Istanbul Metro.
There are buses from Kabatas, Taksim and Sisli to Etiler.
References
Further reading
* Municipality of Beşiktaş
''Information on the Etiler neighbourhood.''2009.
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External links
Miscellaneous images of EtilerEtilerVirtual Tour
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Neighbourhoods of Beşiktaş
Istanbul Central Business District