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The Fenerbahçe Lighthouse ( tr, Fenerbahçe Feneri), a historical
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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still in use, is located on the northern coast of
Sea of Marmara at Fenerbahçe neighborhood of
Kadıköy district in
Istanbul,
Turkey.
History
Historical documents mention that the location of the cape caused often maritime damage. In 1562, Sultan
Suleiman the Magnificent (reigned 1520–1566) issued a decree, in which he ordered the establishment of a light on the rocks at Kalamış Cape, as the location was called that time.
Built in 1857, the lighthouse stands on a point at Cape Fenerbahçe close to the eastern side of the
Bosporus entrance. The location
Fenerbahçe was named after the lighthouse (literally: "Fener" for lighthouse and "bahçe" for garden). It is situated about south of Kadıköy in a public park.
The tower with a cylindrical form has two galleries. The lighthouse is painted white. A masonry one-story keeper's house is attached to it.
The lighthouse was initially lit by
kerosene, however the light source was later replaced by
Dalén light using
carbide (
acetylene
Acetylene (systematic name: ethyne) is the chemical compound with the formula and structure . It is a hydrocarbon and the simplest alkyne. This colorless gas is widely used as a fuel and a chemical building block. It is unstable in its pure ...
gas). Currently, it runs on electricity. The lighthouse's lantern has a 1,000
W light source. The light flashes twice in group white through a
catadioptric reflector system with
cylindrical lens having a focus length of every 12 seconds 1.5 seconds long, which is visible at a range of . The lighthouse's
foghorn
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blasts every 60 seconds in foggy conditions.
Fenerbahçe lighthouse is listed in Turkey under the code "TUR-021" and its
radio call sign
In broadcasting and radio communications, a call sign (also known as a call name or call letters—and historically as a call signal—or abbreviated as a call) is a unique identifier for a transmitter station. A call sign can be formally assigne ...
is TC2FLH.
It is operated and maintained by the Coastal Safety Authority ( tr, Kıyı Emniyeti Genel Müdürlüğü) of the
Ministry of Transport and Communication.
The lighthouse and the keeper's house are under protection as a national heritage site. The site is open to the public, however the tower is closed.
See also
*
List of lighthouses in Turkey
This is an incomplete list of lighthouses in Turkey. As of 2011, there were a total of 445 lighthouses and light vessels in service on Turkey's coastline, which has a total length of .
Black Sea
*Anadolu Feneri, Istanbul Province
*İnceburun Lig ...
References
External links
Directorate General of Coastal Safety
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Lighthouses completed in 1857
Tourist attractions in Istanbul
Sea of Marmara
Lighthouses in Istanbul
Fenerbahçe
1857 establishments in the Ottoman Empire