Kanlıca is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of

Beykoz Beykoz () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 310 km2, and its population is 247,875 (2022). It lies at the northern end of the Bosphorus on the Anatolian side. The name i ...

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. Its population is 3,943 (2022). It is on the

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n side of the

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strait. It is known for a

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sprinkled with

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, which is sold in local cafés.

Location

The Bülbül Creek empties into the Bosphorus at Kanlıca Bay. The

Mihrabat Nature Park Mihrabat Nature Park () is a nature park located on the Asian part in Beykoz district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Situated southeast of Kanlıca neighborhood of Beykoz next to the Bosphorus, it covers an area of . It was established in 2011. ...

is situated south of Kanlıca, north of Bülbül Creek. The İskender Pasha Mosque, commissioned by (military judge)

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İskender Pasha and originally built by

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in 1559–60, is located inland from Kanlıca Pier. The tomb of İskender Pasha is attached to the old timekeeper's lodge.The mosque has since been rebuilt so that no trace of the Sinan work survives. The

Kanlıca Cemetery The Kanlıca Cemetery () is a burial ground located on the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of media and music rest here. Situated on a hillside east of K ...

is on the hill east of the locality overlooking the Bosphorus. Notable burials of the cemetery include journalist

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, the musicians

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and

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. Kanlıca Pier serves the City Ferry Lines () connecting it with

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, Bebek,

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, and

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on the European shore and

Anadoluhisarı Anadoluhisarı (), known historically as Güzelce Hisar ("the Beauteous Fortress") is a medieval Ottoman fortress located in Istanbul, Turkey on the Anatolian (Asian) side of the Bosporus. The complex is the oldest surviving Turkish architectural ...

, Kandilli and

Çengelköy Çengelköy () is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 13,801 (2022). It is on the Asian shore of the Bosphorus strait, between the neighborhoods of Beylerbeyi and Kuleli. It ...

on the Asian shore. Kanlıca Pier is the starting point for the annual

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, a -long

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event across the Strait that finishes at

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on the

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an side of the city. A road running inland from Kanlıca Pier leads to the hilltop Khedive's Palace (Hıdiv Kasrı).

History

During the Ottoman era, Kanlıca was an upscale neighbourhood, where wealthy people constructed elegant waterfront mansions (). It is still home to many historic wooden waterfront mansions. According to Ottoman estimations, in 1882 Kanlica had a population of 9,891, consisting of 6,095 Muslims, 3,043

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(1985)
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, p. 204-205

Gallery

File:Sadrazam Kadri Pasha Yalısı in Kanlıca, Turkey 001.jpg, Yalı of (

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) Sadrazam Kadri Pasha File:Ahmet Rasim Paşa Yalısı (A'ija Hotel) on the Bosphorus, Turkey 001.jpg, Yalı of Ahmet Rasim Pasha File:Yalı in Kanlıca on the Bosphorus, Turkey 001.jpg, Yalı of Hacı Ahmet Bey (second left), Yalı of Ali Mazhar Bey (right), Ethem Pertev Bey Yalısı (rightmost) File:Yalı in Kanlıca on the Bosphorus, Turkey 002.jpg, Yalı of Ali Mazhar Bey (left), Yalı of Ethem Pertev Bey (middle) File:Elbiseci Ahmet Bey Yalısı and Esre Umur Yalısı in Kanlıca on the Bosphorus, Turkey 001.jpg, Yalı of Elbiseci Ahmet Bey File:Hekimbaşı Salih Efendi Yalısı on the Bosphorus, Turkey001.jpg, Yalı of (Chief Physician) Hekimbaşı Salih Efendi File:Yağlıkçı Hacı Reşit Bey and Prenses Rukiye Yalısı on the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey 001.jpg, Yalı of Yağlıkçı Hacı Reşit Bey (left), Yalı of (Princess) Prenses Rukiye (middle) File:65, Bosforo-ko yali gehiago ferrytik.jpg, Yalı of Yedi Sekiz Hasan Pasha File:Zarif Mustafa Paşa Yalısı in Kanlıca on the Bosphorus, Turkey 002.jpg, Yalı of Zarif Mustafa Pasha File:KanlıcaPier.jpg, Passenger ferry pier of Kanlıca File:KanlıcaRadarTower.jpg, Kanlıca radar tower for marine navigation in Bosphorus File:KanlıcaYogurt.jpg, Honey-topped Kanlıca yogurt

References

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