Sütlüce is a neighbourhood on the eastern bank of
the Golden Horn in the
Beyoğlu
Beyoğlu (, ota, بكاوغلی, script=Arab) is a district on the European side of İstanbul, Turkey, separated from the old city (historic peninsula of Constantinople) by the Golden Horn. It was known as the region of Pera (Πέρα, meani ...
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
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. It faces
Eyüp
Eyüp () or Eyüpsultan is a district of the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The district extends from the Golden Horn all the way to the shore of the Black Sea. Eyüp is also the name of a prominent neighborhood and former village in the district, lo ...
, one of Istanbul's most holy sites, across the water. Immediately north of Sütlüce are Alibeyköy and
Kağıthane, once, as the Sweet Waters of Europe, renowned beauty spots on two streams that flowed into the Golden Horn. Immediately to the south is
Hasköy Hasköy may refer to the following places in Turkey:
* Hasköy, Istanbul, a quarter or neighborhood of the district of Beyoğlu in Istanbul
* Hasköy, Ardahan, a village in the district of Ardahan, Ardahan Province
* Hasköy, Çınar
* Hasköy, ...
.
In the 19th and early 20th centuries Sütlüce suffered from the decision to turn what had once been a famously beautiful area into an industrial zone. Belatedly the first two decades of the 20th century saw it redeveloped with a touristic future in mind. Its most prominent monument is the watersid
Halıc Conference Centrein front of which replicas of the old caiques that used to ply the Golden Horn wait to carry tourists across to Eyüp on the opposite shore. A modern promenade leads north to
Miniaturk where many of Turkey's best-known attractions have been reproduced in miniature.
The Golden Horn ferry stops in Sütlüce, connecting it with
Üsküdar
Üsküdar () is a large and densely populated district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the Anatolian shore of the Bosphorus. It is bordered to the north by Beykoz, to the east by Ümraniye, to the southeast by Ataşehir and to the south by Kadıköy; w ...
,
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 ...
,
Fener
Fener (; Greek: Φανάρι, ''Phanári''; in English also: Phanar) is a quarter midway up the Golden Horn in the district of Fatih in Istanbul, Turkey. Its name is a Turkish transliteration of the word "phanarion" (Medieval Greek: Φανάρι ...
, Balat,
Ayvansaray
Ayvansaray is a picturesque neighbourhood on the Golden Horn in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey, between Balat and Eyüp. It lies inside what was the walled city on Constantinople and later of İstanbul and corresponds to the old quarter ...
,
Hasköy Hasköy may refer to the following places in Turkey:
* Hasköy, Istanbul, a quarter or neighborhood of the district of Beyoğlu in Istanbul
* Hasköy, Ardahan, a village in the district of Ardahan, Ardahan Province
* Hasköy, Çınar
* Hasköy, ...
and
Eyüp
Eyüp () or Eyüpsultan is a district of the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The district extends from the Golden Horn all the way to the shore of the Black Sea. Eyüp is also the name of a prominent neighborhood and former village in the district, lo ...
.
Halıç Conference Centre
In 1923 Istanbul's largest
slaughterhouse
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Slaughterhouses that produce meat that is no ...
was built on the shores of the Golden Horn according to plans drawn up by architects Osman Fitri and Marko Logos. Inevitably it caused considerable air and water pollution and was eventually closed down in 1984, reopening as the Haliç Conference Centre in 2009.
Today it stands as a fine example of Turkey's First National Architecture style. Its attractive towers once served as ice-houses in the days before refrigeration.
The conversion of the slaughterhouse was financed by the Istanbul Municipality as part of a larger plan to improve the condition of the Golden Horn and turn it away from heavy industry and towards tourism. It has a fairground of , a quayside of with a green space of . The complex comprises a concert hall for 3,000 people, a theatre for 1,100 people , three movie theatres with a capacity of 800, 14 work halls and a restaurant that can seat 650 people.
The centre hosted around 30,000 delegates for the 5th
World Water Forum
The World Water Forum (WWF) is an event focusing on perceived issues surrounding water. It is organized by the World Water Council and Global Water Partnership and takes place every three years.
Aim
World Water Forum aims to:
:* Raise awareness ...
between 16 and 20 March, 2009.
Education
Istanbul Commerce University
Istanbul Ticaret University (Turkish: ''İstanbul Ticaret Üniversitesi'') is a foundation university which was founded in 2001 by the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Education and Social Services Foundation.
Istanbul Ticaret University, which p ...
and Haliç University both have campuses in Sütlüce.
References
Neighbourhoods of Beyoğlu
Golden Horn
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