Teşvikiye is one of the four neighbourhoods (together with

Maçka Maçka ( el, Ματζούκα, Matzoúka, the "club"; Laz language, Laz: მაჩხა ''Maçxa'') is a town and district of Trabzon Province in the Black Sea Region, Turkey, Black Sea region of Turkey. The name derives from the medieval Greek ...

, Osmanbey and

Pangaltı Pangaltı (spelled Pangaaltı or Pancaldi in some older sources) is one of the four neighborhoods (together with Teşvikiye, Maçka and Osmanbey) within the Nişantaşı quarter of the Şişli district in Istanbul, Turkey. It is home to the C ...

) within the Nişantaşı quarter of the

Şişli Şişli () is one of the 39 districts of Istanbul, Turkey. Located on the European side of the city, it is bordered by Beşiktaş to the east, Sarıyer to the north, Eyüp and Kağıthane to the west, and Beyoğlu to the south. In 2009, Şiş ...

district in

Istanbul ) , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = 34000 to 34990 , area_code = +90 212 (European side) +90 216 (Asian side) , registration_plate = 34 , blank_name_sec2 = GeoTLD , blank_i ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...

. According to the 2000 census, the population of the neighbourhood was 11,598. The neighborhood of Teşvikiye and its historical center near the well known

Teşvikiye Mosque The Teşvikiye Mosque is a neo-baroque structure located in the Teşvikiye neighbourhood of Şişli district in Istanbul, Turkey. History The mosque was originally commissioned in 1794 by Sultan Selim III, but most of the current mosque that s ...

is a upscale area which has many cafes, stores, artwork exhibitions, and creative works of fashion. The area is also home to many beautiful Art Nouveau style buildings built at around the years of 1900-1920.

Images from Teşvikiye

File:Tesvikiye, Istanbul 01.jpg, Art Nouveau style apartment buildings in Teşvikiye, Nişantaşı. File:Tesvikiye, Istanbul 02.jpg, Art Nouveau style apartment buildings in Teşvikiye, Nişantaşı. File:Millî Reasürans Genel Müdürlük.jpg, '' Millî Reasürans'' (National Reinsurance) building in Teşvikiye, Nişantaşı. File:Millî Reasürans binası.jpg, '' Millî Reasürans'' (National Reinsurance) building in Teşvikiye, Nişantaşı. File:Tesvikiye Mosque, Istanbul 10.jpg,

in Teşvikiye, Nişantaşı. File:Tesvikiye Mosque, Istanbul 07.jpg,

in Teşvikiye, Nişantaşı. File:Tesvikiye Mosque, Istanbul 06.jpg,

in Teşvikiye, Nişantaşı. File:Tesvikiye Mosque, Istanbul 02.jpg, One of the two archery stones in the courtyard of

in Teşvikiye, Nişantaşı.

References

* Municipality of Şişli
''Teşvikiye neighbourhood''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tesvikiye Neighbourhoods of Şişli

Images from Teşvikiye

See also

References