Topkapı—Ulubatlı is an underground station on the
M1 line of the
Istanbul Metro
The Istanbul Metro ( tr, İstanbul metrosu) is a rapid transit railway network that serves the city of Istanbul, Turkey. It is operated by Metro Istanbul, a company (formerly known as ''İstanbul Ulaşım A.Ş.'' before 2016), a public enterpris ...
.
It is located in eastern
Fatih between the neighborhoods of
Karagümrük
Karagümrük is a neighborhood in Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peni ...
and
Topkapı 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
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. An out-of-system transfer to Vatan station on the
T4 light-rail line is available as well as connections to
İETT
]
Public transport in Istanbul comprises a bus network, various Rail transport, rail systems, funiculars, and sea, maritime services to serve the more than 18 million inhabitants of the city spread over an area of 5712 km2.
History
...
city buses. Topkapı—Ulubatlı was opened on 3 September 1989 as part of the first
rapid transit
Rapid transit or mass rapid transit (MRT), also known as heavy rail or metro, is a type of high-capacity public transport generally found in urban areas. A rapid transit system that primarily or traditionally runs below the surface may be ...
line in Istanbul as well as
Turkey
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and is one of the six original stations of the M1 line. The station is right next to the
Byzantine-era Theodosian Walls
The Walls of Constantinople ( el, Τείχη της Κωνσταντινουπόλεως) are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople (today Istanbul in Turkey) since its founding as the ...
of
Constantinople
la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه
, alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth (Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya ( Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ( ...
. The station gets part of its name from the 15th century soldier,
Ulubatlı Hasan
Ulubatlı Hasan (sometimes misspelt as Uluabatlı Hasan), Hasan of Ulubat (1428 – May 29, 1453) was a Timarli Sipâhî in the service of Sultan Mehmed II of the Ottoman Empire who achieved legendary status as a heroic Turkish martyr at the su ...
who was one of the first Ottoman soldiers to scale the walls during the
Fall of Constantinople.
Layout
References
Railway stations opened in 1989
1989 establishments in Turkey
Istanbul metro stations
Fatih
Railway stations in Turkey opened in the 1980s
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