Tubini Mansion ( tr, Tubini Köşkü) is an Ottoman era mansion in

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.

Background

Bernard Tubini (1826–1889) with his parents and siblings, joining close members of their wealthy banking family, the Genoese Tubini family of

Chios Chios (; el, Χίος, Chíos , traditionally known as Scio in English) is the fifth largest Greek island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea. The island is separated from Turkey by the Chios Strait. Chios is notable for its exports of mastic ...

and of

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

heritage, immigrated from the Greek island Syros to

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 (" ...

, today

. They lived in the beginning in

Pera Pera may refer to: Places * Pera (Beyoğlu), a district in Istanbul formerly called Pera, now called Beyoğlu ** Galata, a neighbourhood of Beyoğlu, often referred to as Pera in the past * Pêra (Caparica), a Portuguese locality in the district of ...

, and then moved to around Rumelihisarı, both on the

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

an side of the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

's capital. Finally, they settled in Moda, Kadıköy on the

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

n part of the city by building a mansion as a pioneer in a then rural area. He was a banker in

Galata Galata is the former name of the Karaköy neighbourhood in Istanbul, which is located at the northern shore of the Golden Horn. The district is connected to the historic Fatih district by several bridges that cross the Golden Horn, most notabl ...

, who was involved in financial businesses with the Sultan, via the

Ottoman Bank The Ottoman Bank ( tr, Osmanlı Bankası), known from 1863 to 1925 as the Imperial Ottoman Bank (french: Banque Impériale Ottomane, ota, بانق عثمانی شاهانه) and correspondingly referred to by its French acronym BIO, was a bank ...

. He also managed an important furniture business in

Beşiktaş Beşiktaş () is a district and municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait. It is bordered on the north by Sarıyer and Şişli, on the west by Kağıthane and Şişli, on the south by Beyoğlu, and ...

, where 400 people worked.

Mansion

Tubini Mansion is located at Mühürdar St. in Moda quarter of

Kadıköy Kadıköy (), known in classical antiquity and during the Roman and Byzantine eras as Chalcedon ( gr, Χαλκηδών), is a large, populous, and cosmopolitan district in the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey, on the northern shore of the Sea of ...

district in Istanbul, Turkey. It was built on a ground in the 1850s. It has a basement, two floors and an

attic An attic (sometimes referred to as a '' loft'') is a space found directly below the pitched roof of a house or other building; an attic may also be called a ''sky parlor'' or a garret. Because attics fill the space between the ceiling of the ...

covering a total floor area of . There are two halls, 14 rooms, five bathrooms and six restrooms. The mansion underwent arenovated in 1977. After the death of Bernard Tubini, his cousin and co-owner François Nomico (grandson of Francesca Tubini and married to Xanthipe Tubini) built seven identical houses for his seven children around the mansion. Thus, the vineyards and orchards developed to a residential area, and was called "Tubini neighborhood". Late September 2020, the mansion was put on sale for a price 16.5 million (approx. US$2.156 million).

References

{{reflist, refs= {{cite news , url=https://www.sabah.com.tr/istanbul/2020/09/22/kadikoydeki-tubini-ailesine-ait-tarihi-kosk-satisa-cikarildi , newspaper=

Sabah Sabah () is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indone ...

, title=Kadıköy’deki Tubini ailesine ait tarihi köşk satışa çıkarıldı , date=22 September 2020 , language=tr , accessdate=12 September 2022 {{cite news , url=https://www.ntv.com.tr/ekonomi/dolar-kuru-bugun-ne-kadar-22-eylul-2020-dolar-euro-fiyatlari,ULMUvbAx90udhmu9_-xFgA , newspaper= NTV , title=Dolar kuru bugün ne kadar? (22 Eylül 2020 dolar - euro fiyatları) , date=22 September 2022 , language=tr , accessdate=12 September 2022 {{cite web , url=https://www.biristanbulhayali.com/modanin-13-tarihi-kosku , publisher=Bir İstanbul Hayali , title=Moda’nın 13 tarihi köşkü , author=Bedük, Ramazan , language=tr , accessdate=12 September 2022 {{cite news , url=https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/yazarlar/saffet-emre-tonguc/modayi-moda-yapan-koskler-41632367 , newspaper=

Hürriyet ''Hürriyet'' (, ''Liberty'') is one of the major Turkish newspapers, founded in 1948. , it had the highest circulation of any newspaper in Turkey at around 319,000. ''Hürriyet'' has a mainstream, liberal and conservative outlook. ''Hürriyet ...

, title=Moda’yı ‘moda’ yapan köşkler , date=10 October 2020 , language=tr , accessdate=12 September 2022 Ottoman architecture in Istanbul Buildings and structures of the Ottoman Empire Mansions in Turkey Buildings and structures in Istanbul Houses completed in the 19th century Houses completed in 1903 Kadıköy 19th-century architecture in Turkey