Çarşı (''spelled Tsharshi
ike in bird= the Market place''), is geographically the old center of the municipality of
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 ...
(''beshiktash = the stone on the cradle'') a part of central
Istanbul
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,
Turkey
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. The area is composed of a maze of tiny streets. The area of Çarşı is delimited as follow :
- south :
Bosphorus
The Bosporus Strait (; grc, Βόσπορος ; tr, İstanbul Boğazı 'Istanbul strait', colloquially ''Boğaz'') or Bosphorus Strait is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul in northwestern Tu ...
straight
- west : Ortabahçe Caddesi (Middle Garden Av.) continuing as Ihlamur Caddesi (''Linden Tea Av.'')
- north : southern edge of Abbasağa Parkı (''park of Abbasagha'') known as Şehit Kazım sokak (''street of the war martyr Kazım'')
- east :
Barbaros
Hayreddin Barbarossa ( ar, خير الدين بربروس, Khayr al-Din Barbarus, original name: Khiḍr; tr, Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa), also known as Hızır Hayrettin Pasha, and simply Hızır Reis (c. 1466/1478 – 4 July 1546), was an O ...
Caddesi (''
Barbaros
Hayreddin Barbarossa ( ar, خير الدين بربروس, Khayr al-Din Barbarus, original name: Khiḍr; tr, Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa), also known as Hızır Hayrettin Pasha, and simply Hızır Reis (c. 1466/1478 – 4 July 1546), was an O ...
Avenue'')
Nay, the area is quite tiny but it is the very hearth of the municipality of
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 ...
. The main activity of the area can be summarized so :
- food, such as
döner
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kebab, hamsi (''fresh anchovies fish'') mostly served fried in oil with lemon juice or vinegar, kahveler (''coffeehouses''), internet kafeler (''internet cafés'') open 7/7 24h/24 365 d/y, birahaneler (''beer shops''), çay bahçeleri
shay bahtsheleree(''tea gardens''), various garment and underwear shops, DVD / computer games / computers and accessories shops.
The streets of Çarşı are narrow, the center of Çarşı is a triangular place where only vegetables, fruits and fresh fishes are sold. Most of the fishes proposed on the market may find their final location in your plate whenever you decide to eat in one of the many fish restaurants surrounding the triangular square of Çarşı. With a lower budget, you may also find a multitude of self-service restaurants offering tasty and "popular" Turkish foods such as "ev yemekleri" (''home cooking'') even vegetarian food stores
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