Haydarpaşa is a neighborhood within the Kadıköy and Üsküdar districts on the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey. Haydarpaşa is named after Ottoman Vizier Haydar Pasha. The place, on the coast of Sea of Marmara, borders to Harem in the northwest and Kadıköy in the southeast. It is a historical area with almost solely public buildings. Haydarpaşa is administered by the Mukhtars of Rasımpaşa and Osmanağa parishes ( tr, Mahallesi Muhtarı). Internationally known structures around the area are the Haydarpaşa Terminal, Port of Haydarpaşa and the

Selimiye Barracks Selimiye Barracks ( tr, Selimiye Kışlası), also known as Scutari Barracks, is a Turkish Army barracks located in the Üsküdar district on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. It was originally built in 1800 by Sultan Selim III for the soldier ...

in adjacent Harem.

Notable buildings

Following public structures, built in the 19th century or early 20th century during the Ottoman era, are found in Haydarpaşa:

Health and education

* Haydarpaşa Numune Hastanesi (Haydarpaşa Paragon Hospital) * GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi (Haydarpaşa Hospital of Gülhane Military Medical Academy) * Dr Siyami Ersek Hospital — A renowned hospital for cardiology * Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, Haydarpaşa Campus. The building was used by Haydarpaşa Lisesi (

Haydarpaşa High School Haydarpaşa High School ( ) is an Anatolian High School in Üsküdar district of Istanbul, Turkey established in 1934. History The school was founded by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on 26 September 1934 as a boys' school. It was a boarding and day schoo ...

) from 1933 through 1983 * Haydarpaşa Technical High schools

Transportation

* Haydarpaşa Terminal — One of the two main railway terminals of Istanbul serving the railway net in Anatolia * Port of Haydarpaşa — Biggest

container terminal A container port or container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation. The transshipment may be between container ships and land vehicles, for example train ...

in IstanbulTCDD Haydarpaşa Port
* Haydarpaşa Ferry boat terminal — Passenger ferries connecting trains to Sirkeci and Karaköy on the European side, and Kadıköy

Religion

Haydarpaşa Cemetery Haydarpaşa Cemetery, also known as Haidar Pasha Cemetery, Istanbul, ( tr, Haydarpaşa İngiliz Mezarlığı), located in the Haydarpaşa neighborhood of Üsküdar district in the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey, is a burial ground established init ...

— Historical British military and civilian cemetery

Vicinity

— Historical barracks, where Florence Nightingale served between 1854–1856 *

Karacaahmet Cemetery The Karacaahmet Cemetery ( tr, Karacaahmet Mezarlığı) is a 700-year-old historic cemetery, located in Üsküdar, the Asian side of Istanbul. Karacaahmet cemetery is the oldest and largest in Istanbul at , and the largest burial ground in Turkey ...

— Biggest cemetery in Turkey

References

Neighbourhoods of Kadıköy {{Anatolian neighborhoods of İstanbul by the Bosphorus