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Şaşkınbakkal
Şaşkınbakkal is an informal neighborhood ('' semt'') in the Kadıköy district on the Anatolian side of Istanbul. It is located between Bağdat Avenue and the Sea of Marmara, generally in the neighborhood (''mahalle is an Arabic word variously translated as district, quarter, ward, or neighborhood in many parts of the Arab world, the Balkans, Western Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and nearby nations. History Historically, mahallas were autonomous social ins ...'') of Suadiye. The neighborhood received its name, '' şaşkın bakkal'' ("the confused grocer"), from Ahmet Koşar, who opened a grocery store in the area in 1932, when the neighborhood was more or less empty of residents. References Neighbourhoods of Kadıköy {{improve categories, date=December 2024 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BaÄŸdat Avenue
Bağdat Avenue () is one of the most important high streets on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, Turkey. It runs approximately from Maltepe, Istanbul, Maltepe in the east to Kadıköy in the west, almost paralleling the coastline of the Sea of Marmara. The most important part of the street runs from Bostancı to Kızıltoprak railway station, Kızıltoprak within the district of Kadıköy. Bağdat Avenue is usually seen as the counterpart of Istiklal Avenue on the European side of the city in terms of its importance and glamour although it lacks the fine heritage of historic buildings to be found on Istiklal Avenue with almost all its architecture modern. Bağdat Caddesi mainly runs through middle and upper-class residential areas. A one-way street for traffic, it is lined with old Platanus, plane trees and flanked by a series of shopping malls, boutiques and shops, as well as by restaurants serving international and local cuisine, pubs and cafes, luxury car dealers and banks. Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadıköy
Kadıköy () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district on the Asian side of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 25 km2, and its population is 467,919 (2023). It is a large and populous area in the Asian side of Istanbul, on the northern shore of the Sea of Marmara. It partially faces the historic city centre of Fatih on the European side of the Bosporus. It is bordered by the districts of Üsküdar, to the northwest, Ataşehir, to the northeast, and Maltepe, Istanbul, Maltepe, to the southeast. Kadıköy was known in classical antiquity and during the Roman Empire, Roman and Byzantine Empire, Byzantine eras as Chalcedon (). Chalcedon was known as the 'city of the blind'. The settlement has been under control of many empires, finally being taken by the Ottomans before the fall of Constantinople. At first, Chalcedon was Rural area, rural, but with time it Urbanization, urbanized. Kadıköy separated from the Üsküdar district in 1928. One o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatolia
Anatolia (), also known as Asia Minor, is a peninsula in West Asia that makes up the majority of the land area of Turkey. It is the westernmost protrusion of Asia and is geographically bounded by the Mediterranean Sea to the south, the Aegean Sea to the west, the Turkish Straits to the northwest, and the Black Sea to the north. The eastern and southeastern limits have been expanded either to the entirety of Asiatic Turkey or to an imprecise line from the Black Sea to the Gulf of Alexandretta. Topographically, the Sea of Marmara connects the Black Sea with the Aegean Sea through the Bosporus and the Dardanelles, and separates Anatolia from Thrace in Southeast Europe. During the Neolithic, Anatolia was an early centre for the development of farming after it originated in the adjacent Fertile Crescent. Beginning around 9,000 years ago, there was a major migration of Anatolian Neolithic Farmers into Neolithic Europe, Europe, with their descendants coming to dominate the continent a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics of Turkey, population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the List of European cities by population within city limits, largest cities in Europe and List of cities proper by population, in the world by population. It is a city on two continents; about two-thirds of its population live in Europe and the rest in Asia. Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus—one of the world's busiest waterways—in northwestern Turkey, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its area of is coterminous with Istanbul Province. Istanbul's climate is Mediterranean climate, Mediterranean. The city now known as Istanbul developed to become one of the most significant cities in history. Byzantium was founded on the Sarayburnu promontory by Greek colonisation, Greek col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sea Of Marmara
The Sea of Marmara, also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea, is a small inland sea entirely within the borders of Turkey. It links the Black Sea and the Aegean Sea via the Bosporus and Dardanelles straits, separating Turkey's European and Asian sides. It has an area of , and its dimensions are . Its greatest depth is . Name The Sea of Marmara is named after the largest island on its south side, called Marmara Island because it is rich in marble ( Greek , ''mármaron'' 'marble'). In classical antiquity, it was known as the Propontis, from the Greek words ''pro'' 'before' and ''pontos'' 'sea', reflecting the fact that the Ancient Greeks used to sail through it to reach the Black Sea, which they called ''Pontos''. Mythology In Greek mythology, a storm on the Propontis brought the Argonauts back to an island they had left, precipitating a battle in which either Jason or Heracles killed King Cyzicus, who had mistaken them for his Pelasgian enemies. Geography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suadiye, Kadıköy
Suadiye is a neighborhood in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey with a population of 26,428 (2023). It is known for its European-esque restaurants and cafes and location near the coast and luxurious lifestyle. The neighbourhood is bordered by Caddebostan and Erenköy in the west, Bostancı in the east, Kozyatağı and 19 Mayıs in the north, and the Sea of Marmara in the south. As of 2024, its muhtar is the Turkish folk musician Hilal Özdemir. Suadiye has a station on the Marmaray (B1) railway line, the Suadiye railway station. History In the 1700s, the area between Bostancı and Göztepe was known for smugglers and thieves. The land was used for vineyards, gardens, and pig raising and thus was called Domuzdamı (from Turkish '' domuz'', "pig," and ''dam'', "shed"). In 1900, Finance Minister Ahmed Reşad Paşa built a mansion in the area on land given by the sultan. In 1907, the Suadiye Mosque was built on this land by Commissioner Said Bey of the Ottoman Public ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakkal
Bakkal may refer to: People * Mesut Bakkal, Turkish football manager * Otman Bakkal Otman Bakkal (born 27 February 1985) is a Dutch former professional association football, footballer who played as an Midfielder#Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder. He began his career at PSV Eindhoven, PSV, and was loaned to FC Den Bosc ..., Dutch footballer of Moroccan origin Places * Baqqal, or Bakkal, village and municipality in the Shaki Rayon of Azerbaijan {{disambig Arabic-language surnames Turkish-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
