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Bayrampaşa
Bayrampaşa (pronounced ) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 9km2 (3.4 sq mi, 2,000 acres, 800 ha) and its population is 275,314 (2022). It is on the European side of the city. The mayor is Hasan Mutlu ( CHP), in office since April 2024. History The district was created in 1990 from part of the Eyüp district. Before 1936, Bayrampaşa was part of Fatih district. Until 1970, the area was known as Sağmalcılar, when a large outbreak of cholera, caused by pollution of the Ottoman-built water supply by new buildings and factories, led to the area being quarantined. Following this incident, the name Sağmalcılar became synonymous with cholera, so the district was renamed Bayrampaşa, after the 17th-century Ottoman grand vizier Bayram Pasha. Little of the Ottoman water system, which was built by Mimar Sinan, remains today. On 1 December 2015, an explosion occurred near Bayrampaşa metro station, leaving several injured. Economy Before 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayrampaşa—Maltepe (Istanbul Metro)
Bayrampaşa—Maltepe is a rapid transit station on the M1 (Istanbul Metro), M1 line of the Istanbul Metro. It is located in southern Eyüp, adjacent to the Otoyol 3, O-3 Otoyol, highway. An out-of-system connection Demirkapı station on the T4 (Istanbul), T4 light rail line is available as well as İETT buses. History Bayrampaşa—Maltepe was opened on 3 September 1989 as part of the first rapid transit line in Istanbul as well as Turkey and is one of the six original stations of the M1 line. On 1 December 2015 a 2015 Istanbul metro explosion, bomb blast occurred on an overpass near the station. Layout References Railway stations in Turkey opened in 1989 Istanbul metro stations Bayrampaşa {{Istanbul-metro-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terazidere
Terazidere is a neighborhood (''wikt:mahalle, mahalle'') in the Bayrampaşa district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. It is on the European side of Istanbul. It is bordered by the Bayrampaşa neighborhood of :tr:Altıntepsi, Altıntepsi on the north, the Bayrampaşa neighborhoods of :tr:Orta, Bayrampaşa, Orta and :tr:Vatan, Bayrampaşa, Vatan on the east, the Zeytinburnu neighborhood of :tr:Maltepe, Zeytinburnu, Maltepe on the south, and the Esenler neighborhoods of :tr:Namık Kemal, Esenler, Namık Kemal and :tr:Yavuz Selim, Esenler, Yavuz Selim on the west. The neighborhood's population is 15,206 (2024). The neighborhood's name (literally, Turkish language, Turkish: ''wikt:terazi, terazi'', "scale, balance" + ''wikt:dere, dere'', "creek") comes from the creek named Terazidere, now covered over, which flowed from the confluence of Ayvalıdere and Cicöz Creeks to Zeytinburnu and ultimately to the Sea of Marmara. After 1950, the area began to be settled by immigrants from the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esenler Bus Terminal
Esenler Coach Terminal, Esenler Terminal, Grand Istanbul Coach Terminal () is the central and largest bus terminus for intercity bus service in Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey. Since intercity buses are one of the most common modes of travel within Türkiye, the terminus holds an important place for people. Although the terminus is located in Bayrampaşa district, it is named after Esenler district, which is closer. The multi-story terminal houses 450-500 permanent parking lots for buses and over 1,000 temporary ones. Average total traffic per day is about 15,000 buses. It also has a capacity of 600,000 passengers a day, with around 6000 people employed within the terminal. It was renovated in 2019. It now includes cultural spots like a mini library, a music studio, a theatre. Around one million passengers pass through it every day. History 1994-1999 In 1980, considerations started to build a new terminus on the European side of Istanbul, since the Topkapı, Istanbul, Topkapı b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 Bayrampaşa Explosion
On 1 December 2015, a bombing occurred on the Istanbul Metro, Turkey. An explosion caused by a pipe bomb occurred at around 17:15 near Bayrampaşa—Maltepe station in Bayrampaşa, Istanbul, injuring five people. References External links * Metro bombing Metro bombing December 2015 crimes in Europe December 2015 in Turkey 2015 building bombings Metro bombing Bombing A bomb is an explosive weapon that uses the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy. Detonations inflict damage principally through ground- and atmosphere-transmitted mechan ... Terrorist incidents in Turkey in 2015 Attacks on railway stations in Europe Terrorist incidents on subterranean rapid transit Railway accidents and incidents in Turkey Railway accidents in 2015 Bayrampaşa {{turkey-hist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bayram Pasha
Bayram Pasha (, died 26 August 1638) was an Ottoman grand vizier from 1637 to 1638 and the Ottoman governor of Egypt from 1626 to 1628. Life Bayram, was from Ladik, near the Anatolian city of Amasya. He was of Georgian origin and was a member of the Janissary corps, which recruited heavily from Christian families of Greek, Georgian and Armenian origin from different parts of Anatolia. Although the Janissary corps was originally based on the ''devshirme'' system, beginning in the reign of Murad III (1574–1595), Armenians were also admitted into the corps. In 1622, his title was ''turnacıbaşı'' (chief of recruiting teams), and in 1623, the '' kethüda'' (chamberlain). In 1625, he was appointed to Egypt (then an Ottoman territory) as the ''beylerbey'' (governor-general). In 1628, he was promoted to the rank of vizier. In 1635, Bayram Pasha was the ''kaymakam'' (a title almost equivalent to modern mayor) of the Ottoman capital, Constantinople. In 1637, during the reign o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyüpsultan
Eyüpsultan or Eyüp () is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 228 km2, and its population is 422,913 (2022). The district extends from the Golden Horn all the way to the shore of the Black Sea. Eyüp is also the name of a prominent neighborhood and former village in the district, located at the confluence of the Kâğıthane and Alibey streams at the head of the Golden Horn. The Eyüp neighborhood is a historically important area, especially for Turkish Muslims, due to the presence of the tomb of Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, the prominent Medina, Medinan companion (Ansar (Islam), Ansar) and standard-bearer of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. It became a district centre in 1936, after some parts of Fatih, Çatalca and Sarıyer were joined; later it also included Gaziosmanpaşa and Bayrampaşa districts. Its present boundaries were established after the borough of Yayla was given to Sultangazi in 2009. Its neighbour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Districts Of Turkey
The Provinces of Turkey, 81 provinces of Turkey are divided into 973 districts (''ilçeler''; sing. ''ilçe''). In the Ottoman Empire and in the early Turkish Republic, the corresponding unit was the ''qadaa, kaza''. Most provinces bear the same name as their respective provincial capital (political), capital districts. However, many urban provinces, designated as greater municipalities, have a center consisting of multiple districts, such as the provincial capital of Ankara Province, Ankara province, Ankara, The City of Ankara, comprising nine separate districts. Additionally three provinces, Kocaeli, Sakarya, and Hatay have their capital district named differently from their province, as İzmit, Adapazarı, and Antakya respectively. A district may cover both rural and urban areas. In many provinces, one district of a province is designated the central district (''merkez ilçe'') from which the district is administered. The central district is administered by an appointed pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zeytinburnu
Zeytinburnu (literally, ''Olive Cape'') is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 12 km2, and its population is 292,616 (2022). It is a working-class area on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, on the shore of the Marmara Sea just outside the Walls of Constantinople, walls of the ancient city, beyond the fortress of Yedikule. Geography Zeytinburnu is located on the part of Çatalca peninsula that is apart from historical peninsula with Walls of Constantinople and overlooks to the Marmara Sea in İstanbul. Its altitude generally increases from south to north, and in south districts (Sümer, Nuripaşa, Kazlıçeşme etc.) embankments, alluvium and former stream beds lay while in north districts (Beştelsiz, Telsiz, Maltepe etc.) wearing surfaces of Bakırköy member (limestone with intercalated clay) lay. In addition Zeytinburnu is next to the west part of the North Anatolian Fault, according to KOERI-UDİM possibility of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaziosmanpaşa
Gaziosmanpaşa (; old name: ''Taşlıtarla'') is a developing working class municipality ( belediye) and district of Istanbul, Turkey, on its European side. Its area is 12 km2, and its population is 495,998 (2022). Esenler and Bayrampaşa are west, Sultangazi is north and Eyüp is south and east of the district. History The district was named after Gazi Osman Pasha (1832–1900), a prominent Ottoman general who was active in the Balkans. The area was empty, rocky pasture until the 1950s when immigrants from the Balkans (especially from Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Western Thrace) settled here. Much of their housing was illegally built, primitive tiny cottages. Gaziosmanpaşa expanded rapidly during the 1970s and 1980s due to migration from eastern Anatolia. The population is still growing with half the people under 20 years old. Gaziosmanpaşa was formed as a district in 1963 from parts of Eyüp and Çatalca districts. In 2009 Gaziosmanpaşa district was divided into three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar ( sr-cyr, Нови Пазар) is a List of cities in Serbia, city located in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. As of the 2022 census, the urban area has 71,462 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 106,720 inhabitants. The city is the cultural center of the Bosniaks in Serbia and of Sandžak. A multicultural area of Muslims and Eastern Orthodox, Orthodox Christians, many monuments of both religions, like the Altun-Alem Mosque and the Church of Saint Apostles Peter and Paul (Novi Pazar), Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, are located in the region which has a total of 30 protected monuments of culture. Name During the 14th century under the old Serbian fortress of Stari Ras, an important market-place named ''Trgovište'' started to develop. By the middle of the 15th century, in the time of the final Ottoman Empire conquest of Old Serbia, another market-place was developing some 11 km to the east. The older place became known as ''St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fatih
Fatih () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 15 km2, and its population is 368,227 (2022). It is home to almost all of the provincial authorities (including the mayor's office, police headquarters, metropolitan municipality and tax office) but not the courthouse. It encompasses the historical peninsula, coinciding with old Constantinople. In 2009, the district of Eminönü, which had been a separate municipality located at the tip of the peninsula, was once again remerged into Fatih because of its small population. Fatih is bordered by the Golden Horn to the north and the Sea of Marmara to the south, while the Western border is demarked by the Theodosian wall and the east by the Bosphorus Strait. History Byzantine era Historic Byzantine districts encompassed by present-day Fatih include: ''Exokiónion'', ''Aurelianae'', ''Xerólophos'', '' ta Eleuthérou'', ''Helenianae'', ''ta Dalmatoú'', ''Sígma'', '' Psamátheia'', ''ta K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
