İstinye is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population was 15,721 in 2022. It is on the European side of the city between the neighbourhoods of Emirgan and Yeniköy, on the northwestern shore of the

Bosporus The Bosporus or Bosphorus Strait ( ; , colloquially ) is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul, Turkey. The Bosporus connects the Black Sea to the Sea of Marmara and forms one of the continental bo ...

strait. In

classical antiquity Classical antiquity, also known as the classical era, classical period, classical age, or simply antiquity, is the period of cultural History of Europe, European history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD comprising the inter ...

it was the site of a town called Lasthenes, which was later renamed ''Leosthenion'' (), and corrupted to ''Sosthenion'' () during the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...

. The village was the site of the Michaelion, a church and monastery dedicated to St. Michael in

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman E ...

times. Since 1995 the headquarters of the Istanbul Stock Exchange has been in İstinye.Istanbul Stock Exchange: "İMKB’nin Kuruluşundan İtibaren Önemli Gelişmeler" (Timeline of important events since 1985)
File:Istinye Resim 1144.jpg, Istinye wharf File:Istinye-CIMG1850-1.jpg , Istinye seaside File:İstanbul - İstinye koy&iskele r - Şub 2013.JPG, Istinye bay

Places of interest

* Michaelion * Istanbul Stock Exchange

References

Neighbourhoods of Sarıyer Bosphorus Fishing communities in Turkey Restaurant districts and streets in Turkey {{Istanbul-geo-stub