Bostancı is a neighbourhood of

Kadıköy Kadıköy (), known in classical antiquity and during the Roman and Byzantine eras as Chalcedon ( gr, Χαλκηδών), is a large, populous, and cosmopolitan district in the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey, on the northern shore of the Sea of ...

, located on the

Anatolia Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The r ...

n side of

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...

, on the shore of the

Sea of Marmara The Sea of Marmara,; grc, Προποντίς, Προποντίδα, Propontís, Propontída also known as the Marmara Sea, is an inland sea located entirely within the borders of Turkey. It connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea via the ...

. As the easternmost neighbourhood of the

district; it borders Suadiye and

Kozyatağı Kozyatağı is a neighbourhood of Kadıköy one of the districts of Istanbul. It is to the East of Göztepe west of Bostancı south of Ataşehir and north of the coastal neighbourhoods. Transport The M4 and the planned M8 metro lines run throu ...

(also neighbourhoods of Kadıköy) to the west,

İçerenköy İçerenköy is a neighbourhood located in the borough of Ataşehir on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country loc ...

(a neighbourhood of

Ataşehir Ataşehir is a district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is located at the junction of the O-2 and O-4 motorways on the Anatolian (Asian) side of Istanbul. Its neighbours are the districts of Ümraniye to the north, Sancaktepe to the northeast, Malt ...

) to the north, and Altıntepe (a neighbourhood of Maltepe) to the east. A predominantly residential area, Bostancı is an important transport interchange with stops on the Marmaray and M4 Metro lines and ferries leaving for the

Princes' Islands The Princes' Islands ( tr, Prens Adaları; the word "princes" is plural, because the name means "Islands of the Princes", el, Πριγκηπονήσια, ''Pringiponisia''), officially just Adalar ( en, Islands); alternatively the Princes' Arch ...

in the Sea of Marmara. It is generally considered the starting point of Bağdat Avenue, the major shopping street that runs as far as Kadıköy. Because of its position on the water, Bostanci has several fish restaurants. It is also popular as a place to stop off for late night fast food. Several places stay open all night serving people returning from the bars and clubs on Bağdat Avenue. Bostancıbaşı Köprüsü

History

In the

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantin ...

period Bostanci was probably called

Poleatikon Poleatikon was a coastal town of ancient Bithynia located on the road from Libyssa to Chalcedon on the north coast of the Propontis. Its site is located near Bostancı Bostancı is a neighbourhood of Kadıköy, located on the Anatolian side of ...

. When the emperors returned from campaigning in

, the city chief would greet them here and it is thought that there was a palace for the emperor here. When the

Umayyad The Umayyad Caliphate (661–750 CE; , ; ar, ٱلْخِلَافَة ٱلْأُمَوِيَّة, al-Khilāfah al-ʾUmawīyah) was the second of the four major caliphates established after the death of Muhammad. The caliphate was ruled by the ...

forces besieged

Constantinople la, Constantinopolis ota, قسطنطينيه , alternate_name = Byzantion (earlier Greek name), Nova Roma ("New Rome"), Miklagard/Miklagarth ( Old Norse), Tsargrad ( Slavic), Qustantiniya (Arabic), Basileuousa ("Queen of Cities"), Megalopolis ( ...

(now Istanbul) in 718, their navy took refuge in the port here. During the Ottoman period, the main road connecting the capital to Anatolia passed through Bostancı, which was the eastern border of the city. A Bostanji (a type of imperial guard, whose name literally means "gardener" in Turkish) outpost was established here where they could control the entrances and exits to Istanbul. The neighbourhood took its name from this outpost.

Transport

From Bostancı, five of the Princes' Islands - Kınalıada, Burgazada,

Heybeliada Heybeliada, or Heybeli Ada, is the second largest of the Prince' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbull, Turkey. It is officially a neighbourhood of the Adalar district of Istanbul. Its name, meaning 'with a saddlebag' in Turkish, in ...

Büyükada Büyükada ( el, Πρίγκηπος or Πρίγκιπος, rendered ''Prinkipos'' or ''Prinkipo''), meaning "Big Island" in Turkish, is the largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, with an area of about . It is of ...

and Sivriada - can be seen. Bostancı is also an important interchange for the Asian side of Istanbul with copious city buses, sea buses, commuter ferries, trains and dolmuşes. All intercity trains heading for

stop at

Bostancı railway station Bostancı railway station ( tr, Bostancı istasyonu) is a railway station in Kadıköy, Istanbul and is the easternmost station in the district. Located along Bağdat Avenue in the Bostancı neighborhood of Kadıköy, it was a station on the Hayda ...

, which is opposite the

Bostancı pier Bostancı is a neighbourhood of Kadıköy, located on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, Turkey, on the shore of the Sea of Marmara. As the easternmost neighbourhood of the Kadıköy district; it borders Suadiye and Kozyatağı (also neighbou ...

Bus system * 2 Balaban *4 Ring *10B

*10S

*17S Yenimahalle *128 Mecidiyeköy-Mezarlık *129T Taksim *134BK Yahya Tahir Sokak Metro * M4

- Sabiha Gökçen International Airport ; Ferryboats Inner city *İDO

*İDO Kabataş *İDO

- Yenikapı-

Bakırköy Bakırköy is a neighbourhood, municipality and district on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. The quarter is densely populated, has a residential character and is inhabited by an upper middle class population. The municipality of Bakırkö ...

*İDO Maltepe *İDO

- Burgazada- Kınalıada- Kabataş Intercity *İDO

Kartal Kartal is a district of Istanbul, Turkey, located on the Asian side of the city, on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Maltepe and Pendik. Despite being far from the city centre, Kartal is heavily populated (total population of 541,209) (20 ...

Yalova Yalova is a market-gardening town located in northwestern Turkey on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara. The town has a population of 156,838, while the population of the surrounding Yalova Province is 291,001 . A largely modern town, it i ...

*İDO Yenikapı- Armutlu *İDO Yenikapı- Marmara- Avşa Suburban train * Marmaray Train Line ( Halkalı -

Gebze Gebze (,) is a district in Kocaeli Province, Turkey. It is situated 65 km (30 mi) southeast of Istanbul, on the Gulf of Izmit, the eastern arm of the Sea of Marmara. Gebze is the largest district per population size in the province as ...

)

Images

File:Walking To The Bostancı Bay In Sunset (21346543).jpeg, Sunset in Bostancı File:Bostancı Sahili-2.jpg, Bostancı Coast File:Altintepe kizilaydan bostanci, kadikoye dogru - panoramio.jpg, View of Bostancı from Altıntepe File:Bostanci station 2005.jpg, Historical Station of Bostancı File:Bostanci1.JPG, Bostancı Subway File:Bostancı guard.jpg, Bostanji Guards

References

External links

Miscellaneous images of Bostancı
Neighbourhoods of Kadıköy Fishing communities in Turkey Restaurant districts and streets in Turkey {{Istanbul-geo-stub