Bostancı () is a neighborhood in the municipality and district of

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 si ...

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Description

Bostancı is on the

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 ...

n side of

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 ...

, on the shore of the

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 E ...

. As the easternmost neighborhood of the

district; it borders Suadiye and Kozyatağı (also neighborhoods of Kadıköy) to the west, İçerenköy (a neighborhood of

Ataşehir Ataşehir is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey. Its area is 25 km2, and its population is 423,127 (2022). It is located at the junction of the Otoyol 2, O-2 and Otoyol 4, O-4 motorways on the Anato ...

) to the north, and

Altıntepe Altıntepe (Turkish for "golden hill") or Yerez () is an Urartian fortress and temple archaeological site dating from the 9th to 7th century BCE. It is located on a small hill overlooking the Euphrates River in the Üzümlü district of Erzincan ...

(a neighborhood of Maltepe) to the east. The population of Bostancı is 33,638 (2022). A predominantly residential area, Bostancı is an important transport interchange with stops on the

Marmaray Marmaray () is a commuter rail line located in Istanbul, Turkey. The line runs from Halkalı, on the European side, to Gebze, on the Asian side, along the north shore of the Sea of Marmara. Mostly using the right-of-way of two existing com ...

and M4 Metro lines and ferries leaving for the

Princes' Islands The Princes' Islands (; the word "princes" is plural, because the name means "Islands of the Princes", , ''Pringiponisia''), officially just Adalar (); alternatively the Princes' Archipelago; is an archipelago off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey, ...

in the Sea of Marmara. It is generally considered the starting point of

Bağdat 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 Ma ...

, the major shopping street that runs as far as Kadıköy. Because of its position on the water, Bostancı 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.

History

In the

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 ...

period, Bostancı was probably called Poleatikon. Poleatikon was one of the places where the ceremonial reception of an emperor returning from a military campaign or journey in

could take place. There was a church around where the Bostancı train station is now and a port at the Bostancı or Çamaşırcı Stream. When the

Umayyad The Umayyad Caliphate or Umayyad Empire (, ; ) was the second caliphate established after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and was ruled by the Umayyad dynasty. Uthman ibn Affan, the third of the Rashidun caliphs, was also a membe ...

forces besieged

Constantinople Constantinople (#Names of Constantinople, see other names) was a historical city located on the Bosporus that served as the capital of the Roman Empire, Roman, Byzantine Empire, Byzantine, Latin Empire, Latin, and Ottoman Empire, Ottoman empire ...

(now Istanbul) in 718, their navy took refuge in the port here. During the Ottoman period, the main road connecting the Istanbul to

passed through Bostancı, which was the eastern border of the city. A

bostancı Bostancı () is a neighborhood in the municipality and district of Kadıköy, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Description Bostancı is on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, on the shore of the Sea of Marmara. As the easternmost neighborhood of the Kadı ...

outpost (''

derbendi'') was established at the Bostancıbaşı Bridge to control entrance to the city, the ''bostancıbaşı'' ( Turkish: ''bostancı'', "gardener," '' baş'', "head") being the official responsible for security and maintenance, first for Istanbul palaces and gardens, and later for other imperial palaces and fields. The neighborhood received its name from the Bostancı Guild (''

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'') stationed at the bridge. Until the mid-19th century, Bostancı and other neighborhoods along the Marmara shore were known for '' bağ'' and ''

bostan Bostan, Bustan, Boustan or Boostan () may refer to: Places Iran * Shahrak-e Bostan, Fars province * Bostan, Isfahan, Isfahan province * Bostan, Kerman, Kerman province * Bostan, Iran, Khuzestan province ** Bostan District (Dasht-e Azadegan ...

'' (

vineyard A vineyard ( , ) is a plantation of grape-bearing vines. Many vineyards exist for winemaking; others for the production of raisins, table grapes, and non-alcoholic grape juice. The science, practice and study of vineyard production is kno ...

s and

vegetable gardens Vegetables are edible parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. This original meaning is still commonly used, and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including flowers, fruits, ...

), providing fruits and vegetables to the city of Istanbul. The population of the area consisted mostly of gardeners and fishers. With the development of the

Anatolian Railway The Chemins de Fer Ottomans d'Anatolie (, ), founded on 4 October 1888, was a railway company that operated in the Ottoman Empire.rural In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry are typically desc ...

and more

suburban A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...

. For Bostancı, one of the most significant of these summer houses was the mansion (''

köşk Köşk is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Aydın Province, Turkey. Its area is 187 km2, and its population is 28,235 (2022). "Köşk" is a noun in Turkish and refers to an ornate wooden mansion, smaller than a palace. Comp ...

'') of Sadi Bey, an accountant in the

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. A train station was built in 1910 (the previous station may have been in an officer's house built in 1874). A wooden steamboat pier was built in 1888 and a ferry station in 1912-13. A mosque and primary school were built in 1913. The area of Bostancı west of Bostancı Stream was established as a ''

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 ...

'' in 1914, while the area east of the stream continued to be part of the

kaza A kaza (, "judgment" or "jurisdiction") was an administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire, administrative division of the Ottoman Empire. It is also discussed in English under the names district, subdistrict, and juridical district. Kazas co ...

Kartal Kartal () is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 38 km2, and its population is 483,418 (2022). It is located on the Asian side of the city, on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Maltepe and Pendik. De ...

Historic sites

Historic sites of Bostancı include * the Bostancıbaşı or Bostancı Bridge, an Ottoman bridge, possibly built in 1523-24 * the ruins of a

Jesuit The Society of Jesus (; abbreviation: S.J. or SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits ( ; ), is a religious order (Catholic), religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rom ...

monastery, possibly from the 16th century * the Bostancı Community Education Center Building, built as a school (''

mekteb A kuttab ( ''kuttāb'', plural: ''kataatiib'', ) or maktab () is a type of elementary school in the Muslim world. Though the ''kuttab'' was primarily used for teaching children in reading, writing, grammar, and Islamic studies, such as memorizing ...

'') in 1778 by

Abdülhamid I Abdulhamid I or Abdul Hamid I (, ''`Abdü’l-Ḥamīd-i evvel''; ; 20 March 1725 – 7 April 1789) was the 27th sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1774 to 1789. A devout and pacifist sultan, he inherited a bankrupt empire and sought military r ...

, heavily

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by the architect Kemaleddin in 1915 * the

Mahmud II Mahmud II (, ; 20 July 1785 – 1 July 1839) was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1808 until his death in 1839. Often described as the "Peter the Great of Turkey", Mahmud instituted extensive administrative, military, and fiscal reforms ...

Fountain A fountain, from the Latin "fons" ( genitive "fontis"), meaning source or spring, is a decorative reservoir used for discharging water. It is also a structure that jets water into the air for a decorative or dramatic effect. Fountains were o ...

('' çeşme'') or Bostancıbaşı Outpost (''derbend'') Fountain, built in 1831 * the

qibla The qibla () is the direction towards the Kaaba in the Great Mosque of Mecca, Sacred Mosque in Mecca, which is used by Muslims in various religious contexts, particularly the direction of prayer for the salah. In Islam, the Kaaba is believed to ...

stone for the open-air prayer place ('' namazgâh'') of the Bostancıbaşı Outpost * the Cavit Paşa Mansion (''köşk''), built by

Mirliva ''Mirliva'' or ''Mîr-i livâ'' was a military rank of the Ottoman Army and Navy. It corresponds to brigadier general ( modern Turkish: ''Tuğgeneral'') and division general ( modern Turkish: ''Tümgeneral'') in the modern Turkish Army. ''M ...

Cavit Paşa in the late 19th or early 20th century, bought by Tahsin Coşkan in 1932, restored in 2016 * the Tamara Mansion (''köşk''), built in 1903 by Edouard Huguenin of the Anatolian Baghdad Railways on the grounds of the ruined Jesuit Monastery * the train station, built in 1910, rebuilt in 2019 as part of the

project * the steamboat

pier A pier is a raised structure that rises above a body of water and usually juts out from its shore, typically supported by piling, piles or column, pillars, and provides above-water access to offshore areas. Frequent pier uses include fishing, b ...

, built in 1912-13, restored in 1978 and 2006 * the Bostancı or Kuloğlu or Station Mosque, designed by the architect Kemaleddin, built in 1913, enlarged in 1969 and 1990

Transport

From Bostancı, five of the Princes' Islands -

Kınalıada Kınalıada (Turkish language, Turkish for: Henna Island; , 'first', known classically in English as Prote) is the fourth smallest inhabited island in the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara; near Istanbul, Turkey. It is also the closest o ...

Burgazada Burgazada, or Burgaz Adası (Burgaz for short), is the third largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, Turkey. It is officially a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Adalar, Istanbul Province, Turkey. It ...

Heybeliada Heybeliada, or Heybeli Ada, () is the second largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, Turkey. It is officially a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Adalar, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its populatio ...

Büyükada Büyükada (, 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 made up of the Maden and Nizam neighbourhoods in ...

, 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 () is a neighborhood in the municipality and district of Kadıköy, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Description Bostancı is on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, on the shore of the Sea of Marmara. As the easternmost neighborhood of the Kadı ...

, which is opposite the Bostancı pier. Bostanci station

Bus system * 2 Balaban *4 Ring *10B

*10S

*17S

Yenimahalle Yenimahalle is a municipality and metropolitan district of Ankara Province, Turkey. Its area is 219 km2, and its population is 704,652 (2022). It is a fast-growing urban residential district of the city of Ankara, Turkey's capital. Its elev ...

*128

Mecidiyeköy Mecidiyeköy ( is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Şişli, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 20,006 (2022). It is a heavily built-up residential and business neighbourhood, squeezed in between the Fulya, Kuştepe, G ...

-Mezarlık *129T Taksim *134BK Yahya Tahir Sokak Metro * M4

Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is the secondary international airport serving Istanbul, Turkey. Located southeast of the city centre, Sabiha Gökçen Airport is in the Asian part of the transcontinental city and serves as the o ...

;

Ferryboats A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus. ...

Inner city *İDO

*İDO Kabataş *İDO

Yenikapı Yenikapı () is a port and a quarter in Istanbul, Turkey, in the metropolitan district of Fatih on the European side of the Bosphorus, and along the southern shore of the city's historically central peninsula. Yenikapı is notable for the ongoing ...

Bakırköy Bakırköy is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district in the European part of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 29 km2, and its population is 226,685 (2022). Bakırköy lies between the State road D.100 (Turkey), D.100 highway (l ...

*İDO Maltepe *İDO

- Kabataş Intercity *İDO

Yalova Yalova is a market-gardening town located in northwestern Turkey on the eastern coast of the Sea of Marmara. It is the seat of Yalova Province and Yalova District.Yenikapı Yenikapı () is a port and a quarter in Istanbul, Turkey, in the metropolitan district of Fatih on the European side of the Bosphorus, and along the southern shore of the city's historically central peninsula. Yenikapı is notable for the ongoing ...

- Armutlu *İDO

- Marmara-

Avşa Avşa Island () or Türkeli is a Turkish island in the southern Sea of Marmara with an area of about . It was the classical and Byzantine Empire, Byzantine Aphousia ( or Ἀφησιά) and was a place of exile during the Byzantine period. The Gre ...

Suburban train *

Train Line ( Halkalı -

Gebze Gebze (), formerly known as Libyssa, is a municipality and district of Kocaeli Province, Turkey. Its area is 418 km2, and its population is 407,019 (2022). It is situated 65 km (30 mi) southeast of Istanbul, on the Gulf of Izmit, ...

)

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
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