Göztepe is a neighbourhood 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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. Its population is 40,858 (2022). The name, literally meaning "eye hill" in English, was coined to honor ''Gözcü Baba'' ("Father Watchman"), the nickname of the watchman of a

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lodge situated on a hill there. The neighborhood on the Asian part of Istanbul is bordered in the south by

Caddebostan Caddebostan is a neighbourhood in the Kadıköy district inside the city of Istanbul, Turkey. It has a population of 20,170 (2023). The 1.663 km² Caddebostan is bordered by the List of neighbourhoods of Istanbul, neighbourhoods of Fenerbahçe, K ...

and Fenerbahçe, in the north by Merdivenköy, in the east by Erenköy and in the west by Feneryolu. It does not have a coast. The notable

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of the Asian part of Istanbul, Baghdad Avenue, runs through the suburb. Göztepe's city park is the largest green space along the Avenue, covering .

History

The neighborhood developed as a residential area for high court officials in late Ottoman times during the reign of Sultan

Abdul Hamid II Abdulhamid II or Abdul Hamid II (; ; 21 September 184210 February 1918) was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire, from 1876 to 1909, and the last sultan to exert effective control over the fracturing state. He oversaw a Decline and modernizati ...

(1876–1909). Wealthy

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and other non-Muslims settled on Its western side. Wooden mansions within lavish gardens were built in and around Göztepe. The suburb also contained farms and dairies, which supplied the court with their

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. In the first half of the 20th century, the area was mainly populated as a summer resort. While many of the historic wooden mansions gave way to modern buildings following fires, a small number still exist. After the construction of the D.100 highway which passes through the north of Göztepe, the neighborhood spread into the meadows in that direction.

Göztepe railway station Göztepe station () is a historical railway station in Kadıköy, Istanbul. Between 1969 and 2013, it was a station on the Haydarpaşa suburban railway line to Gebze. A modern station of the same name is now a stop on the Marmaray commuter rail ...

opened after the establishment of the

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, and contributed to further settlement in the area. It became redundant with the opening of the Marmaray rail service which uses a more modern Göztepe station.

Education

* Göztepe İhsan Kurşunoğlu Anadolu

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Erenköy Girls High School Erenköy Girls High School (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Erenköy Kız Anadolu Lisesi'') is a public girls high school in the Erenköy, Kadıköy, Erenköy neighborhood of Kadıköy district in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1911 during the Ottom ...

* Yeşilbahar

Middle School Middle school, also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school, is an educational stage between primary school and secondary school. Afghanistan In Afghanistan, middle school includes g ...

(Closed) * Göztepe

Elementary School A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ...

* İlhami Ahmed Örnekal

* Fenerbahçe Anadolu

Göztepe Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu

* Faik Reşit Unat

* Ali Haydar Ersoy

* İstanbul Avni Akyol

Fine Arts In European academic traditions, fine art (or, fine arts) is made primarily for aesthetics or creativity, creative expression, distinguishing it from popular art, decorative art or applied art, which also either serve some practical function ...

* Kadıköy Bilim ve Sanat Merkezi

Places of interest

* Istanbul Toy Museum founded and run by poet and writer

Sunay Akın Sunay Akın (born 12 September 1962) is a Turkish people, Turkish poet, writer, TV host, journalist, and a philanthropist. He is the founder of Istanbul Toy Museum. Akın was born in Trabzon, Turkey. Akın is best known for his poetry; his prim ...

. *

* Selamiçeşme Özgürlük Park * Göztepe 60. Year Park (located inside the borders of

but

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perceived to be in Göztepe) * Göztepe

Marketplace A marketplace, market place, or just market, is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. In different parts of the world, a marketplace may be described as a ''souk'' (from ...

(Göztepe Sabit Pazarı) * Tütüncü Mehmet Efendi

Mosque A mosque ( ), also called a masjid ( ), is a place of worship for Muslims. The term usually refers to a covered building, but can be any place where Salah, Islamic prayers are performed; such as an outdoor courtyard. Originally, mosques were si ...

* Caddebostan Synagogue * Göztepe Sports Facilities *

Hilal S.K. Hilal SK is a sports club of Göztepe, Istanbul, Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders th ...

* Erenköy

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Transport

* GZ1

Public transport bus service Public transport bus services are generally based on regular operation of transit buses along a route calling at agreed bus stops according to a published public transport timetable. History of buses Origins While there are indications o ...

* GZ2

* 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 ...

References

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