Osmanağa is a neighborhood (''

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'') in the district of

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Description

Osmanağa is one of the central neighborhoods of Kadıköy, located at the intersection of important land and sea transportation networks. It is an area of intense commercial activity, with a much higher number of places of business (9347) than residences (5374). It also hosts a large number of

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s ('' dernek''). The neighborhood is bordered on the north by the Kadıköy neighborhoods of Rasimpaşa and Hasanpaşa, on the east by the Kadıköy neighborhood of Zühtüpaşa, on the south by the Kadıköy neighborhood of Caferağa, and on the west by Caferağa and Kadıköy Bay, a part of the

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. The neighborhood's population is 7728 (2020).

Historic sites

Historic sites of Osmanağa include * the Osmanağa Mosque, first built in 1612 by Bâbüssaâde ağası Mısırlı Osman Ağa, heavily restored in 1812 by

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, and rebuilt after burning down in 1878 * the St. Euphemia

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, built in 1694 on the ruins of a monastery dedicated to a Saint Vassi, heavily restored and enlarged in 1830, restored again in 1993 * the bull statue, created in 1864, installed at Altıyol, Kadıköy, in 1987 * the

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School, an

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school built in 1902, now the

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Culture Center * the

Süreyya Opera House Süreyya Opera House, also called Süreyya Cultural Center (), is an opera house, opera hall located at Gen. Asım Gündüz Avenue No: 29, in the Bahariye quarter of the Kadıköy district in Istanbul, Turkey. The building was designed by Armenian ...

, built in 1924-1927 by Süreyya Paşa

References

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