Salacak

Salacak

Salacak

Neighbourhood in Istanbul, Turkey

Salacak is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 9,522 (2022).[2] It is located on the Asian shore of the Bosporus, to the south of the historic center of Üsküdar.

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The word salacak means "bench for washing a corpse,"[3] but the name is reported to come from sala meaning "village" (language unspecified) with the Turkish suffix -cık, "small."[4]

The neighborhood's best-known landmark is the Maiden's Tower (Kız Kulesi), just offshore from Salacak in the Bosporus.

Notes

  1. [1]
    Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. [3]
    Türk Dil Kurumu. Büyük Türkçe Sözlük. URL: ".:: Türk Dil Kurumu - Büyük Türkçe Sözlük ::". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-10-23. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  4. [4]
    Hürel, page 272.

References

Printed sources
  • Hürel, Haldun (2008). Semtleri, Mahalleri, Caddeleri ve Sokakları A'dan Z'ye İstanbul'un Alfabetik Öyküsü. İkarus. ISBN 978-975-999-290-3.


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