Altunizade

Altunizade

Altunizade

Neighbourhood in Istanbul, Turkey

Altunizade is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 13,459 (2022).[2] It is located on the Asian side of the city.

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The location takes its name from Altunizade İsmail Zühtü Pasha (1806–1887), a wealthy civil servant in the Ottoman Empire, who established the settlement in an utmost area on the Anatolian part of Istanbul in the 19th century.[3] "Altunizade" means gold trader in the Ottoman Turkish language.[4]

Education

Main building of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University in Eyüp, Istanbul

Following universities maintain campuses in Altunizade: Istanbul 29 Mayıs University,[5] Istanbul Şehir University,[6] Istanbul Medeniyet University,[7] Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University,[8] and Üsküdar University.[9]

Places of interest

Altunizade Mosque, built in 1865.

Places of interest in the neighborhood are Altunizade Mosque,[3] Capitol Shopping Center and Altunizade Acıbadem hastanesi

Transport

The motorway Otoyol 1 runs just northeast of the neighborhood connecting the Bosphorus Bridge with Kadıköy. A number of İETT city bus lines and bus rapid transsit Metrobus line serve Altunizade.[10] Also M-5 Subway runs in Altunizade.

References

  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]
    Aygün, Z. Tamer (2014-08-27). "Altunizade İsmail Zühtü Paşa Camii" (in Turkish). Osmanlı Camileri. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  4. [4]
    "İstanbul Semt Adlarının Anlamları" (in Turkish). Not Defterim. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  5. [5]
    "Yerleşke - Yerleşkede Yaşam" (in Turkish). İstanbul 29 Mayıs Üniversitesi. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  6. [6]
    "Kampüler-Altunizade Kampüsleri" (in Turkish). İstanbul Şehir Üniversitesi. Archived from the original on 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  7. [7]
    "İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi".
  8. [8]
    "İZÜ'nün Yeni Yerleşkesi Altunizade'de Kapılarını Açıyor" (in Turkish). İstanbul Zaim Üniversitesi. Archived from the original on 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  9. [9]
    "Altunizade Merkez Yerleşke" (in Turkish). Üsküdar Üniversitesi. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  10. [10]
    "Durak Bilgisi - Altunizade Üsküdar" (in Turkish). İETT. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
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