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Map of Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul), designed in 1422 by Florentine cartographer Cristoforo Buondelmonti. This is the oldest surviving map of the city, and the only surviving map that predates the Turkish conquest of 1453. The Bosporus is visible along the right-hand side of the map, wrapping vertically around the historic city.
Istanbul's first private university, Koç University, was founded as late as 1992, because private universities were not allowed in Turkey before the 1982 amendment to the constitution. [312] Istanbul is also home to several conservatories and art schools, including Mimar Sinan Academy of Fine Arts, founded in 1882. [317]
Map of Istanbul's Historic Peninsula (lower left), showing the location of the Golden Horn and Sarayburnu (Seraglio Point) in relation to Bosphorus strait, as well as historically significant sites (black), and various notable neighborhoods An aerial view of Galata (foreground), the Historic Peninsula (background), and the new Galata Bridge, which straddles the Golden Horn and, connects its ...
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Caddebostan is a neighbourhood in the Kadıköy district inside the city of Istanbul, Turkey. [1] It has a population of 20,170 (2023). [2] The 1.663 km² Caddebostan [3] is bordered by the neighbourhoods of Fenerbahçe in the west, Göztepe and Erenköy in the north, and Suadiye in the east.
Beylerbeyi is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey. [1] Its population is 5,168 (2022). [2] It is located on the Asian shore of the Bosporus, to the north of the Bosphorus Bridge.
A cruise liner docked at the Port of Istanbul. The Port of Istanbul consists of three passenger halls, two of them covering an area of 4,000 m 2 (43,000 sq ft) each and another of 800 m 2 (8,600 sq ft). The three halls make it possible to handle around 10,000 tourists an hour, maintaining all the border control functions. [2]
Üsküdar (Turkish pronunciation:) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 35 km 2, [3] and its population is 524,452 (2022). [1] It is a large and densely populated district on the Anatolian (Asian) shore of the Bosphorus.