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İstiklal Caddesi (Independence Avenue), a long pedestrian shopping street, ends at this square, and a nostalgic tram runs from the square along the avenue, ending near the Tünel (1875) which is the world's second-oldest subway line after London's Underground (1863). In addition to serving as the main transfer point for the municipal bus ...
Greek shops on İstiklal Avenue in Beyoğlu, 1930s. A view of Taksim Square with the Monument of the Republic (1928) When the Ottoman Empire collapsed and the Turkish Republic was founded (during and after the First World War) Pera, which became known as Beyoğlu in English in the modern era, went into gradual decline.
The street starts at the northern end of Galata (the medieval Genoese quarter) at Tünel Square and runs as far as Taksim Square. It was historically known as the Grand Avenue of Pera (Ottoman Turkish: جادهٔ كبیر, romanized: Cadde-i Kebir; Greek: Μεγάλη Οδός του Πέραν, romanized: Megali Odos tou Peran).
An elderly woman with Turkish flag on Taksim Square during the 2013 protests. From 28 May 2013 protests began to occur against plans to replace Taksim Gezi Park with a shopping mall and possible residence. [14] [15] The protests developed into riots when a group began occupying Taksim square and the police tried to suppress the demonstrations. [16]
The Atatürk Cultural Center (Turkish: Atatürk Kültür Merkezi), commonly called the AKM, is a concert hall, theatre and cultural centre running along the eastern side of Taksim Square in Beyoğlu, Istanbul. Originally opened on April 12, 1969, it was closed for renovation works in 2008, but was ultimately demolished in 2018 and rebuilt in ...
Islak hamburger (English: wet hamburger) or Taksim hamburger is a type of Turkish street food consisting of a hamburger soaked in tomato sauce. It is then typically served with mayonnaise. It is then typically served with mayonnaise.
The week of July 11, the Fit Republic sign was still on the outside of the 69,000-square-foot building located just a few feet away from Costco Wholesale’s Tacoma location.
Taksim is an underground rapid transit complex. It is located in central Beyoğlu under Taksim Square in Istanbul. [1] The complex is serviced by the M2 line of the Istanbul Metro and the Kabataş-Taksim Funicular (F1) line. Taksim was opened on 16 September 2000 as the southern terminus of the M2 until the line was extended to Yenikapı in ...