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Marble street sign at the entrance of the street from the south Soğukçeşme Sokağı with typical Ottoman houses of the late 19th century. Soğukçeşme Sokağı (literally: Street of the Cold Fountain) is a small street with historic houses in the Sultanahmet neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey, sandwiched in-between the Hagia Sophia and Topkapı Palace.
'Independence Avenue') is a 1.4 kilometre (0.87 mi) pedestrian street in the historic Beyoğlu (Pera) district in Istanbul, Turkey. It is one of the most famous avenues in the city. It acquired its modern name after the declaration of the Republic on 29 October 1923, İstiklal (Independence) commemorating Turkey's triumph in its War of ...
The hotel is the first Curio (brand) branded property in Istanbul. It features 78 rooms, that have deep soaking baths and separate Turkish Bath showers, spread among 17 mansions. [2] It has two restaurants and a Cafe/Bar overlooking the hotel garden.
Historic "Hotel M. Tokatlıyan" in Beyoğlu.. Contemporary hotel management in Istanbul started in the second half of the 19th century, as the Orient Express extended its non-stop service from Paris to Istanbul on 1 June 1889 (with Istanbul becoming one of the two original endpoints of the timetabled service of the Orient Express) and the city became, as a result, a tourist destination.
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The hotel is under a renovation project which is scheduled to finish in December 2015. [2] In 2011, The hotel worked with 20 local artists to create an art initiative that raised almost €200,000 towards supporting young children through various training programs. [3] [4] In 2012, the hotel hosted the World Economic Forum (WEF). [5]
Raffles Istanbul is a 5-star hotel in Istanbul that is managed by Raffles Hotels & Resorts. The hotel opened on September 1, 2014. [ 1 ] Designed by Emre Arolat & Tabanlıoğlu Architecture, [ 2 ] the hotel has a height of 134 metres (440 ft), making it one of Istanbul’s most noticeable buildings.
The street was renamed after Abdi İpekçi, the renowned journalist and the editor-in-chief of the major Turkish newspaper Milliyet. İpekçi was murdered on February 1, 1979, in his car in front of his apartment residence in this street by Mehmet Ali Ağca , who later gained further notoriety for his failed assassination attempt on Pope John ...