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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]
This is a list of ports in Turkey grouped by sea and sorted after port name, [1] wherein piers and special purpose terminals (oil, natural gas, LNG terminals) [2] are separated. Marinas in Turkey are not listed here. As of 2024, there are 54 ports in Turkey. [3]
The Anatolian Railway began construction of the port on April 20, 1899, and operated the port until the newly established Turkish Republic purchased it on May 24, 1924. On May 31, 1927, the port's administration was handed over to the Turkish State Railways (TCDD). [6] On February 5, 1953, an extension for the Port of Haydarpaşa was started.
The location selected had long been home to warehouses associated with the port but most of these had fallen out of use. By the end of the 20th century it was best known as being the location of the Istanbul Modern art gallery (housed in an old warehouse) and a string of nargile (water-pipe) cafes popular with young people. But a line of grand ...
Map of the districts of Istanbul. This is a list of neighbourhoods (Turkish: mahalle) of Istanbul, Turkey, classified by the districts of Istanbul.Neighbourhoods are not considered an administrative division of the districts, but they have legally established borders and a "head man" (called muhtar in Turkish) who are elected by universal suffrage and have minor duties like certifying copies ...
Yenikapı (Turkish pronunciation:) is a port and a quarter in Istanbul, Turkey, in the metropolitan district of Fatih on the European side of the Bosphorus, and along the southern shore of the city's historically central peninsula. Yenikapı is notable for the ongoing excavations on its Byzantine port, first
The Kadıköy Ferry Terminal (Turkish: Kadıköy Feribot Terminali), also known as the Kadıköy İDO Terminal (Turkish: Kadıköy İDO Terminali), is a ferry terminal in Kadıköy, Istanbul, located near Damga Street on the Bosporus strait. It is one of four ferry landings within Kadıköy Harbor.
English inventor Francis Ronalds described what he called a propelling rudder in 1859 that combined the propulsion and steering mechanisms of a boat in a single apparatus. . The propeller was placed in a frame having an outer profile similar to a rudder and attached to a vertical shaft that allowed the device to rotate in plane while spin was transmitted to the propell