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The starting point for visitors is bustling Karaköy Pier on the European side. Istanbul was the No. 2 city in the world for international arrivals in 2024, according to data analytics company ...
Kadıköy (Turkish pronunciation: [kaˈdɯcøj] ⓘ) is a municipality and district on the Asian side of Istanbul Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 25 km 2, [3] and its population is 467,919 (2023). [1] It is a large and populous area in the Asian side of Istanbul, on the northern shore of the Sea of Marmara.
The area came to be the base of European merchants, particularly from Genoa and Venice, in what was then known as Pera. Following the Fourth Crusade in 1204, and during the Latin Empire of Constantinople (1204–1261), the Venetians became more prominent in Pera. The Dominican Church of St. Paul (1233), today known as the Arap Camii, is from ...
Levent is one of the main business districts in Istanbul, together with Maslak and Şişli on the European side and Ataşehir on the Asian side. Istanbul had the eleventh-largest economy among the world's urban areas in 2018, and is responsible for 30 percent of Turkey's industrial output, [226] 31 percent of GDP, [226] and 47 percent of tax ...
Column of the Goths in Gülhane Park. The most important monuments of Roman architecture in the city include the Column of Constantine (Turkish: Çemberlitaş), which was erected in 330 by Constantine the Great for marking the declaration of the new capital city of the Roman Empire and contained several fragments of the True Cross and other artifacts belonging to Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary ...
Kartal (Turkish:) is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 38 km 2, [3] and its population is 483,418 (2022). [1] It is located on the Asian side of the city, on the coast of the Marmara Sea between Maltepe and Pendik.
The bridge is situated between Istanbul Hisarüstü (European side) and Kavacık (Asian side). It is a gravity-anchored suspension bridge with steel pylons and vertical hangers. The aerodynamic deck hangs on double vertical steel cables. It is 1,510 m long with a deck width of 39 m.
It is residential in most parts, and is the most populated neighborhood in the Asian side of Istanbul, with 88.042 residents as of 2022. [7] Today, neighborhoods of Maltepe under the D-100 highway are slightly more developed than north of the highway with newer housing, easier access to public transport and education.