TRAVEL (Historical Places)

From SKUTARI
You can see the main gate of the Fethipaşa Grove when you take the way into the Bosphorus from Üsküdar.
This grove is one of the unusual place of İstanbul that you can breathe.Both of the foundations and that grove whıch change hands continuously  and its managing is not good are being ruin.In theese foundations the sale of alcohol drinks has been prohobited by the municipal like in the other groves. 

KUZGUNCUK
The first color county from Üsküdar towards the bosphorus  is Kuzguncuk.
In this place which different people who have different beliefs living in the peace here it is like an expression of the tolerance that  the mosque and the church to be neighbour.Kuzguncuk is trying to get the previous cultures lived with the native folk and the intellectuals who settled down here,and they are being rather successful.

A pale pink villa is seen before Kuzguncuk. Which called Pembe Yalı or Macanlar Yalısı are the structures from 18.century.

BEYLERBEYİ
When the way taken after passing under  the bosphorus bridge the Beylerbeyi Palace is seen at the entrance of the Beylerbeyi.Beylerbeyi Summer Palace was built by Sultan Abdülaziz between the years of 1861_1865.The architect was Sarkis Balyan.The foreign emperors and queens would be entertained in this Palace which contain three flor, 26 rooms and six living room.What pity that this palace which can be visited as museum also has been  left standing under the bosphorus bridge.
In the place of that palace there was the palace of Rumeli Beylerbeyi before.Its name is coming from there.

When the palace is passed and entered the narrow streets Beylerbeyi is a color and attractive World with the touristic shops,fish and mussel restaurants which their chairs has been put on the streets and on the wharf,tea sellers,and the mussel cleaners who never leave in the small fisher shelter.
The Hamidievvel Mosque that is next to wharf is one the best mosques of the Bosphorus.It was built by the 1. Abdulhamit in the 1788.The architect is Tahir Ağa.

ÇENGELKÖY
Çengelköy is one of the important part which supplies the vegetables of the city.Especially it is important with the almond cucumbers.The aged plane trees ,Güzel Çeşme(fountain) and the fish restaurants are decorating the area.
The Sadullahpaşa palace which you can see before  you reach the Bosphorus is one the famous one.This palace has a fountain in front of it  was built in the 18.century.

Towards the hills ;Vaniköy that the nightingale songs can still be heard,Kandilli that is known with the observatory,Sevda Tepesi (the hill of the love) that its name is coming from one young couple who werent alloved them to  get marry as you can see ın  many Turkish movies is above while coming Küçüksu are enumerated one after another.

KÜÇÜKSU
Küçüksu would be remembered with its summer palace,stream and Göksu stream just beside at the end of the last century.
It can be confused when it is looked the Göksu that once upon a time the people were traveling on it with the boats watching the moonlight,and which the young boys  composed for the young girls who bounce the boys hearts there ,now can be asked that;Was everything  lived here?;but all of them are true.

From that times  the Küçüksu palace and the fountain just beside saved today but there is no sign from the Küçüksu meadow which remembered with it.The meadow was used for as work side area in the construction of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridge,and lost its own characteristic.
Küçüksu Palace was made of timber   in the 1. Mahmut time in 1752,and it was renewed to Balyan workman with the condition  today by Abdulmecid in 1856.The fountain just beside it 3. Selim got it built for his mother Mihrişah Sultan.

ANADOLU HİSARI
People called  Güzel Hisar (Pretty Hisar) for Anadolu Hisarı (Anatolian Castle) because of it is cute which Yıldırım Bayezıd got it built who intended conquer İstanbul but never could do it.

This castle is really so cute with its small houses around it which cannot be expected as a military building.You will find one the nicest cafes of the bosphorus where Göksu Stream join the sea.Güzelcehisar cafe is a good selection for breathe with the amazing wiew and especially for having a breakfast.

KANLICA
In Kanlıca milk of cows is brandpink  because of something  they eat.And the rapitation of its yogurt is coming from that.
Its nice to eat yogurt nowadays in the tea gardens near the wharf.Meanwhile the blanks which remainings from the palaces are the places of the fishers.You can also take your chance by hiring your fisher line set if you dont have it.

When its entered one of the streets and climbed to up of Kanlıca Hills at one of the best point which the Bosphorus is seen best there you can g oto Mihrabad grove.Just on your left maybe one of the most pretty bay of the bosphorus and on your right Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridge will be left.On your side Rumeli Hisarı (Castle of Rumeli) will be left with its all grandeur.

The Mihrabad Grove has taken its name from the Mihrabad Palace which Damat İbrahim Paşa got it built for 3. Ahmet during his term but demolished then.This 25 hectares grove shelters to the plant cover of the Bosphorus and mostly the judas trees and the pistachio pines.
The grove in the managing of the forest administration.

ÇUBUKLU
Çubuklu is the place which is looking like the old villages of the Bosphorus mostly.
If you climb to up the hills you can give a tea break in the Hıdiv Palace which is operating as hotel and restaurant.(There is no alchol like in the all municipality enterprises.)This palace  which was built by Abbas Hilmi Paşa who is Egypt Hıdiv  distrubed Sultan Abdulaziz in his time maybe because of its strange architectural.Egypt Hıdiv Abbas Hilmi Paşa took his own precaution and he got a secret passing made from inside the cupboard in the room

It should be gone to Abraham Pasa Grove by leaving the coast.This grove which shelters the unusual trees inside is very suitable for breaking a break in the warm summer days.Its very crowded by the people who come for picnic.

PAŞABAHÇE-BEYKOZ
While passing Çubuklu and coming down to Paşabahçe a footpath is separated to the left by the seaside.These warehaouses that are in the most beautiful side of the Bosphorus has been emptied and has been ganed for tourism by getting them restored.One of the famous entertainment place of İstanbul called club 29 is here too.

You can see the Beykoz Grove on the right while coming Beykoz. In this grove that  can be entered with the car from a narrow gate there are two branches of Hasır restaurant and a pool tea garden.Hasır is one of the best restaurants of İstanbul.The tea garden is a cool place near the pool in summer.There is also food.

The İshak Ağa Faountain is a nice structure near the Beykoz square but nicer think about it is that one of the rare public fountains that is used today too.

Especially shield fish is more famous in Beykoz even once upon a time swordwish could be catched.And ofcourse its soup too.

Beykoz football team was famous once upon a time.This team gave a hard the other big three teams of Turkey.The Beykoz famous fish restaurant Kamil is one of the place that is not given up by people living  there.
Beykoz was the Bosphorus village.Today it has beacame a Anatolian county.

ANADOLU KAVAĞI
The slope which begins from Beykoz Meadow,is reaching to Anadolu Kavağı with 10 kilometers long way through the forest which one of the nice villages of the Bosphorus in Anatolian side.
After climbing the hill a little a break should be given  for a amazing wiew of the Bosphorus and the wiew of Marmara from  distant.
Here is the Yuşa Hill.Here is the Yuşa mosque and grave of him but there is no more information known about him.

Anadolu Kavağı is being gone  through the military area.Sometimes there is being made identity control.There is a old mansion which cant be seen because of in the military area.Here the famous people Marko Paşa had lived.He must have escaped overhere from the expression that the people say for him “tell your distress to Marko Paşa”.

Anadolu Kavağı is a small fisher village.Here are alot of number of fish restaurant.The frying mussel is famous.The other kind of food which is special in here is a kind of  crepe which is prepared in toasted machine.
At the behind on the hill there is Yoros Burnu (Yoros Cape)  and a castle remaining from old Rome.

There is a nice village looking inside is Poyrazköy.At the open side there is Keçilimanı.
The both of Anadolu Feneri and the Black Sea coasts are the preferred places for swimming of the people who come there  with their cars or yachts.

The Anatolian side of the Bosphorus is connecting to the Europen side by the two bridges.
The suspension bridge which is connected to the Europen side from Beylerbeyi palace is the Bosphorus bridge.
The other which lies down from Kanlıca to the Europen side is Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridge.

III. AHMED FOUNTAIN
The water is very important in the İslam Religion.Because of the soil that the İslam was born in were so dry it was so important benefit to offer water to someone.

This belief was also so effective in the Otoman Emperor,Eighter Sultans for their family or the rich people  got fountains built at the difference places of the city.III. Ahmed fountain which is in the Üsküdar square of the Anatolian side is one of the sample of them.

The fountain was built from som marble and it is with four sides.At the main side there is a couplet which Sultan Ahmed hand writing  was prepared by him and grand vizier Nevşehirli Damat Ferit Paşa.There are elegant taps are seen on the corners on this side and the other side which looking to the mosque in the area.Under the fringers of the fountain the smart decorations are seen.
On the side of the fountain which looking to the area there are history poems of  poet Nedim,and on the side which looking to the new Mosque there are histrory poems of poet Rahmi.The inscription on the other side was prepared by poet Şakir.

ÇAMLICA HILL
İstanbul is a city which has been existend with seven hills.The city is even called in the alot of books and poems in the history as “seven hills city.Çamlıca neighbourhood which is a place of Üsküdar(Skutari) on one the highest hill which is existaned the İsanbul,is in the first place that the sunset and the Bosphorus can be seen.

The neighbourhood which has been seperated as Küçük Çamlıca and Büyük Çamlıca gets full with the people today who wants to see the Bosphorus,the sunset and  the beauties of İstanbul. Around of the Çamlıca Hill  which the wiews can be seen has been decked out with different cafes  that can have a good time by smoking nargile.
It is a tradation that new couples to visit Çamlıca Hill just after the wedding.

The beauty of Çamlıca neighbourhood was  ofcourse appreciable by Ottoman Sultans that alotof palace and pavilion has taken their places in here.İn theese magnificent palaces which reached till today are being managed as foundations that the people can have breakfast and benefit from natural beauties of İstanbul especially at the weekends.

In theese foundations which has been settled in the pavilions of Sofa,Cihannuma,Topkapı and Su in the Küçük Çamlıca Grove are possible to find hot and cold drink alternatives and food alternatives.In theese pavilions which opens between the time 09 am 23 pm are possible to find otopark.

SELİMİYE KIŞLASI (SELİMİYE BARRACKS)
Selimiye Barracks which is in Üsküdar was  built for Nizam-ı Cedit troops by Sultan III.Selim in 1800.This barraks which made of timber ,was seated over a sector stone.This stone is still  being keeped today too.During the Kabakçı Mustafa rebellion in 1807 it was destroyed with burning by yeniçeri troops.
The barracks started to be built of stone and brick completely in 1825.After 2 years building it was opened to service by the head offical of Sadaret Hulusi Paşa in 6 february 1828.It has been known today  the turrets which on the corners of the barraks that renewed  between the years of 1842-1843 and 1849-1850 were made in the renew term of Abdulmecid.

FLORANCE NIGHTINGALE MUSEUM
In this barraks which was assignmented to English Troops and their wifes during the Kırım War the first woman nurse name is Florance Nightingale had been here and she cared to the wounded troops.The room in the ground floor which Nightingale and english nurse next to her stayed in together was converted to a museum today.Here are her books and her pictures.

Selimiye Barracks which was used for different intentions for sometime in the republic period,today is giving service as headquarters of the 1. army in İstanbul.



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