Historic Sites in Fatih

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Topkapı Palace

The Topkapı Palace or the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. From the 1460s to the completion of Dolmabahçe Palace in 1853, it served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, and was the main residence of its sultans. Construction, ordered by the Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror, began in 1459, six years after the conquest of Constantinople.

Sultanahmet Meydanı

The Hippodrome of Constantinople was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Today it is a square in Istanbul, Turkey, known as Sultanahmet Square. The word hippodrome comes from the Greek hippos, horse, and dromos, path or way.

Yerebatan Sarnıcı

The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica, is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The cistern, located 150 metres southwest of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian I. Today, it is kept with little water for public access inside the space.

İstanbul Surları

The walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great. With numerous additions and modifications during their history, they were the last great fortification system of antiquity, and one of the most complex and elaborate systems ever built. Initially built by Constantine the Great, the walls surrounded the new city on all sides, protecting it against attack from both sea and land.

İstanbul Surları

Bozdoğan Su Kemeri

The Aqueduct of Valens was a Roman aqueduct system built in the late 4th century AD, to supply Constantinople – the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Construction of the aqueduct began during the reign of the Roman emperor Constantius II and was completed in 373 by the Emperor Valens. The aqueduct remained in use for many centuries. It was extended and maintained by the Byzantines and the Ottomans.

Theodosius Dikilitaşı

The Obelisk of Theodosius is the Ancient Egyptian obelisk of Pharaoh Thutmose III, first erected during the 18th dynasty of Egypt. It was re-erected in the Hippodrome of Constantinople by the Roman emperor Theodosius I in the 4th century AD.

Yılanlı Sütun

The Serpent Column, also known as the Serpentine Column, Plataean Tripod or Delphi Tripod, is an ancient bronze column at the Hippodrome of Constantinople in what is now Istanbul, Turkey. It is part of an ancient Greek sacrificial tripod, originally in Delphi and relocated to Constantinople by Constantine the Great in 324. It was built to commemorate the Greeks who fought and defeated the Persian Empire at the Battle of Plataea.

Çemberlitaş Sütunu

The Column of Constantine is a monumental column commemorating the dedication of Constantinople by Roman emperor Constantine the Great on 11 May 330 AD. Completed c. 328 AD, it is the oldest Constantinian monument to survive in Istanbul.

Yedikule Zindanları

Yedikule Fortress is a fortified historic structure located in the Yedikule neighbourhood of Fatih, in Istanbul, Turkey. Built in 1458 on the commission of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, the seven-tower complex was created by adding three new towers and fully enclosing a section of the ancient Walls of Constantinople, including the twin towers that originally constituted the triumphal Golden Gate built by Roman Emperors Theodosius I and Theodosius II. The fortress came to be known as the home of a formidable royal dungeon that housed notable figures throughout its history, and the associated intrigue captured the public's imagination over the centuries in various legends, stories, and the arts.

Örme Dikilitaş

The Walled Obelisk or Masonry Obelisk is a Roman monument in the form of an obelisk in the former Hippodrome of Constantinople, now Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul, Turkey. It is situated west of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque, at the southern end of the ancient chariot-racing track of Constantinople's central barrier, beside the Obelisk of Theodosius and the Serpentine Column. Its original construction date in late antiquity is unknown, but it is sometimes named Constantine's Obelisk after the inscription added by the Roman emperor Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus, who repaired it in the 10th century.

Milyon Taşı

The Milion was a marker from which all distances across the Roman Empire were measured. Erected by Septimius Severus in the 3rd century AD in the city of Byzantium, it became the zero-mile marker for the empire upon the re-founding of the city as Constantinople in 330 AD. Thereafter, it would serve as the starting-place for the measurement of distances for all the roads leading to the cities of the Eastern Roman Empire.

Arkadyos Sütunu

The Column of Arcadius was a Roman triumphal column in the forum of Arcadius in Constantinople built in the early 5th century AD. The marble column was historiated with a spiralling frieze of reliefs on its shaft and supported a colossal statue of the emperor, probably made of bronze, which fell down in 740. Its summit was accessible by an internal spiral staircase. Only its massive masonry base survives.

Kıztaşı

The Column of Marcian is a Roman honorific column erected in Constantinople by the praefectus urbi Tatianus and dedicated to the Emperor Marcian. It is located in the present-day Fatih district of Istanbul. The column is not documented in any late Roman or Byzantine source and its history has to be inferred from its location, style and dedicatory inscription.

Gotlar Sütunu

The Column of the Goths is the oldest monument that has come down to us from the Roman era without any changes, located in the outer garden of Topkapi Palace, at the Sarayburnu entrance of Gülhane Park. It stands as if hidden among the tall trees surrounding it. The column capital is of the Corinthian order.

III. Ahmet Çeşmesi

The Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III is a fountain in the great square in front of the Imperial Gate of Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. It was built under Ottoman sultan Ahmed III in 1728, in the style of the Tulip period. It was a social centre and gathering place during the Ottoman period of Constantinople.

Eksarhhane

The Bulgarian Exarchate was the official name of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church before its autocephaly was recognized by the Ecumenical See in 1945 and the Bulgarian Patriarchate was restored in 1953. S. S.

Alman Çeşmesi

The German Fountain is a gazebo styled fountain in the northern end of the former Hippodrome of Constantinople in Istanbul and across from the Mausoleum of Sultan Ahmed I. It was constructed to commemorate the second anniversary of German Emperor Wilhelm II's visit to Istanbul in 1898. It was built in Germany, then transported piece by piece and assembled on its current site in 1900.

Tahtakale Hamamı

The Tahtakale Hamam is a historic Ottoman hammam in Istanbul, Turkey, close to the Rüstem Pasha Mosque in the Tahtakale neighbourhood, between the Grand Bazaar and Eminönü. Built during the reign of Sultan Mehmet II, it is one of the oldest surviving bathhouses in the city. After having suffered significant damage while being used as a storage depot in the 20th century, the building was restored in the late 1980s and now serves as a local shopping centre and cafe.

İbrahim Paşa Sarayı

The Ibrahim Pasha Palace is an Ottoman imperial court residence of Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha. It is located in Sultanahmet Square of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey. Currently, the building is mainly used as the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum.

Hava Şehitleri Anıtı

The Aviation Martyrs' Monument, located in Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey, is a memorial dedicated to the first soldiers of the Ottoman Airforce to be killed in flight accidents. In Turkey, one use of the term "martyr" is as an honorific for people killed in action during war. The monument was commissioned right after the consecutive crash of two monoplanes in Palestine, killing three of the four military aviators who were on an expedition flight from Istanbul to Alexandria in early 1914.

Rüstem Paşa Medresesi

Rüstem Pasha Medrese is a former medrese, located in Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned by Ottoman statesman and grand vizier Rüstem Pasha, and built by court architect Mimar Sinan in 1551.

Bağdad Köşkü

The Baghdad Kiosk is a kiosk located inside Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. The construction of the Baghdad Kiosk, whose inscription is the same as that of the Revan Kiosk, began when Murad IV went on the Baghdad campaign, and its construction was completed in 1639.

Legacy Ottoman Hotel

The Istanbul 4th Vakıf Han is a historical large office building located in the Sirkeci neighbourhood of the Eminönü quarter within the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is owned by the Foundations Administration. Currently, it is used as a five star hotel of the World Park Hotel chain named Legacy Ottoman.

İncili Köşk

The Pearl Kiosk was a mansion directly located at the banks of the Bosphorus and served as a pleasure building for the Ottoman sultan. It was built in 1590 by the grand vizier Koca Sinan Pasha.

Sarayburnu Atatürk Anıtı

The Statue of Atatürk at Sarayburnu is a monument of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder of the Republic of Turkey, located at Sarayburnu in Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned by the Mayor of Istanbul Emin Erkul, created by the Austrian sculptor Heinrich Krippel (1883–1945) and opened on 3 October 1926. It was the first monument of Atatürk in Turkey.

Dîvân-ı Hümâyûn

Kubbealtı or Divanhane, located in the second courtyard of Topkapı Palace, is the place where the grand vizier and other statesmen held Dîvân-ı Hümâyun meetings in the Ottoman Empire. Here, state affairs were discussed and decided.

Revan Köşkü

Revan Kiosk is one of the kiosks in Topkapi Palace in Istanbul. It is next to the holy relics section, in the fourth courtyard. It was built by Sultan Murad IV in 1635, after the Revan victory. This work was made by Architect Kasım Ağa. The kiosk was also known as the Turban Room because the sultans' turbans were kept here.

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III. Mustafa Türbesi

The Tomb of Sultan Mustafa III is in the Laleli Complex, which was built by Mustafa III. This tomb is the second sultan's tomb where Western influences are seen, after the Nuruosmaniye Tomb. It is on Ordu Street, next to the entrance gate of the Laleli Mosque and the inn section. It was built between 1759 and 1763 by architect Mehmed Tahir Ağa.

İvaz Efendi Çeşmesi

İvaz Efendi Fountain or Mimar Mustafa Ağa Fountain, is a historical meydan fountain in the Ayvansaray neighborhood of Fatih district, Istanbul province. It is in the square in front of the İvaz Efendi Mosque. It is made of cut küfeki stone and has no inscription.

III. Ahmed Kütüphanesi

The Library of Ahmed III is a historic library located in the third courtyard of Topkapi Palace, behind the Audience Chamber. Considered a significant work of the Tulip Era, it was built by Sultan Ahmed III between 1718 and 1719, replacing the Pool Kiosk previously constructed by Mimar Sinan. The library was established to gather scattered manuscripts within the palace and served only palace members. It is within walking distance of Hagia Sophia (621 m), Topkapi Palace (207 m), and Basilica Cistern (732 m), with the nearest public transport being Sarayburnu Port ferry stop (490 m).

Bâbüssaâde

The Gate of Felicity is a gate of Topkapı Palace. The Gate of Felicity, which we encounter after the Imperial Council and is located at the end of the Divan Courtyard, is the geçiş kapısı from the second courtyard to the third courtyard. Due to its symbolic feature, the most important gate of the palace is Bâb-üs Saade.

Arz Odası

The Audience Chamber is located in the third courtyard of Topkapi Palace, directly opposite the Gate of Felicity, and has been one of the main venues where Ottoman sultans conducted state affairs and held official receptions. Members of the Imperial Council and foreign ambassadors were received here. The Grand Vizier would present the agenda to the sultan here after the Divan meeting, at the time of the afternoon prayer, in what was called the Audience Divan or Afternoon Divan.

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Germanya Han is a historic business han located in the Hobyar Neighborhood, in the Sirkeci district of Istanbul. It is situated at the corner where Büyük Postane Street intersects with Sultanhamam Street and Fındıkçı Remzi Street. Today, it is used as a hotel.

Sekbanbaşı Abdurrahman Ağa Türbesi

The Tomb of Sekbanbaşı Abdurrahman Ağa is a tomb located in Ayakapı neighborhood, Yavuz Sultan Selim district, Fatih district, Istanbul province. It is adjacent to Aya Kapısı. The inscription belonging to the tomb states that Sekbanbaşı Abdurrahman Ağa died in the battle in front of the Ayakapı walls during the Conquest of Istanbul.

İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi

Istanbul University Faculty of Letters, the faculty established in 1933 within Istanbul University under the name Faculty of Letters. It is Turkey's first higher school of literature.

İhramcı Mehmet Sıddık Efendi Çeşmesi

İhramcı Mehmed Sadık Efendi Fountain is a fountain in the Yavuz Sultan Selim neighborhood of the Fatih district of Istanbul. According to its inscription, it is known by this name because it was repaired by İhramcı Mehmed Sadık Efendi. Its first inscription is not extant.

Cumhuriyet Çeşmesi

Cumhuriyet Fountain is a fountain located in Ayakapı neighborhood, Yavuz Sultan Selim quarter, Fatih district, Istanbul province. "Cumhuriyet Fountain" is written on its inscription, and 1341 according to the Hijri calendar is written on its pediment. Decorations are seen only on the basin of the fountain.

Hasan Ağa Çeşmesi

Hasan Ağa Fountain is an Ottoman period fountain in the Topkapı neighborhood of Fatih district, Istanbul. It is also known as Fatma Sultan Fountain because it is near Fatma Sultan Mosque and the old name of its neighborhood was Fatma Sultan. According to the inscription on it, it was built by a philanthropist named Hasan Ağa.

İskender Bey Çeşmesi

İskender Bey Fountain or İskender Pasha Fountain is an Ottoman period fountain located on Ayvansaray Kuyusu Street in the Ayvansaray neighborhood of Fatih district, Istanbul province. It was built by İskender Bey, whose tomb is in Kanlıca Mosque.

Haraççı Çeşmesi

Haraççı Fountain is a fountain in the Cibali neighborhood of Fatih district, Istanbul. It is next to the Haraççı Kara Mehmet Mosque and its graveyard. There is no inscription on the fountain.

Nalıncı Kasım Sokak Çeşmesi

Nalıncı Kasım Street Fountain is an Ottoman period fountain in the Cibali neighborhood of Fatih district, Istanbul province. It is on Nalıncı Kasım Street, which has the same name. It is in a neglected state and its water does not flow. Its basin has remained below road level and its inscription has not survived to the present day. It is on the outer wall facade of the Cibali Tobacco Factory, which is used as Kadir Has University.

Arpa Emini Çeşmesi

Arpa Emini Fountain is an Ottoman-era fountain in the Topkapı neighborhood of Fatih district, Istanbul. It has no inscription. For this reason, its exact construction date is unknown.

Çavuşzade Ahmet Efendi Çeşmesi

Çavuşzade Ahmed Efendi Fountain is an Ottoman period fountain in the Silivrikapı neighborhood of Fatih district, Istanbul. It is on the wall of the Ramazan Efendi Mosque in Kocamustafapaşa Square. According to its inscription, it was built by a person named Çavuşzade Ahmed Efendi.

Eğrikapı Çeşmesi

Eğrikapı Fountain is a historical fountain in Ayvansaray neighborhood, Fatih district, Istanbul province. It is opposite Eğri Kapı. Its basin remained below road level.

Yakup Kethüda Çeşmesi

Yakup Kethüda Fountain is an Ottoman period fountain located in the Sulukule neighborhood of Fatih district, Istanbul province.

Haseki Hafsa Sultan Türbesi

Hafsa Sultan Tomb is the tomb located in the courtyard of the Yavuz Selim Mosque, built in 1538 in the name of Ayşe Hafsa Valide Sultan. When the tomb was destroyed in 1894, it was restored in 1969. During another restoration in 2013, it was discovered that the grave of Şah Sultan was also there.

İstanbul Üniversitesi Atatürk ve Gençlik Anıtı

Istanbul University Atatürk and Youth Monument, a bronze monument that is one of the symbols of Istanbul University, completed and opened on May 19, 1955.

Zeyrek Sarnıcı

Zeyrek Cistern or Pantokrator Cistern is a Byzantine Empire period cistern located on Atatürk Boulevard, Zeyrek Neighborhood, Fatih District, Istanbul. In the immediate vicinity of the cistern, there is the Zeyrek Mosque of the same name, converted from a church, and the 16th-century Ottoman period work Piri Mehmet Pasha Mosque, located above the cistern.

Acımusluk Sarnıcı

The Acımusluk Street Cistern is a cistern located in the Eminönü district of Fatih, Istanbul. It is located on Cemal Nadir Street, formerly known as Acımusluk Street. The cistern is estimated to be the basement of the Botaneiates Palace, built in 1078.

Seraskerlik Kapısı

Seraskerlik Kapısı is a historic site in Fatih, Istanbul, which served as the official seat and main entrance gate for the Ottoman army commander, known as the serasker. Today, it functions as the entrance gate to Istanbul University's Beyazıt Campus. The gate was built in 1865 by Sultan Abdülaziz. It is located 285 meters from the Beyazıt - Kapalı Çarşı tram stop.

İstanbul Üniversitesi Kapı Köşkü

İstanbul University Gate Pavilion, located in the Fatih district, is a monumental structure in Beyazıt Square that serves as the main entrance to İstanbul University. Originally built as the entrance to the Seraskerlik building during the Ottoman period, this gate was designed by French architect Bourgeois during the reign of Sultan Abdülaziz, combining Neo-classical and Moorish styles. The gate is within walking distance of the Grand Bazaar (359 m), Şehzadebaşı Mosque (665 m), and Nuruosmaniye Mosque (556 m). The nearest public transport stop is the Beyazıt - Kapalı Çarşı tram stop (310 m).

Sultan Ahmet Medresesi

Sultan Ahmet Medresesi is a historic site located in the Fatih district of Istanbul. Commissioned by Sultan Ahmed I and built by Sedefkar Mehmet Ağa, the madrasa was completed in 1620 as part of the Sultanahmet Complex. It features a classical Ottoman architectural style with a U-shaped plan, where rooms surround a central courtyard. The madrasa is 240 meters from the Sultanahmet tram stop, and within walking distance of Hagia Sophia (316 m), Sultanahmet Mosque (154 m), and Topkapı Palace (729 m).

Gazi Ahmed Paşa Türbesi

Located in Fatih, Gazi Ahmed Paşa Türbesi is an Ottoman structure built in the 16th century and is known as one of Mimar Sinan's works. The tomb is a domed, polygonal stone structure housing the graves of Gazi Ahmed Paşa and his wife Fatma Sultan. It is 316 meters from the Pazartekke tram stop.

Aya Dede Türbesi

Aya Dede Tomb is a standalone grave located at the intersection of Ayakapı Street and Haraçcıbaşı Street in Fatih, Istanbul. It is believed to be the place where Aya Dede, one of the blessed soldiers who participated in the conquest of Istanbul, was martyred. The tomb is 168 meters from the Fener tram stop and within 419 meters walking distance of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque.

Sirkeci Dede Türbesi

Sirkeci Dede Türbesi is a historic site located in the Yavuz Sultan Selim neighborhood of Fatih, Istanbul. It stands on the former grounds of the Yorgani Tekkesi, which belonged to the Halveti Order, and contains a single sarcophagus believed to belong to Sirkeci İsmail Efendi, the second postnişin of the dervish lodge. The tomb and its surrounding graveyard have been recently restored. It is 183 meters from the Fener tram stop.

Stefan Bogoridi Büstü

The Bust of Stefan Bogoridi is located in Fatih, 284 meters from the Fener Ferry stop, within the garden of the Sveti Stefan Church. Stefan Bogoridi was a high-ranking Ottoman statesman of Bulgarian origin. He donated the land for a house that was converted into a wooden church in 1849. The opening of the bust was attended by Vecdi Raşidov, Chairman of the Bulgarian Parliament's Culture and Media Commission and former Minister of Culture.

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