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Here's the northern continuation of
your Bosphorus
cruise
from the Southern
Bosphorus page:
After the Bosphorus Bridge and Beylerbeyi
Palace, you come
to...
Çengelköy (Asia)
A
picturesque Bosphorus village
with huge old plane tree by the ferry
dock, and townfolk relaxing in its
shade to sip tea and coffee, play cards
or dominoes, and watch boats pass. More...
Kuleli Naval Academy (Asia)
Kuleli means "with
towers," so you'll recognize
this Turkish naval college when
you pass. It was built in 1800
when Sultan Selim III sought
to modernize the Ottoman armed
forces. During the Crimean
War (1855-1856) it was
one of two hospitals supervised
by Florence Nightingale (the
other was the Selimiye Barracks—see
above).
Arnavutköy (Europe)
The seafront of this "Albanian Village" is
lined with photogenic Ottoman yalis
(wooden Bosphorus seaside
mansions).
Rumeli
Hisari (Europe)
The mighty Fortress of Europe was
built in just four months during 1452 on orders of Mehmet
the Conqueror. Commanding the narrowest
part of the Bosphorus (about
700 meters), it cut off Byzantine Constantinople from
its grain supplies from the Black
Sea coast, making it easier for the sultan to
conquer the city in 1453. More...
The
town of Bebek, with
its pretty bay, is on Rumeli Hisari's
south side. Bosphorus University,
founded as Robert College by New
Englander Cyrus Hamlin in
1863, shares the hillside with the
fortress.
Fatih Bridge
The Fatih Köprüsü (Conqueror's
Bridge), beautifully visible from Rumeli
Hisari (and vice-versa) is named for Mehmet
the Conqueror.
Anadolu Hisari (Asia)
Opposite Rumeli Hisari is the much smaller Fortress
of Anatolia, built about 1390 by Sultan
Yildirim Beyazit I, and strengthened by
Mehmet the Conqueror in preparation for his conquest
of Constantinople in 1453.
Küçüksu Kasri (Asia)
Palace No. 6: The "Sweet Waters of Asia," famed
in 19th-century European visions of Istanbul,
meander from the Asian hills into the Bosphorus by
this fine little rococo palace finished
in 1857 for Sultan Abdül Mecit I.
Çubuklu & Hidiv
Kasri (Asia)
Atop the promontory at Çubuklu is the fine Art
Nouveau villa (1900) of the Abbas
Hilmi Pasha, Khedive (Viceroy) of Egypt,
now a boutique hotel and restaurant. The khedive,
a quasi-independent monarch, spent his summers in Istanbul.
Tarabya (Europe)
From the Greek Therapia (healing), this
Bosphorus town got its name from its healthful atmosphere.
Today its small bay is surrounded by indoor/outdoor
restaurants. Several grand old Ottoman-era summer
embassies of European powers (including
Great Britain and France) stand in their gardens
on the Bosphorus shore.
More...
Büyükdere (Europe)
This town is home to the Sadberk Hanim Museum,
a distinguished small art and ethnography museum
founded by the wealthy Koç family in
a historic yali (seaside mansion) and a
modern gallery. If you have the time and enjoy fine
art, and/or have an interest in Turkish
history and culture, don't miss it!
Sariyer (Europe)
The largest town on the northern Bosphorus shore,
with a fish market and several seafood
restaurants on the shore. Buses, minibuses
and taxis run north to the Black Sea beach
resort of Kilyos. This
is a good spot to leave your Bosphorus boat
so you can return to Istanbul by
bus, minibus or taxi. More...
Rumeli Kavagi (Europe)
The farthest northern dock on the European
shore of the Bosphorus, it
has a small beach and several seafood
restaurants.
Anadolu Kavagi (Asia)
Final dock on the Bosphorus cruise-tour,
there are seafood restaurants (if
you haven't brought a picnic), and you can hike uphill
to the seven-towered Genoese fortress on
Yusa Tepesi (Joshua Hill) to enjoy the view.
If you take the traditional
ferry's Bosphorus tour, you will
have to wait three hours at Anadolu
Kavagi for the ferry's departure
for the return to Istanbul.
If you take the TurYol
boat, you'll be back at the Galata
Bridge in less than an hour.
Kilyos (Europe)
This northernmost suburb of Istanbul
near the mouth of the Bosphorus on
the shore of the deep, chilly Black
Sea is a favorite beach resort for
Istanbullus in hot weather. The ferryboats
don't come this far, but you can
take a bus, minibus or taxi here
from Sariyer. More...
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