Tarabya
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Tarabya (Ottoman Turkish: Tarabiye, Greek: Therapia) is a neighbourhood in Sarıyer district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is located on the European shores of the Bosphorus, between the neighbourhoods of Yeniköy and Kireçburnu.
Besides its historical monuments, Tarabya is famous for its fish restaurants, bistros and nightclubs.
[edit] Sights
- Church of Aya Paraskevi
- Fountain of Sultan Mahmud II
- Fountain of Bezm-i Alem Valide Sultan
- Historical summer residence of the German Embassy
- Huber Villa (presently used as presidential residence)
- Yalı of Hristaki Zoğrafos
- Yalı of Prince Ypsilantis (later summer residence of the French Embassy)
[edit] References
- Bachmann, Martin: Tarabya. Alman Büyükelçisi'nin Boğaziçi'ndeki Tarihi Yazlık Rezidansının Tarihçesi ve Gelişimi. Alman Arkeoloji Enstitüsü ve Ege Yayınları, Istanbul 2003. ISBN 975-807-065-7
- Türker, Orhan: Therapia´dan Tarabya´ya. Boğaz´ın Diplomatlar Köyünün Hikayesi. Sel Yayıncılık, Istanbul 2006. ISBN 975-570-275-X
[edit] External links
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