Altunizade
Altunizade | |
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Neighborhood | |
Coordinates: 41°01′13″N 29°02′44″E / 41.02028°N 29.04556°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | Marmara |
Province | Istanbul |
District | Üsküdar |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 34662 |
Area code | 0–216 |
Altunizade is a neighborhood of Üsküdar district in Istanbul, Turkey.
The location takes its name from Altunizade İsmail Zühtü Pasha (1806–1887), a wealthy civil servant in the Ottoman Empire, who established the settlement in an utmost area on the Anatolian part of Istanbul in the 19th century.[1] "Altunizade" means gold trader in the Ottoman Turkish language.[2]
Education
Following universities maintain campuses in Altunizade: Istanbul 29 Mayıs University,[3] Istanbul Şehir University,[4] Istanbul Medeniyet University,[5] Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University,[6] and Üsküdar University.[7]
Places of interest
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/AltunizadeMosque.jpg/170px-AltunizadeMosque.jpg)
Places of interest in the neighborhood are Altunizade Mosque,[1] and Capitol Shopping Center.
Transport
The motorway O-1 runs just northeast of the neighborhood connecting the Bosphorus Bridge with Kadıköy. A number of İETT city bus lines and bus rapid transsit Metrobus line serve Altunizade.[8] Also M-5 Subway runs in Altunizade.
References
- ^ a b Aygün, Z. Tamer (2014-08-27). "Altunizade İsmail Zühtü Paşa Camii" (in Turkish). Osmanlı Camileri. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
- ^ "İstanbul Semt Adlarının Anlamları" (in Turkish). Not Defterim. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
- ^ "Yerleşke - Yerleşkede Yaşam" (in Turkish). İstanbul 29 Mayıs Üniversitesi. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
- ^ "Kampüler-Altunizade Kampüsleri" (in Turkish). İstanbul Şehir Üniversitesi. Archived from the original on 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
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- ^ "İZÜ'nün Yeni Yerleşkesi Altunizade'de Kapılarını Açıyor" (in Turkish). İstanbul Zaim Üniversitesi. Archived from the original on 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
- ^ "Altunizade Merkez Yerleşke" (in Turkish). Üsküdar Üniversitesi. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
- ^ "Durak Bilgisi - Altunizade Üsküdar" (in Turkish). İETT. Retrieved 2017-06-27.