Balat (Istanbul)

Balat is a neighborhood in Istanbul's Fatih.

Name

The name derives from the Greek word Palation, which translated into German means palace.

History

Balat has long been inhabited mainly by Sephardic Jews. After the establishment of Israel in 1947, most of them emigrated to their new home. Today Kurds, Turks from Anatolia and many Roma are the people who came after the 1970s from Thrace, Anatolia, Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia and found in Balat their new home. The neighborhood is bounded on the east by at Fener, in the north of the Golden Horn forms a natural border. To the west lies the district Ayvansaray bordering itself to the Walls of. To the south lies Draman, one of the Islamic district of Istanbul.

In addition to the oldest synagogue in Istanbul, Balat also found in many Greek and Armenian churches. In the center Balats and there are supermarkets, shops for daily needs and pubs. The most famous pub was the Agora Meyhanesi after the accidental death of the owner ( a Greek- Istanbulers ) was not continued because of inheritance disputes. After years of vacancy a long time painter has set up his studio there now.

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• District (Istanbul)
• Traditional Jewish settlement