Bebek, Istanbul
Bebek ( Turkish for baby) is a district in the northeast of Istanbul's Beşiktaş with about 5,000 inhabitants ( 2011). The district, which is one of the most prosperous of Istanbul is shaped by the promenade on the Bosphorus and the many fashionable shops, cafes and restaurants.
Geography
Bebek is bordered to the south by Arnavutköy and Kültür, to the west and to the north by Etiler Rumeli in Sariyer on. In the east, the Bay of Bebek forms a natural border in the Bosphorus. The Bosphorus reached on the line between the Mosque of Bebek and the Cape of Kandilli 160 m its deepest point.
History
By the end of the 17th century there were around today Bebek around for centuries, only a few Greek fishing villages. In the 18th century, the Ottoman upper class began to Bebek around to build their summer residences. In the 19th century Bebek was an independent village.
1840 founded the American missionary Cyrus Hamlin in Bebek an English Theological Seminary, which later became the Robert College was established, which in turn produced the Boğaziçi Üniversitesi today.
Cityscape
Bebek is dominated by 19th- century residential and commercial buildings; in the south of the district is a small park with adjoining, 1913 finished mosque south is the 1902 Art Nouveau under Abbas Hilmi II completely neugestalte Egyptian Consulate, which is currently being renovated. The buildings of the Boğaziçi Üniversitesi are held in the New England style. There is also a Greek Orthodox church, Aya Haralambos.
Demography
Bebek is characterized by upper-class, mostly long-established Istanbul, it is a stronghold of Kemalism. Furthermore, many expatriates living in Bebek. Among other things, this means that the price per square meter of real estate are the highest in Istanbul.
Infrastructure
Up until the 1950s, Bebek was the last stop of a tram line, today the connection with public transport largely restricted to six starting in Sariyer bus routes to Kabataş and Taksim south. Bebek has a pier with moderate scheduled ferry: The line of Beykoz to Eminönü is served every working day in each direction twice; the line of Emirgan after Çengelköy is seven times beschifft working day. Sundays and holidays every day the line Emirgan after Bebek nine times in each direction will be served.
Culture
Life in Bebek is characterized firstly by the Boğaziçi Üniversitesi, on the other by the " active " and " chic" Nightlife: in particular, on the promenade road the children of rich parents lead their luxury cars in front.
Personalities
Because of its exclusivity worked in Bebek significantly more famous people than in towns of similar size. A number of personalities moved their residence according to Bebek, including Mehmed Emin Ali Pasha at the turn of the century to the 20th century and the Industrial Sakıp Sabancı and Koç Sadberk in the course of the 20th century. The poet Abdülhak Hamit Tarhan was born in 1852 in Bebek. The writer Aras Oren grew up in Bebek, disgusts him the " degenerate, hypocritical traditionalist " in his eyes, middle-class culture of the place.
Pop culture
In the Turkish- localized version of the board game Monopoly Bebek takes the place of Pennsylvania Avenue ( in the German - localized version: Bahnhofstrasse ) a.