Kadıköy

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Kadıköy is the capital of the district of the Turkish province of Istanbul as well as a district on the Asian side of Istanbul. In Kadıköy also the Turkish sports club Fenerbahçe SK is located.

Geography

Geographical location

Kadıköy is located in the center of the city Istanbul, located on the southern side of the Bosphorus, the Sea of ​​Marmara. To the south it borders on Maltepe, to the east and to the north by Ataşehir Üsküdar. The coast of Kadikoy forms a 21 km long natural border.

Boroughs

Kadıköy is divided into 21 districts (Turkish Mahalle ):

  • Acıbadem
  • Bostanci
  • Caddebostan
  • Caferağa
  • Dumlupınar
  • Eğitim
  • Erenkoey
  • Fenerbahçe
  • Feneryolu
  • Fikirtepe
  • Göztepe
  • Hasanpaşa
  • Koşuyolu
  • Kozyatağı
  • Merdivenköy
  • Ondokuzmayıs (19 Mayıs )
  • Osmanaga
  • Rasimpasa
  • Sahrayıcedit
  • Suadiye
  • Zühtüpaşa

History

The port city of Kadıköy was founded around 675 BC as a Megarian colony Chalcedon. In the year 133 BC, it was by Attalus III. of Pergamon to the Romans passed. In the Euphemia church the Council of Chalcedon was held in the year 451.

Attractions

  • Istanbul Haydarpaşa Station
  • Sureyya Opera House
  • Barış Manço Museum
  • Bostanci Pier
  • Sukru Saracoglu Stadium

Twinning

  • Since 1996, Germany Friedrichshain- Kreuzberg ( District of Berlin)
  • Since 2003, Greece Agios Ioannis Rendis ( suburb of Piraeus)

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Cenk Akyol (* 1987), Turkish Basketball Players
  • Can Arat (* 1984), the Turkish football player
  • Mehmet Celal Bey (1863-1926), Ottoman politicians and officials
  • Metecan Birsen (* 1995), Turkish Basketball Players
  • Elimar Freiherr von Fürstenberg (1910-1981), German politician
  • Ahmet Görkem Görk ( b. 1983 ), the Turkish football player
  • Mimar Kemaleddin (1870-1927), Ottoman architect
  • Garo Mafyan ( born 1951 ), Turkish musicians
  • Necmi Onarıcı (1925-1968), Turkish football player and coach
  • Bekir Refet (1899-1977), the Turkish football player
  • Ertuğrul Taşkıran (* 1989), the Turkish football goalkeeper
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