“With Candles” Old names: Ekhia, Broktoi, Moltorino, Bosphorus Nikopolis Far up the Bosphorus on its Asian shore, Kandilli is an upmarket neighbourhood that…
“Hooped Stone” At Çemberlitaş what was Divan Yolu, the old Roman Mesa, changes its name to Yeniceriler Caddesi (Janissary Street). Today the Çemberlitaş Meydanı…
“Polish Village” Population: 350 Old name: Adampol Favourite daughter: Leyla Gençer (opera singer) Several districts of İstanbul are…
Tucked away at the far end of the Golden Horn, Eyüp is İstanbul’s most conflicted suburb, meaning one thing to most of its…