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Palaces of Istanbul
Topkapi was the first Ottoman palace to be built (1466-1478) in the newly conquered capital of the Empire by Mehmet II. Located on the spot where the foundations of the city were first laid in ancient times by Megarian Chief Byzas in the 7th century BC, the palace boasts one of the most beautiful views of Istanbul, incorporating the Bosphorus, the Golden Horn, the two shores and the sea of Marmara. Unlike the European palaces, Topkapi is not a single monumental structure but a more organic complex made up of various kiosks, gardens and areas spread over the tip of the historical peninsula at the entry of the Golden Horn. Topkapi Palace served as the residence of Ottoman sultans for about 400 years, until Abdulmecid built the Dolmabahce Palace. In its hey-days, there were between 8-10 thousand people living in the palace, mostly being the Janissaries.
It was turned into a museum in 1924 and has become one of the most attractive palace-museums in the world. The most attractive exhibition halls of the palace are: treasury, Islamic holly relics, costumes of the sultans, divan, harem, kitchens, Chinese porcelains and several kiosks such as the Baghdad, Revan, Sofa and Mecidiye. There are appealing eating and resting facilities for visitors on the palace grounds with a great view.
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The Orient Express
Inaugurated in 1883 by a French railway company, the Orient Express soon became the stuff legends are made of. Originally traveling from Paris through Munich, Vienna and Sophia to the Sirkeci station of Constantinople, passengers could continue the journey, traveling by boat across the Bosphorus to the Haydarpasa Railway Station to join the Taurus Express to Anatolia or even to Bagdad. But ususally many passengers decided to stay at the Pera Palas hotel for their vacation.
Although the route varied throughout the years it ran from Paris to Istanbul, a distance of 3186 kilometers.
A monument to the hedonistic days of the late 19th and early 20th century it was the most luxurious long distance rail journey in the history of travel. Royalty, aristocracy, the rich and the famous traveled regularly on the Orient Express. Its passenger list read like a volume of “who’s who”. Gourmet chefs, chandeliers, fully equipped bathrooms, staterooms and dining rooms on par with the Ritz were all pan of the train. It takes on a myth like quality in our current times of ‘functional’ travel.
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Hospitals in Istanbul & environs
| Name |
Address |
Telephone |
Fax |
| Bakirkoy State Hospital |
Bakirkoy-Istanbul |
0212 543 6565 |
|
| Istanbul University Capa Hospital |
Milliyet Caddesi
Capa-Istanbul |
0212 588 4800 |
|
| Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Hospital |
Cerrahpasa Caddesi
Cerrahpasa-Istanbul |
0212 414 3000 |
0212 632 0050 |
| Etfal State Hospital |
Etfal Sokak No:10
Sisli-Istanbul |
0212 231 2209 |
0212 234 1121 |
| Siyami Ersek Cardiology Hospital |
Asian side of the city
Haydarpasa-Istanbul |
0216 418 9610 |
0216 337 9719 |
| Marmara University Hospital |
Tophanelioglu Caddesi 13/15
Goztepe-Istanbul |
0216 327 1010 |
0216 326 9578 |
| Taksim Emergency Hospital |
Siraselviler Caddesi No:112
Taksim-Istanbul |
0212 252 4300 |
0212 252 6300 |
| Istinye State Hospital |
Emirgan Cad. No:98
Istinye-Istanbul |
0212 277 6111 |
|
| American Hospital |
Guzelbahce Sokak No:20
Nisantasi-Istanbul |
0212 311 2000 |
0212 311 2190 |
| Florence Nightingale Hospital |
Abide Hurriyet Caddesi 290
Caglayan-Sisli-Istanbul |
0212 224 4950 |
0212 224 4982 |
| German Hospital |
Siraselviler Caddesi 119
Taksim-Istanbul |
0212 293 2150 |
0212 293 9319 |
| Italian Hospital |
Defterdar Yokusu No.37
Tophane-Istanbul |
0212 292 9000 |
0212 292 8439 |
| French La Paix Hospital |
Buyukdere Cad. No:22/24
Sisli-Istanbul |
0212 246 1020-24 |
0212 233 6989 |
| Austrian St. George-Hospital |
Bereketzade Medrese Sok. No.5/7
Karakoy-Istanbul |
0212 292 6220 |
0212 245 5463 |
| International Hospital |
Istanbul Cad. No:82
Yesilyurt-Istanbul |
0212 663 3000 |
0212 663 2862 |
| Acibadem Hospital |
Tekin Sokak No.18
Acibadem-Kadikoy-Istanbul |
0216 544 4444 |
0216 544 4000 |
| Academic Hospital |
Nuh Kuyusu Caddesi No.88
Uskudar-Istanbul |
0216 651 0000-14 |
0216 651 0040 |
| Johns Hopkins Anadolu Saglik Merkezi Hospital |
Anadolu Cad. No.1, Bayramoglu Cikisi
Cayirova Mevkii-Gebze-Kocaeli |
0262 678 5000 |
0262 654 0055 |
| Cevre Hospital |
2.Tasocagi Cad. No:31
Mecidiyekoy-Istanbul |
0212 274 6925-26 |
0212 275 9426 |
| Dunya Eye Hospital |
Zeytinlik Mah. Sahilyolu Cad. No:18
Atakoy-Istanbul |
0212 444 4469 |
0212 413 7576 |
| Istanbul Cerrahi Hospital |
Ferah Sokak No.18
Tesvikiye-Istanbul |
0212 296 9450 |
0212 296 9482 |
| Istanbul Medipol Hospital |
E-5 Ankara Asfalti, Kosuyolu Duragi
Kadikoy-Istanbul |
0216 545 4545 |
0216 339 4444 |
| Istanbul Memorial Hospital |
Piyale Pasa Bulvari
Okmeydani-Istanbul |
0212 444 7888 |
0212 210 1777 |
| Medical Park Hospital |
Fevzipasa Cad. Sarachane parki yani
Fatih-Istanbul |
0212 531 1313 |
0212 531 0481 |
| JF Kennedy Hospital |
Talatpasa Bulv. Begonya Sok. No.7-9
Bahcelievler-Istanbul |
0212 441 2121 |
0212 441 3000 |
| Levent Hospital |
Eski Buyukdere Cad. No.31
4.Levent-Istanbul |
0212 270 0022 |
0212 283 2670 |
| Sifa Hospital |
Sakiz Sokak No.7
Caferaga-Kadikoy-Istanbul |
0216 449 2222 |
0216 449 3333 |
| Surp Agop Hospital |
Yedikuyular Cad. No.6/1
Elmadag-Istanbul |
0212 230 1718 |
0212 233 6828 |
| Hayrunnisa Hospital |
Fatih Caddesi
Yenibosna-Istanbul |
0212 452 3535 |
0212 653 8604 |
| Turk Diabetes Hospital |
Dr. Celal Oker Sok. No.10
Harbiye-Istanbul |
0212 230 4900 |
0212 248 5523 |
| Incirli Hospital |
Incirli Cad. Pelinli Sok. No.14
Incirli-Istanbul |
0212 543 6890 |
0212 561 2702 |
| Dentistanbul Tooth Hospital |
Yildiz Caddesi No:55
Besiktas-Istanbul |
0212 327 4020 |
0212 260 6307 |
| Bursa State Hospital |
Hasta Yurdu Caddesi
Osmangazi-Bursa |
0224 220 0020 |
|
| Iznik State Hospital |
Selcuk Mah. Uvecik Mevkii Darka Karsisi
Iznik-Bursa |
0224 757 7580 |
|
| Bursa Private Konur Hospital |
Zubeyde Hanim Cad. No:12/2
Cekirge-Bursa |
0224 233 9340 |
0224 233 9346 |
| Bursa Private Vatan Hospital |
Fevzi Cakmak Cad. No:55
Bursa |
0224 220 0040 |
|
| Canakkale State Hospital |
Canakkale |
0286 217 1098 |
0286 212 0611 |
| Gallipoli State Hospital |
Gelibolu-Canakkale |
0286 566 1035 |
0286 566 5908 |
| Private Canakkale Hospital |
Barbaros Mah. Ataturk Cad. Izmir yolu
Canakkale |
0286 217 7461 |
|
| Tekirdag State Hospital |
Tekirdag |
0282 262 5355 |
0282 261 2078 |
|
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Museums of Istanbul
This complex was build by the end of 19th century by the architect Vallaury thanks to great efforts of famous Turkish painter Osman Hamdi Bey. It includes the exquisite Tiled Kiosk and the Museum of the Ancient Orient and houses a large collection of artifacts and works of art belonging to ancient Greek, Roman and other Anatolian civilizations dating back to the 6th century BC. The Sarcophagus of Alexander the Great, Sarcophagus of Mourning Ladies, and other ancient sarcophagi and various objects found in the Sidon excavation are among its most interesting pieces.
Ancient Eastern Archeological Museum was designed and open to service in 1917 by Halil Eldem Bey. The collection on displays comprised of about 15000 archeological pieces of Ancient Mesopotamia, Pre-Greek Anatolia, Assyrian, Sumerian, Acadian, Babylonian, Ancient Egyptian and Pre-Islamic Arabic culture.
Open daily between 09:30-16:30 except Mondays.
Tel: (212) 520 77 40 and 41
The Ataturk Museum
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Istanbul’s castles, towers and columns
Anadoluhisari (Anatolian Fortress)
A 14th century relic of the Ottoman’s first attempt to conquer Istanbul, Anatolia Fortress is located on the Asian shore at the narrowest point of the Bosphorus. Sultan Yildirim Bayezit built this fortress in 1393 on the ruins of a Byzantine temple dedicated to Zeus. It’s much smaller in size when you compare with Rumelihisari on the European side of Istanbul. Today it’s an open air museum.
Rumelihisari (Rumeli Fortress)
Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror built Rumeli Fortress in four months only and directly opposite to Anadoluhisari in 1452 in preparation for the final attack on Constantinople (Istanbul), which led to the downfall of the Byzantine Empire. Today, the fortress hosts many concerts and dramatic performances in its amphitheatre usually during the summer months. The fort is open to the public as a museum as well (except on Mondays).
Yedikule Hisari (Seven Towers dungeons)
This seven towered fortress was built in the time of Sultan Fatih Mehmet to protect the treasury. In Murat III’s reign, the treasury protected at Yedikule was relocated to the Topkapi Palace and Yedikule began to be used as a dungeon. The place of imprisonment of many foreign ambassadors and Ottoman statesman, as well as a place of execution for some, the fortress was last used as a prison in 1831. It than became a dwelling for the lions of Topkapi Palace, and later gunpowder manufacturing place. Today the fortress is a museum, also hosting open air concerts in its inner courtyard during the summer months.
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Historic Turkish Baths in Istanbul
Cemberlitas Bath
The Cemberlitas Hammam is located next to the Cemberlitas Column, near the Grand Bazaar. It was built by architect Sinan with the wish of Nurbanu Sultan, mother of Sultan Murat III and wife of Selim II, in 1584 to provide a source of revenue for the Valide-i Atik Mosque in Uskudar.
The Hammam was originally built as a double bath for both men and women in separate sections, but the the women’s section was destroyed in the 19th century under the reign of Sultan Abdulaziz in order to widen the road. Lately, the women’s section is re-built but nowadays they use the same entrance with the men before going to their own section. The dressing room areas are roofed with large domes and are called as cold section (sogukluk). The baths have 38 washing basins (kurna) in the hot areas (sicaklik). In the middle of this hot area, a large and heated marble platform (gobektasi) is located and private bathing cubicles (halvet) are around the room.
It’s open everyday between 06.00-24.00.
Tel: (212) 522 79 74 and 520 18 50
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Churches in Istanbul
Located on Istiklal Street in Beyoglu, the Saint Antoine Church (San Antonio di Padova) is on the left side of the street if you are facing from Galatasaray towards Tünel. Construction began in 1906 and the church was completed in 1912. Its architect, Giulo Mongeri, who was born in Istanbul, gave it an Italian Neo-Gothic style. Today it is Istanbul’s largest church with the busiest congregation and is run by Italian priests. The Church was built in a courtyard. The entrance of the church is on the main street between two apartments which were built to raise money for the church.
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Florence Nightingale and the FN Museum
In the October of 1854 when war was declared against Russia Miss Nightingale with 38 nurses traveled to Istanbul to organize a nursing unit to care for the wounded from the Crimean battle front.
On arrival she found 2,300 wounded already installed in the Selimiye Military Barracks at Uskudar (Scudari). Within weeks the numbers rose to 10,000 wounded Turkish, French and British soldiers. She saw the over crowding of the wards, corridor and even the towers. She believed that the bad sanitary arrangements (common to all hospitals at that time) plus the overcrowding were responsive for the frightening mortality rate.
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Elazig
Elazig is the most orderly city of the Eastern Anatolian region, due to its being recently founded with the name of Mamurat-ül Aziz in the 19th century by sultan Abdülaziz to settle some over-population from Harput town. But it’s known that the city has a much older history dating back to ancient civilizations of Anatolia; Hurris, Hittites, Urartus, Byzantines, Seljuks and Ottomans. It is situated on a plain near a mountain on 1,020 meters above the sea level and is surrounded by vineyards and gardens. The city today is also a trading center for crops and livestock. It’s population is approximately 270.000 today.
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