Bebek, Beşiktaş
Bebek | |
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Bebek Location in Turkey Bebek Bebek (Istanbul) | |
| Coordinates: 41°04′32″N 29°02′39″E / 41.07556°N 29.04417°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Istanbul |
| District | Sarıyer |
| Population (2022) | 5,464 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Bebek (lit. baby) is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey.[1] Its population is 5,464 (2022).[2] It is on Bebek Bay on the European shore of the Bosphorus strait.
Some believe its use as a name comes from a shortened form of the term 'Boğaz'ın gözbebeği', which means 'pupil of the Bosphorus' or "the apple of the Bosphorus' eye" in Turkish. Others think it takes its name from the nickname for Mustafa Çelebi who was put in charge of this area after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople in 1453. Others think it took its name from the Turkish expression meaning 'pretty as a baby'.[3]
Notable sites
The huge waterfront mansion that houses the Egyptian Consulate was originally built between 1899 and 1901 for Emina Ilhamy (Emine Hanım), mother of Abbas Hilmi, the last Khedive of Egypt, in the days when the Egyptian nobility spent summers on the Bosphorus.[5]
The small Bebek Mosque was designed in 1912 by the architect Kemaleddin Bey.
The Kavafyan Mansion (tr is one of the oldest wooden buildings in Istanbul. Dating back to 1751, it was built for Armenian shipbuilders. and has fallen into decay.[6]
Bebek is the site of Boğaziçi University.
Image gallery
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A view of Bebek and the Bosporus strait
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A view of Bebek Park
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The campus of Boğaziçi University in Bebek, formerly the college section of Robert College
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Seaside cafés and restaurants in Bebek
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See also
References
- ^ Mahalle Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Yale 1, Tonguç 2, Pat 1, Saffet Emre 2 (2010). Istanbul The Ultimate Guide (1st ed.). Istanbul: Boyut. p. 427. ISBN 9789752307346.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Nisa Semiz (2021). "Art Nouveau Mimaride Bir Yapıt: Mısır Arap Cumhuriyeti İstanbul Başkonsolosluğu Binası ve Restorasyonu Üzerine". mimarlikdergisi.com. Mimarlık magazine, issue 419 (May–June 2021)..
- ^ From The Shores of the Nile to the Bosphorus: Traces of Kavalalı Mehmed Ali Pasha Dynasty in Istanbul (in English and Turkish) (1st ed.). Istanbul: Istanbul Araştırmaları Enstitüsü. 2011. ISBN 9789759123956.
- ^ Mynet. "3 katlı, 13 odalı! İstanbul'un en eski evi Kavafyan Konağı yıllara meydan okuyor". Mynet Haber (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-08-06.
External links
- Great Istanbul – Bebek neighborhood in Istanbul Archived 2009-04-30 at the Wayback Machine