Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #2 in İstanbul, Turkey

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Number of sights 12 sights
Distance 3.7 km
Ascend 71 m
Descend 80 m

Experience İstanbul in Turkey in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in İstanbulIndividual Sights in İstanbul

Sight 1: Hasanpaşa Camii

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Hasan Pasha Mosque or Captain Hasan Pasha Mosque is a mosque dated 1899 in Hasanpaşa neighborhood in Kadıköy district of Istanbul.

Wikipedia: Kaptan Hasan Paşa Camii (TR)

637 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 2: Söğütlüçeşme Mosque

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Söğütlüçeşme Mosque is a mosque in Kadıköy, Turkey. It is also called Kusdili Mosque. The foundation of the mosque with two minarets was laid on July 27, 1963.

Wikipedia: Söğütlüçeşme Camii (TR)

665 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Hemdat Israel Sinagogu

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Hemdat Israel Synagogue is a synagogue founded in 1899 and located in the quarter of Haydarpaşa in Kadıköy, on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. Visits and participation to prayers are possible after contacting the Chief Rabbinate.

Wikipedia: Hemdat Israel Synagogue (EN)

653 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 4: Bull Statue

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The Kadıköy bull statue is a statue of a bull installed in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey. The bull has become a mascot for the neighborhood. It was ordered by Abdülaziz in 1864 and created by French artist Rouillard in Paris. The statue has been in its current location on Altıyol Square since 1987.

Wikipedia: Kadıköy bull statue (EN)

140 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 5: Saint Leon

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Surp Andon Church is an Armenian Catholic church located in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. The church, which was built as a wooden chapel in 1890, was demolished with the edict dated May 14, 1905 and a masonry church was built in its place and opened for worship in 1911.

Wikipedia: Surp Levon Kilisesi (TR)

230 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Süreyya Opera

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Süreyya Opera House, also called Süreyya Cultural Center, is an opera hall located at Gen. Asım Gündüz Avenue No: 29, in the Bahariye quarter of the Kadıköy district in Istanbul, Turkey. The building was designed by Ottoman Armenian architect Kegham Kavafyan by the order of a Deputy for Istanbul, Süreyya İlmen. It was originally established in 1927 as the first musical theatre on the Anatolian part of Istanbul. However, due to the lack of appropriate facilities and equipment at the theatre, operettas weren't staged until 2007. The venue was rather used as a movie theatre until the building underwent a functional restoration and reopened as an opera house on December 14, 2007.

Wikipedia: Süreyya Opera House (EN)

433 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Cafer Ağa Mosque

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Caferağa Mosque is a mosque with masonry walls, wooden roofs and cement plastered minarets at the beginning of Moda Street in Kadıköy, Istanbul. It was built by Cafer Ağa, the Agha of Darüssaade. It was renovated in 1900 by the Foundations. The tomb of Cafer Ağa is in the tomb of the mosque.

Wikipedia: Caferağa Camii (TR)

122 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 8: Surp Takavor Armenian Church

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Surp Takavor Armenian Church

Surp Takavor Church is an Armenian Apostolic church in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey.

Wikipedia: Surp Takavor Church (EN), Website

23 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 9: Kadıköy Timsah Heykeli

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The Crocodile Statue is a statue located in the Caferağa area of the Kadıköy district of Istanbul.

Wikipedia: Kadıköy Timsah Heykeli (TR)

208 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 10: Osman Ağa Mosque

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Osmanağa Mosque or Osman Ağa Mosque was replaced by 1. It was built in 1612 by Sultan Ahmet's Babussaade Agha Osman Ağa. When this mosque was destroyed over time, in 1811 2. It was renovated by Sultan Mahmut, but as a result of the fire that occurred in Kadıköy in 1878, it was also burned down, and today's mosque was built in the same year. The plane tree in the garden of the mosque was planted in 1880 by the imam of the mosque, Mehmet Asım Efendi.

Wikipedia: Osmanağa Camii (TR)

223 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 11: Sultan Mustafa İskele Mosque

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The temple, also called the Iskele Mosque, was built by Mustafa III in 1760. Years later, it was ruined, and in 1858, Abdülmecid had it rebuilt as masonry. Although it is known that there is a Sıbyan school next to it, it no longer exists.

Wikipedia: Sultan Mustafa Camii (TR)

404 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Haldun Taner Stage

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Kadıköy Haldun Taner Stage is a theatre venue located in Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is owned by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and operated by its City Theatres division. The theatre is named in honor of the Turkish playwright Haldun Taner (1915-1986).

Wikipedia: Kadıköy Haldun Taner Stage (EN)

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