Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #3 in İstanbul, Turkey

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Tour Facts

Number of sights 15 sights
Distance 5.8 km
Ascend 89 m
Descend 118 m

Explore İstanbul in Turkey with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in İstanbulIndividual Sights in İstanbul

Sight 1: Barış Manço Evi

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Whittall Mansion is an Ottoman-era mansion in Istanbul, Turkey, built in 1900. Today, it is a historic house museum dedicated to rock musician Barış Manço (1943–1999).

Wikipedia: Whittall Mansion, Moda (EN), Website

31 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 2: All Saints Moda English Church

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All Saints Moda English Church The original uploader was Avonrepus at Türkçe Vikipedi. / GFDL

All Saints Fashion Church or Istanbul Presbyterian Church is the church in which the Turkish world Kalkedon Presbyterian community continues to exist.

Wikipedia: All Saints Moda Kilisesi (TR)

195 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 3: Moda Camii

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In the place of the temple, which is also called Moda Mosque or Gülbahçesi Mosque, there was once a garden where various roses grew. In 1962, the Moda Mosque was built here and its writings were written by calligrapher Hamid Aytac.

Wikipedia: Moda Camii (TR)

306 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 4: Church of the Assumption

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Church of the Assumption The original uploader was Avonrepus at Türkçe Vikipedi. / GFDL

The Church of the French Church of Kadıköy or Notre-Dame de L'Assomption is a Neoclassical Catholic church located in the Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. The architect of the building, which was completed in 1865, is Giovanni Battista Barborini. The language of worship in the church is French and Turkish.

Wikipedia: Kadıköy Fransız Katolik Kilisesi (TR)

562 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 5: Moda Sahnesi

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Moda Stage is a venue that was put into service in October 2013 as a result of the transformation of the hall known as "Moda Cinema" in the Moda district of Istanbul into a cultural center and is a theater group that stages plays here.

Wikipedia: Moda Sahnesi (TR), Website

185 meters / 2 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), Website

229 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 7: 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)

139 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: 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 Rouillar in Paris. The statue has been in its current location on Altıyol Square since 1987.

Wikipedia: Kadıköy bull statue (EN)

417 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: 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)

789 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 10: Sinematek

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The Cinematheque/Cinema House is a cinematheque on the Anatolian side of Istanbul that started operating at the end of 2021.

Wikipedia: Sinematek/Sinema Evi (TR), Website

146 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Süreyya İlmen Heykeli

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Süreyya İlmen Heykeli

Ferik Süreyya Pasha İlmen is a Turkish soldier, politician and businessman. After graduating from the Military Academy, he worked for a long time in the General Staff as a staff officer. He became a general at a young age. After the proclamation of the Second Constitutional Monarchy, he made publications on military service. He contributed to the inclusion of aviation in the army. While he was the commander of the division, he left the military service and established and operated a weaving factory, cinema and opera house in Istanbul. He carried out various sports and charitable projects. In 1927, he was elected as a member of parliament from Istanbul. He ended his active political life in 1930. He established SSK Süreyyapaşa Hospital in Maltepe, Istanbul. He died on February 6, 1955.

Wikipedia: Süreyya İlmen (TR)

405 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 12: Fikret Mualla

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Fikret MuallaKarakalem 13:18, 14 June 2021 (UTC) / CC BY-SA 4.0

Fikret Muallâ Saygı was a 20th-century avant-garde painter of Turkish descent. His work reflects influences from Expressionism and Fauvism, with subject matter focusing on Paris street life, social gatherings such as cafés and circuses.

Wikipedia: Fikret Mualla Saygı (EN)

241 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 13: Yoğurçu Park

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Yoğurtçu Park is a park in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey. The park has been used for demonstrations.

Wikipedia: Yoğurtçu Park (EN)

1167 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 14: Zühtüpaşa Mosque

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Zühtü Pasha Mosque was built in 1883 by Ahmed Zühdü Pasha, who was the Minister of Education of Sultan Abdulhamid II. The walls of the mosque in Kızıltoprak are made of masonry and the dome is wooden.

Wikipedia: Zühtüpaşa Camii (TR)

1021 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 15: Kalamış Parkı

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Kalamış Atatürk Park is a park located on the shores of the Marmara Sea on Münir Nurettin Selçuk Street in the Kalamış district of the Kadıköy district of Istanbul province.

Wikipedia: Kalamış Atatürk Parkı (TR)

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