Altunizade | |
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Coordinates: 41°01′13″N 29°02′44″E / 41.02028°N 29.04556°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Istanbul |
District | Üsküdar |
Population (2022) | 13,459 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Postal code | 34662 |
Area code | 0216 |
Altunizade is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey. [1] Its population is 13,459 (2022). [2] It is located on the Asian side of the city.
The location takes its name from Altunizade İsmail Zühtü Pasha (1806–1887), a wealthy civil servant in the Ottoman Empire, who established the settlement in an utmost area on the Anatolian part of Istanbul in the 19th century. [3] "Altunizade" means gold trader in the Ottoman Turkish language. [4]
Following universities maintain campuses in Altunizade: Istanbul 29 Mayıs University, [5] Istanbul Şehir University, [6] Istanbul Medeniyet University, [7] Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, [8] and Üsküdar University. [9]
Places of interest in the neighborhood are Altunizade Mosque, [3] Capitol Shopping Center and Altunizade Acıbadem hastanesi
The motorway Otoyol 1 runs just northeast of the neighborhood connecting the Bosphorus Bridge with Kadıköy. A number of İETT city bus lines and bus rapid transsit Metrobus line serve Altunizade. [10] Also M-5 Subway runs in Altunizade.
Altunizade | |
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Coordinates: 41°01′13″N 29°02′44″E / 41.02028°N 29.04556°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Istanbul |
District | Üsküdar |
Population (2022) | 13,459 |
Time zone | UTC+3 ( TRT) |
Postal code | 34662 |
Area code | 0216 |
Altunizade is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey. [1] Its population is 13,459 (2022). [2] It is located on the Asian side of the city.
The location takes its name from Altunizade İsmail Zühtü Pasha (1806–1887), a wealthy civil servant in the Ottoman Empire, who established the settlement in an utmost area on the Anatolian part of Istanbul in the 19th century. [3] "Altunizade" means gold trader in the Ottoman Turkish language. [4]
Following universities maintain campuses in Altunizade: Istanbul 29 Mayıs University, [5] Istanbul Şehir University, [6] Istanbul Medeniyet University, [7] Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, [8] and Üsküdar University. [9]
Places of interest in the neighborhood are Altunizade Mosque, [3] Capitol Shopping Center and Altunizade Acıbadem hastanesi
The motorway Otoyol 1 runs just northeast of the neighborhood connecting the Bosphorus Bridge with Kadıköy. A number of İETT city bus lines and bus rapid transsit Metrobus line serve Altunizade. [10] Also M-5 Subway runs in Altunizade.