Bebek, Beşiktaş
Bebek | |
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Istanbul | |
| District | Beşiktaş |
| Population (2022) | 5,464 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Bebek is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of
'Bebek' means 'baby' in
Bebek has been a popular residential district since Ottoman times and its historic architecture sometimes recalls the lost cosmopolitanism of the past. Today it is best known for a string of see-and-be-seen restaurants, cafes and shops catering to the city's more well-heeled residents.
Infrequent
Attractions
The single most beautiful building in Bebek is the huge waterfront mansion that now houses the Egyptian Consulate but that was originally built in 1902 for Emina Ilhamy (Emine Hanım), mother of Abbas Hilmi, the last Khedive of Egypt, in the days when the Egyptian nobility liked to spend their summers on the Bosphorus.[4] When he was overthrown as khedive in 1914 Abbas Hilmi donated the mansion to the Egyptian government for use as an embassy (it was downgraded to a consulate in 1923 when Atatürk moved the Turkish capital to Ankara). Designed in Art Nouveau style with sweeping mansard roofs probably by the Austrian architect, Antonio Lasciac, it was completely restored in 2010.
Down by the water, next to the Türkan Sabancı Park, the small Bebek Mosque, was designed in 1912 by the architect Kemaleddin Bey. It is sometimes called the Hümayunabad Mosque in memory of a palace of that name that once stood on the same site.
Inland from the water Bebek is home to the
Also in the back streets is the Kavafyan Mansion, one of the oldest wooden buildings to survive in Istanbul. Dating back to 1751, it was built for Armenian shipbuilders. Unfortunately it has been left to fall into decay. [5]
Bosphorus University/Boğaziçi University
Bebek is home to
Image gallery
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View of Bebek Park -
Âli Pasha Mansion (currently the Egyptian Consulate) -
Seaside cafés and restaurants in Bebek -
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See also
References
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ISBN 9789752307346.)
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- ^ 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
- Bebek Alışverişi – [1]
- Great Istanbul – Bebek neighborhood in Istanbul Archived 2009-04-30 at the Wayback Machine
- Association of Bebekians also in English– Bebekliler Derneği (in Turkish)
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