Galatasaray Islet
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The Galatasaray Islet (
.Being situated just north of the Bosphorus Bridge, its only accessible to Galatasaray members and their guests.[1][2] Only 165 m (541 ft) from the European coast,[3] the islet is reachable by free ferry service.
From Autumn 2002 to July 2007 Galatasaray Islet has undergone massive construction works, resulting in its transformation[clarification needed] into the entertainment and recreation centre that is now serving the Galatasaray community and Istanbul.[4] That same year the constructions had been finished, on 4 October 2007, a fire broke out in a kitchen chimney and burnt down two restaurants and damaged four other premises on the islet.
History
In 1872,
Called as the "Sarkis Bey Islet" during his lifetime, it was rented out by his legal heirs after the World War I to "Şirket-i Hayriye", the company operating passenger ferries in Istanbul, and was used for a long time as a coal depot.[3]
In 1957,
References
- ^ "Galatasaray Adası". Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Galatasaray Adası, sezon açılışını yaptı". Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Galatasaray Adası, Unit Group tarafından yenilenecek" (in Turkish). Turizimde Bu Sabah. 26 September 2002. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ "Galatasaray Adası" (in Turkish). Galatasaray Sports Club. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
- ^ "Sutopu tarihçe" (in Turkish). Galatasaray Sports Club. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
External links
- Galatasaray S.K. official website (in Turkish and English)
- Galatasaray Islet on Wikimapia
