Haydarpaşa
Haydarpaşa | |
|---|---|
Locality | |
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| Postal code | 34716 |
| Area code | 0-216 |
Haydarpaşa is a locality within the
Harem in the northwest and Kadıköy in the southeast. It is a historical area with almost solely public buildings. Haydarpaşa is administered by the Mukhtars of Rasımpaşa and Osmanağa parishes (Turkish
: Mahallesi Muhtarı).
Internationally known structures around the area are the
Haydarpaşa Terminal, Port of Haydarpaşa and the Selimiye Barracks
in adjacent Harem.
Notable buildings
Following public structures, built in the 19th century or early 20th century during the Ottoman era, are found in Haydarpaşa:
Health and education
- Haydarpaşa Numune Hastanesi (Haydarpaşa Paragon Hospital)[1]
- GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi (Haydarpaşa Hospital of Gülhane Military Medical Academy)[2]
- Dr Siyami Ersek Hospital — A renowned hospital for cardiology[3]
- Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, Haydarpaşa Campus. The building was used by Haydarpaşa Lisesi (Haydarpaşa High School) from 1933 through 1983[4]
- Haydarpaşa Technical High schools[5]
There is/was a Jewish school in Haydarpaşa. Circa the 1920s, due to a decline in the quantity and quality of French education (as laws had changed that required education to be given in a list of languages - Turkish and others protected by the Treaty of Lausanne, on which French was not on), the student population declined from 150 to 50.[6]
Transportation
- container terminal in Istanbul[8]
- Haydarpaşa Ferry boat terminal — Passenger ferries connecting trains to Sirkeci and Karaköy on the European side, and Kadıköy
History
- Haydarpaşa Cemetery — Historical British military and civilian cemetery
Vicinity
- Selimiye Barracks — Historical barracks, where Florence Nightingale served between 1854 and 1856
- Karacaahmet Cemetery — Biggest cemetery in Turkey
References
- ^ Haydarpaşa Numune Hastanesi (in Turkish)
- ^ GATA Haydarpaşa Eğpitim Hastanesi (in Turkish)
- ^ Medicine Magazine Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
- ^ Marmara University Archived 2007-05-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
- ^ Haydarpaşa Teknik Okulları Archived 2007-05-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
- OCLC 865002828.
- ^ TCDD Turkish State Railways Archived 2007-05-09 at the Wayback Machine (in Turkish)
- ^ TCDD Haydarpaşa Port Archived 2007-05-17 at the Wayback Machine