Kuzguncuk
Kuzguncuk | |
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Üsküdar | |
Population (2022) | 4,151 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 34674 |
Area code | 0216 |
Kuzguncuk is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of
Kuzguncuk is bordered on the north by Beylerbeyi, on the east by Burhaniye, on the south by İcadiye and Sultantepe, and on the west by the Bosphorus. On the other side of the Bosphorus is Beşiktaş. The Otoyol 1 highway separates the neighborhood from Burhaniye.
History
The word kuzguncuk means "little raven" or "barred window of a prison door" in
During
Jews, who were expelled from
Armenians began settling in Kuzguncuk in the 18th century and had become a sizable group by the 19th century. Ottoman records show an 1834 request that their nighttime religious services be allowed to continue without interference. In 1835, their first church was built.[8]
After the establishment of Israel, the Jewish population, once sizable in Kuzguncuk, decreased rapidly.
The
Religious sites
There are currently two synagogues in Kuzguncuk: Bet Yaakov Synagogue (built 1878) and Bet Nissim Synagogue (built in the 1840s).[11] The Nakkaştepe Jewish Cemetery is also in Kuzguncuk.
Churches of Kuzguncuk include Surp Krikor Lusavoriç (Saint Gregory the Illuminator) Armenian Church (first built 1835, rebuilt 1861),[12] Ayios Yeorgios (Saint George) Greek Orthodox Church,[13] Ayios Panteleimon (Saint Pantaleon) Greek Orthodox Church,[14] and Ayios Ioannis (Saint John) Greek Orthodox Sanctuary (an Ayazma [tr] or holy spring).[13]
There was no mosque in the center of the neighborhood until 1952, when the Kuzguncuk Mosque was built in the courtyard of the Armenian church (with building funds that included donations from the Armenian congregation).[15] The Üryanizade Mosque along the shore on the northern edge of the neighborhood was built as a Mescit [tr] (small mosque) in 1860.[16]
Film set
The place with its historical mansions, churches, synagogues and mosques, cobblestone paved streets, plane trees and vegetable gardens, attracts film makers as a natural film set. Since the shooting of the popular TV comedy series Perihan Abla in the mid-1980s, Kuzguncuk became a favorite film set for several other TV series and commercials. The residents, however, are not pleased with the continuous discomfort caused by the shootings day and night.[17][18][19][20]
Notable people
- Mehmet Ali Aybar (1908–1995), leader of the banned Workers Party of Turkey (TİP)[21]
- Refika Birgül (born 1980), food writer and television presenter
- Hülya Koçyiğit (born 1947), movie actress
- Palaiologos, Pavlos (1895–1984), journalist, writer
- Oktay Rıfat Horozcu (1914–1988), writer, playwright and poet[21]
- Nihat Sargın, secretary general of the banned Workers Party of Turkey (TİP)[21]
- Can Yücel (1926–1999), poet[22]
- Uğur Yücel (born 1957), actor, film director and producer[23]
See also
References
- ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ Ayverdi, page 387.
- ^ Hürel, page 216.
- ^ Eyice, page 51; nonetheless, Eyice notes that some scholars locate Khrysokeramos in Çubuklu in Beykoz.
- ^ Eyice, page 51.
- ^ Rozen, pages 19, 49, 61.
- ^ Tabakoğlu, page 166.
- ^ Houston, page 18.
- ^ Houston, page 19, note 4.
- ^ Türkiye Hahambaşılığı.
- ^ Tuğlacı, pages 169-171.
- ^ a b Ecumenical Patriarchate. Holy Metropolises.
- ^ Ecumenical Patriarchate. Church of Saint Panteleimon.
- ^ Houston, page 18, note 2.
- ^ Üsküdar Belediyesi. Cemil Molla.
- ^ Ercan.
- ^ Houston, page 25.
- ^ Internet Movie Database.
- ^ Saat, Orhan (2007-11-25). "Kuzguncuk semttir set değil". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ a b c "İstanbul Yazıları-Kuzguncuk". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 1999-05-24. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ "Can Yücel yarın Kuzguncuk'ta anılacak". Habertürk (in Turkish). 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
- ^ Erdoğan, Esra (2011-07-03). "Üçüncü Kuzguncuk müdafaası". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2012-01-20.
Sources
- Ayverdi, Sâmiha (2002). Boğaziçiʼnde Târih (History on the Bosphorus) (5 ed.). Kubbealti. ISBN 978-975-7663-88-1.
- Ecumenical Patriarchate. Church of Saint Panteleimon Kouzkountzoukiou. http://www.ec-patr.org/afieroma/churches/show.php?lang=en&id=49 Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- Ecumenical Patriarchate. Holy Metropolises in Turkey. http://www.ec-patr.org/patrdisplay.php?lang=en&id=4 Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- Ercan, Şerif. (2004, 13 November) "Kuzguncuk Semttir Set Değil" (Kuzguncuk is a neighborhood, not a film set). Sabah (newspaper). http://arsiv.sabah.com.tr/2004/11/13/cpsabah/gnc105-20041030-101.html Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- Eyice, Semavi (1976). Bizans Devrinde Boğaziçi (The Bosphorus in the Byzantine era). İstanbul Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi.
- Houston, Christopher (2001). Islam, Kurds and the Turkish Nation State. Berg. ISBN 978-1-85973-477-3.
- Hürel, Haldun (2008). Semtleri, Mahalleri, Caddeleri ve Sokakları A'dan Z'ye İstanbul'un Alfabetik Öyküsü (The alphabetic story of Istanbul). İkarus. ISBN 978-975-999-290-3.
- Internet Movie Database. Aci Hayat. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0499168/ Retrieved 12 September 2009.
- Rozen, Minna (2002). A History of the Jewish community in Istanbul: The Formative Years, 1453-1566. Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-12530-8.
- Tabakoğlu, Ahmet. (2007, 1–5 November). Osmanlı Döneminde Üsküdar Köyleri (Üsküdar villages in the Ottoman period). Paper presented at Üsküdar Sempozyumu V. https://web.archive.org/web/20111006122806/http://www.uskudar.bel.tr/portal/doc/sempozyum/sempozyum5/T11.pdf Retrieved 19 September 2009.
- Tuğlacı, Pars (1991). İstanbul Ermeni Kiliseleri = Armenian Churches of Istanbul = Istʻanpuli Hayotsʻ ekeghetsʻinerě. Pars. ISBN 975-7423-00-9.
- Türkiye Hahambaşılığı (Chief Rabbinate of Turkey). (2005) Synagogues: Asian Side of the Bosphorus. https://web.archive.org/web/20110714133716/http://www.musevicemaati.com/index.php?contentId=27 Retrieved 14 August 2009.
- Üsküdar Belediyesi (Üsküdar Municipality). Cemil Molla Köşkü (Mullah Cemil pavilion). https://web.archive.org/web/20110722000709/http://www.uskudar-bld.gov.tr/portal/rehber_/t1.jsp?PageName=rehberAyrinti&ID=772 Retrieved 20 September 2009.
- Üsküdar Belediyesi (Üsküdar Municipality). Kuzguncuk Mahallesi (Kuzguncuk neighborhood). https://web.archive.org/web/20111006122541/http://www.uskudar.bel.tr/portal/uskudar_/t1.jsp?PageName=mahalletarihceAyr&ID=26 Retrieved 12 September 2009.