Vefa
Vefa | |
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Postal code | 34134 |
Area code | 0212 |
Vefa is part of the district of
Vefa lies to the east of busy Atatürk Bulvari, the main road pushed through the old city by the French architect Henri Prost in the 1950s. Immediately to its north is the area of Küçükpazarı while to the east is the Süleymaniye district around the huge Süleymaniye Mosque complex.
Buses link Vefa to Taksim, Eminönü, Fatih and Beyazıt. The Vezneciler Metro stop on the M2 line is a short walk away as is the Cibali tram stop on the Golden Horn.
Attractions
Vefa is best known for the Vefa Bozacısı shop, the oldest shop (founded in 1876) still selling boza, a barley drink usually topped off with chickpeas, in the city.[3]Atatürk came here to drink boza and his cup is preserved in a showcase in the wall. The shop is mentioned several times in Orhan Pamuk's novel, A Strangeness in my Mind which tells the story of an itinerant boza-seller.[4]
The
Not far from Vefa Bozacısı is the Recai Mehmed Efendi sibyan mektep, an Ottoman primary school opened in 1775, its facade entirely covered in marble carvings that incorporate fountains and a
Near Vezneciler Metro stop is the large Kalenderhane Mosque which was built as the Middle Byzantine church of Theotokos Kyriotissa and stands beside the remains of an early Byzantine bathhouse.[7] Running along one side of the church is a stretch of the Aqueduct of Valens which used to bring water into the city from Thrace (Trakya) in Roman and Byzantine times.
Vefa is also home to Vefa S.K., one of Istanbul's historic soccer clubs.
Gallery
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Istanbul Vefa Bozaci Shop
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Istanbul Vefa Bozaci counter area
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Istanbul Vefa Bozaci interior
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Istanbul Vefa Bozaci: Glass used by Atatürk
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Istanbul Vefa Bozaci
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Vefa High School
References
- ^ Dark, Gülşah (2015-11-30). "Vefa: A forgotten Ottoman neighborhood in Istanbul". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ "İSTANBUL'DA BİR SEMTE ADINI VEREN ÂLİM: ŞEYH EBÛ'L-VEFÂ (..." Somuncu Baba Dergisi (in Turkish). Retrieved 2022-07-01.
- ^ "Vefa Bozacısı". www.vefa.com.tr. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ISBN 9780571275977.
- ^ "Vefa Church Mosque". The Byzantine Legacy. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ "Abandoned church-mosque in Istanbul's old city turned into makeshift refuge - Türkiye News". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
- ^ "Theotokos Kyriotissa". The Byzantine Legacy. Retrieved 2022-07-08.