Tarabya

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Tarabya, historical summer residence of the German ambassador to the Ottoman Empire
Grand Tarabya Hotel on the Bosphorus

Tarabya (Ottoman Turkish: Tarabiye, Greek: Therapia) is a neighbourhood in the Sarıyer district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is located on the European shoreline of the Bosphorus strait, between the neighbourhoods of Yeniköy and Kireçburnu.

Besides its historical monuments, Tarabya is famous for its seafood restaurants, bistros and nightclubs.

Sights

  • Church of Aya Paraskevi
  • Fountain of Sultan Mahmud II
  • Fountain of Bezm-i Alem Valide Sultan
  • Tarabya Cultural Academy, former summer residence of the German Embassy
  • Huber Mansion (currently used as the Presidential residence in Istanbul)
  • Yalı of Hristaki Zoğrafos
  • Yalı of Prince Ypsilantis (later summer residence of the French Embassy)
  • Grand Tarabya Hotel (built on the former site of the historic Tokatlıyan Tarabya Hotel)

See also

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tarabya.
  • Bachmann, Martin: Tarabya. Alman Büyükelçisi'nin Boğaziçi'ndeki Tarihi Yazlık Rezidansının Tarihçesi ve Gelişimi. Alman Arkeoloji Enstitüsü ve Ege Yayınları, Istanbul 2003. ISBN 975-8070-65-7
  • Türker, Orhan: Therapia´dan Tarabya´ya. Boğaz´ın Diplomatlar Köyünün Hikayesi. Sel Yayıncılık, Istanbul 2006. ISBN 975-570-275-X

Coordinates: 41°08′N 29°03′E / 41.133°N 29.050°E / 41.133; 29.050

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