Sütlüce, Istanbul

Sütlüce is a neighborhood in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, located at the eastern bank of Golden Horn across Eyüp.

Istanbul's main slaughterhouse was situated in Sütlüce. The facility, which caused great air and water pollution to the natural environment at Golden Horn, was abandoned in 1984 after 61 years of service. In accordance with the city's urban redevelopment plan and following the establishment of Miniatürk, SantralIstanbul and Rahmi M. Koç Museum around and the transformation of the old slaughterhouse into a modern congress complex, Sütlüce became a center of attraction for real estate investors.[1][2]

View from Pierre Loti

Sütlüce Cultural Center

Financed by the Metropolitan Municipality of Istanbul, the restoration of the slaughterhouse began in 1998 and the Sütlüce Cultural Center (Turkish: Sütlüce Kültür Merkezi) was opened in 2009. It has a fairground of 9,400 m2 (101,000 sq ft), a quayside of 8,250 m2 (88,800 sq ft) with a green space of 17,000 m2 (180,000 sq ft). The complex comprises a concert hall for 3,000 audience, a theatre for 1,100 guests, three movie theatres having a total capacity of 800 people, 14 work halls and a restaurant for 650 people.[2]

The center hosted the 5th World Water Forum between March 16 and 20, 2009 with its around 30,000 attendants.[3]

Coordinates: 41°03′03″N 28°56′25″E / 41.05086°N 28.94014°E

References

  1. ↑ Şentürk, Okhan (2010-04-16). "Gayrimenkulde yeni trend Sütlüce". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Oğlunun nikahını eski mezbahada kıyacak" (in Turkish). Arkitera. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  3. ↑ "World Water Forum diary". Aljazeera. 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2010-04-25.