Yassıada, Istanbul

Name: Yassıada
Address: Istanbul, Turkey

#383 among attractions in Istanbul

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Yassıada or by its official name, Democracy and Freedom Island is one of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, to the southeast of Istanbul. The island was named Yassıada until 2013, when it was renamed “Democracy and Freedom Island” in order to remember the 1960 military coup, the first in the history of the republic. In the past, the island was named Plati. The island, which has an area of 183000 m², is officially a neighbourhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. ()

Alternative names: Area: 12.36 acres (0.0193 mi²)Coordinates: 40°51'52"N, 28°59'36"E

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Yassıada – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Sait Faik Abasıyanık Museum, İsmet İnönü House Museum, Değirmenburnu Nature Park, Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar Museum.

4 miE
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Sait Faik Abasıyanık Museum, Istanbul
104 min walk • Sait Faik Abasıyanık Museum is a historic house museum dedicated to the writer Sait Faik Abasıyanık in İstanbul, Turkey. The museum is on Burgazada Island of Adalar district in Istanbul Province, one of the Princes' Islands archipelago. It is situated at 40°52′52″N 29°04′03″E.
5.3 miE
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
İsmet İnönü House Museum, Istanbul
136 min walk • İsmet İnönü House Museum is a house museum in Istanbul, Turkey. The house is in Heybeliada, the second largest island of the Adalar in İstanbul at 40°52′41″N 29°05′36″E. The house, then known as Mavromatis Mansion, was built in the 19th century.
5.4 miE
Park, Beach
Değirmenburnu Nature Park, Istanbul
138 min walk • Değirmenburnu Nature Park is a nature park in Istanbul Province, Turkey.
5.2 miE
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar Museum, Istanbul
134 min walk • Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar Museum is a historic house museum dedicated to the writer Hüseyin Rahmi Gürpınar in İstanbul, Turkey. The museum is situated on Heybeliada in Adalar district of Istanbul province, one of the Princes' Islands archipelago at 40°52′37″N 29°05′32″E.
5.3 miE
Neighbourhood
Princes' Islands, Istanbul
137 min walk • The Princes' Islands, officially just Adalar; alternatively the Princes' Archipelago; is an archipelago off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara. The islands constitute the Adalar district of Istanbul Province.
4.1 miNE
Church
Monastery of the Transfiguration, Istanbul
106 min walk • The Monastery of the Transfiguration, known locally as Hristo Monastery, is a prominent Greek Orthodox monastery that has served the Greek Orthodox community of Constantinople since the time of the Byzantine Empire.
4.3 miNE
Scenic spot with beaches and ferry service
Kınalıada, Istanbul
110 min walk • Kınalıada is an island in the Sea of Marmara; it is the closest of the Prince Islands to Istanbul, Turkey, lying about 12 kilometres to the south. Administratively, it is a neighbourhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul.
5.3 miE
Small inhabited island with a monastery
Heybeliada, Istanbul
136 min walk • Heybeliada or Heybeli Ada is the second largest of the Prince Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul. It is officially a neighborhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul, Turkey.
3.8 miE
Remote island with a museum and ruins
Burgazada, Istanbul
96 min walk • Burgazada, Burgaz Adası, or shortly Burgaz is the third largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, Turkey. It is officially a neighbourhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul. Burgazada is a common setting and even a major theme for writer Sait Faik Abasıyanık, where he also resided.
1.4 miNW
Island
Sivriada, Istanbul
35 min walk • Sivriada also known as Hayırsızada, is one of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul. The island, which has an area of 0.05 km², is officially a neighbourhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul, Turkey.
0.9 miNW
Area
Byzantium, Istanbul
23 min walk • Byzantium or Byzantion was an ancient Greek city in classical antiquity that became known as Constantinople in late antiquity and Istanbul today.