Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery, Istanbul

Name: Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery
Address: Istanbul, Turkey

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The Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery, one of the largest burial grounds of Istanbul, Turkey, is located in the neighborhood of Edirnekapı of Eyüp district, in the European part of the city. It consists of an old, historical part and a modern one. War graves of fallen Ottoman soldiers during the Balkan Wars, the Gallipoli campaign of World War I, graves of the Turkish Armed Forces military personnel and law enforcement officials, firefighters, Turkish Airlines personnel are part of the cemetery. ()

Local name: Edirnekapı Şehitliği Established: 1453 (571 years ago)Coordinates: 41°2'2"N, 28°55'59"E

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Eyüp (Defterdar)Istanbul Turkey

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Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Chora Church, Tekfur Sarayı, Bulgarian St. Stephen Church, Feshane.

~1870 ftSE
Museum with Muslim and Christian artworks
Chora Church, Istanbul
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Remains of a Byzantine imperial palace
Tekfur Sarayı, Istanbul
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Church
Bulgarian St. Stephen Church, Istanbul
23 min walk • Bulgarian St Stephen Church, also known as the Bulgarian Iron Church, is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in Balat, Istanbul, Turkey. It is famous for being made of prefabricated cast iron elements in the neo-Byzantine style. The church belongs to the Bulgarian minority in the city.
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41°2'39"N • 28°56'15"E
Feshane, Istanbul
20 min walk • Amusement, Amusement park
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Church
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~1810 ftSE
Grand mosque dating from 16th century
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, Istanbul
9 min walk • The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in the Edirnekapı neighborhood near the Byzantine land walls of Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned by Mihrimah Sultan, the daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent and designed by the chief imperial architect Mimar Sinan.
0.8 miSE
Mosque in a former Byzantine church
Fethiye Camii, Istanbul
20 min walk • Pammakaristos Church, also known as the Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos, is one of the most famous Greek Orthodox Byzantine churches in Istanbul, Turkey. Adapted in 1591 into the Fethiye Mosque, it is today partly a museum, the parekklesion.
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Historical place, Forts and castles
Prison of Anemas, Istanbul
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0.8 miN
Mosque, Mimar Sinan, Historical place
Zal Mahmud Pasha Mosque, Istanbul
20 min walk • The Zal Mahmud Pasha Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in the Eyüp district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was designed by the imperial architect Mimar Sinan and completed in 1590.
0.9 miSE
Mosque
Hırka-i Şerif Mosque, Istanbul
24 min walk • Hırka-i Şerif Mosque is a historic mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. It takes its name from a relic, the mantle of Muhammad, which is preserved in the mosque.
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Synagogue
Yanbol Synagogue
18 min walk • Yanbol Synagogue is a synagogue in Istanbul, built by Sephardi Jews who moved from the Bulgarian town of Yambol to Istanbul during the 15th century. The synagogue is also known as the Bulgarian Synagogue owing to the origin of the community. The synagogue was constructed in the 18th Century.

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Which popular attractions are close to Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery?

Nearby attractions include Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, Istanbul (9 min walk), Chora Church, Istanbul (10 min walk), Edirnekapı, Istanbul (10 min walk), Palace of Blachernae, Istanbul (10 min walk).

How to get to Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery by public transport?

The nearest stations to Edirnekapı Martyr's Cemetery:

Bus

Şehitlik-2 • Lines: 500T (2 min walk)
Edirnekapı Kaleboyu • Lines: 500T (8 min walk)

Tram

Edirnekapı • Lines: T4 (5 min walk)
Şehitlik • Lines: T4 (7 min walk)

Light rail

Edirnekapı • Lines: T4 (5 min walk)
Şehitlik • Lines: T4 (7 min walk)

Metro

Bayrampaşa-Maltepe • Lines: M1A, M1B (17 min walk)
Topkapı Ulubatlı • Lines: M1A, M1B (18 min walk)