Yedikule

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Yedikule is a neighborhood of Fatih, Istanbul in Turkey. It is named after the seven-towered Yedikule Fortress, which surrounds the neighborhood. Urbanized in the 16th century, the neighborhood became a hub for industrial and agricultural activities. Yedikule has a local football team Yedikule GSK that played in the TFF Second League for a season. ()

Coordinates: 40°59'41"N, 28°55'26"E

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

Nearby attractions include: Olivium Outlet Center, Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha Mosque, Monastery of Stoudios, Koca Mustafa Pasha Mosque.

0.7 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre, Outlet mall
Olivium Outlet Center, Istanbul
19 min walk • Nestled in the vibrant city of Istanbul, Turkey, the Olivium Outlet Center stands as a modern-day haven for shopping enthusiasts and bargain hunters alike. As an expansive shopping center, it provides a delightful mix of retail therapy, entertainment, and dining...
1 miNE
Mosque
Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha Mosque
25 min walk • Nestled in the historic district of Fatih in Istanbul, the Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha Mosque stands as a testament to the rich architectural heritage of Turkey. This Ottoman-era mosque, constructed in the early 18th century, was commissioned by Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha, a...
~1160 ftNE
Church
Monastery of Stoudios, Istanbul
6 min walk • The Monastery of Stoudios, more fully Monastery of Saint John the Forerunner "at Stoudios", often shortened to Stoudios, Studion or Stoudion, was a Greek Orthodox monastery in Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.
0.7 miN
Church, Mosque, Historical place
Koca Mustafa Pasha Mosque, Istanbul
17 min walk • Koca Mustafa Pasha Mosque is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans, located in Istanbul, Turkey. The church, as the adjoining monastery, was dedicated to Saint Andrew of Crete, and was named Saint Andrew in Krisei or by-the-Judgment.
0.8 miNE
Mosque
Sancaktar Hayrettin Camii, Istanbul
21 min walk • Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque is part of a former Eastern Orthodox monastery converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. It is generally believed that the small building belonged to the Byzantine Monastery of Gastria.
0.9 miNW
Church
Church of St. Mary of the Spring, Istanbul
24 min walk • The Monastery of the mother of God at the Spring or simply Zoödochos Pege is an Eastern Orthodox sanctuary in Istanbul, Turkey. The present church, built in 1835, bears the same dedication as the shrine erected in this place between the end of the fifth and the beginning of the sixth century.
1.4 miNE
Mosque, Sacred and religious sites
Haseki Sultan Complex, Istanbul
35 min walk • The Haseki Sultan Complex is a 16th-century Ottoman imperial mosque complex in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was the first royal project designed by the chief imperial architect Mimar Sinan.
0.7 miNE
Church
Church of St. George of Samatya, Istanbul
18 min walk • Saint George of Samatya or Surp Kevork is an Armenian church in Istanbul, Turkey. The edifice, built between 1866 and 1887, has been erected above the substructure of a Byzantine church and monastery built in the eleventh century.
0.6 miNE
Church
Church of Saint Menas of Samatya, Istanbul
15 min walk • Saint Menas is a Greek Orthodox Church in Istanbul. The edifice was built in 1833 near an early Christian Martyrion of the fourth or fifth century, possibly dedicated to the saints Carpus and Papylus, and on the site of an ancient church dedicated to Hagios Polykarpos. The modern church has the same dedication as a nearby water source.
0.8 miN
Mosque
Hadım İbrahim Paşa Camii, Istanbul
20 min walk • The Hadim Ibrahim Pasha Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in the Silivrikapi neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey.
1.2 miNE
Park
Cistern of Mocius, Istanbul
32 min walk • The Cistern of Mocius, known in Turkish as Altımermer Çukurbostanı, was the largest Byzantine open-sky water reservoir built in the city of Constantinople.