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Altunizade

Altunizade is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 13,459 (2022). It is located on the Asian side of the city.

The location takes its name from Altunizade İsmail Zühtü Pasha (1806–1887), a wealthy civil servant in the Ottoman Empire, who established the settlement in an utmost area on the Anatolian part of Istanbul in the 19th century. "Altunizade" means gold trader in the Ottoman Turkish language.

Education

Main building of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University in Eyüp, Istanbul

Following universities maintain campuses in Altunizade: Istanbul 29 Mayıs University, Istanbul Şehir University, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, and Üsküdar University.

Places of interest

Altunizade Mosque, built in 1865.

Places of interest in the neighborhood are Altunizade Mosque, Capitol Shopping Center and Altunizade Acıbadem hastanesi

Transport

The motorway Otoyol 1 runs just northeast of the neighborhood connecting the Bosphorus Bridge with Kadıköy. A number of İETT city bus lines and bus rapid transsit Metrobus line serve Altunizade. Also M-5 Subway runs in Altunizade.

References

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  5. ^ "Yerleşke - Yerleşkede Yaşam" (in Turkish). İstanbul 29 Mayıs Üniversitesi. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  6. ^ "Kampüler-Altunizade Kampüsleri" (in Turkish). İstanbul Şehir Üniversitesi. Archived from the original on 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  7. ^ "İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi".
  8. ^ "İZÜ'nün Yeni Yerleşkesi Altunizade'de Kapılarını Açıyor" (in Turkish). İstanbul Zaim Üniversitesi. Archived from the original on 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  9. ^ "Altunizade Merkez Yerleşke" (in Turkish). Üsküdar Üniversitesi. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
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