General
Fatih is a district in the European part of Istanbul. It is surrounded by Zeytinburnu district in the southwest, the Eyub Sultan district in the northwest, the Golden Horn in the north, the Bosphorus Strait in the east, and the Sea of Marmara in the south.
Fatih is a district that is considered the center of Istanbul, because it covers the entire historical peninsula (Surici) in which the city of Istanbul was established and developed, and includes institutions such as the Istanbul Governorate, the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Istanbul Police Headquarters, Istanbul Immigration Office, Istanbul Tax Office, etc.
Fatih district was established in a very high place. The Golden Horn and the Bosphorus can be easily seen from different places. Fatih district, where the oldest residential areas of Istanbul are located, is very rich in terms of historical monuments and has not lost its charm in the Byzantine, Ottoman, and Republic periods, and has very important historical and tourist monuments within its borders.
Transportation
As Fatih district is the center of Istanbul and is visited by many tourists, it has a very good public transportation system. Those who want to go to Fatih can go there by subway, bus, train, and minibus.
It should be noted that the three main streets that are important in Istanbul’s public transportation pass through this district: Fevzi Pasa and Macar Kardesler Street, Vatan Street, and Millet Street.
Geography
Fatih district is approximately 16 square kilometers (6.2 square miles). The average altitude of the district is 60 meters above sea level. The total length of its beaches is 14 km. There is no agricultural land in this district. The 7 famous hills on which Istanbul is built are located in Fatih district.
History
Fatih district, along with Eminonu, was one of two districts on the historic peninsula from 1928 to 2008. In 2008, Eminonu district merged with the Fatih, making it the only region in the entire peninsula.
This unique region, which encompasses the entire historic peninsula, has, as can be guessed, been named in honor of Fatih Sultan Mehmet. Fatih district, which has historically been the center of the Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires, is home to many important historical monuments and wealth.
Historical Places
The names of the most important historical places in Fatih district are given below:
Aspar Cistern
Bab-i Ali (Governorship of Istanbul)
Basilica Cistern
Basketmakers’ Palace
Besir Aga Complex
Beyazit Square
Beyazit Tower
Blahernai Palace
Cemberlitas Column
Cibali Tobacco Factory
Cold Fountain Street
Columnstone (Markinos) Column
Dar’ul Muallimat (Capa Teacher High School)
Fener Greek High School for Boys
General post office
German Fountain
Grand Bazaar
Gulhane Park
Hagia Sophia
Hora Monastery
Istanbul Archeology Museum
Istanbul Town Hall
Istanbul University
Kariye Mosque
Knitted Obelisk (Constantine Obelisk)
Meat Square
Melandisia (Mevlana) Gate
Ottoman Public Debt Administration (Istanbul Boys’ High School)
Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Fountain
Serpent Column
Sirkeci Station
Sultanahmet Square
Tekfur Konstantinnos Porfirogennatos Palace
The Egyptian Bazaar
Topkapi palace
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
Valence Belt
Walls of Istanbul
Yedikule Fortress and Dungeons
Zeyrek Mosque
Museums
The names of the most important museums in Fatih district are given below:
II. Bayezid Turkish Bath Culture Museum
Carpet and Kilim Museum
Construction and Artworks Museum
Fethiye Museum
Great Palace Mosaics Museum
Health Museum
Hilye-i Serif ve Tespih Museum
Istanbul Archeology Museum
Istanbul High School Museum
Istanbul Islam, Science, and Technology Museum
Istanbul University Hydrobiology Museum
Istanbul University Pharmacy Museum
Istanbul University Ridvan Celikel Archeology Museum
Istanbul University Zoology Museum
Medical History Museum
Photography Museum
Republic Education Museum
Rezan Has Museum
Rustempasa Madrasa Bediuzzaman Museum
Turkey İs Bank Museum
Turkey Journalists Association Press Museum
Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum
Turkish Foundation Calligraphy Museum
Yahya Kemal Museum
Mosques
The names of the most important mosques in Fatih district are given below:
Ahi Celebi Mosque
Ahmediye Mosque
Aksemseddin Mosque
Atik Mustafa Pasha Mosque
Bali Pasha Mosque
Bayezid Aga Mosque
Bayezid Mosque
Bezmialem Valide Mosque
Bodrum Mosque
Cerrah Mehmed Pasha Mosque
Ceylani Mosque
Cezeri Kasım Pasha Mosque
Church-Mosque of Vefa
Civizade Mosque
Defterdar Suleyman Celebi Mosque
Draman Yunus Mosque
Dulgeroglu Mosque
Dulgerzade Mosque
Emir Buhari Mosque
Eski Imaret Mosque
Fatih Mosque
Fenari Isa Mosque
Ferruh Kethuda Mosque
Fethiye Mosque
Firuz Aga Mosque
Gazi Ahmed Pasha Mosque
Gazi Atik Ali Pasha Mosque
Gul Mosque
Hadim Ibrahim Pasha Mosque
Has Odabasi Mosque
Haseki Mosque
Hekimoglu Ali Pasha Mosque
Hidayet Mosque
Hirka-i Serif Mosque
Hurrem Cavus Mosque
Ibrahim Pasha Mosque
Imrahor Mosque
Iskenderpasa Mosque
Ismailaga Mosque
Istanbul Murat Pasha Mosque
Kalenderhane Mosque
Kazasker Ivaz Efendi Mosque
Kefeli Mosque
Kemalpasa Mosque
Kocamustafapasa Sumbul Efendi Mosque
Kurkcu Mosque
Kurkcubasi Ahmet Semsettin Mosque
Laleli Mosque
Little Hagia Sophia Mosque
Mahmutpasa Mosque
Mehmed Aga Mosque
Mesih Mehmed Pasha Mosque
Mihrimah Sultan Mosque
Mimar Acem Mosque
Mimar Hayreddin Mosque
Mimar Sinan Mosque
Molla Husrev Mosque
Monastir Masjid
Mosque with the Spiral Minaret
New Mosque
Nisanci Mehmet Pasha Mosque
Nuruosmaniye Mosque
Pertevniyal Valide Sultan Mosque
Ramazan Efendi Mosque
Rustem Pasha Mosque
Sancaktar Hayrettin Mosque
Sanki Yedim Mosque
Sehzade Mosque
Sepsafa Mosque
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque
Suleymaniye Mosque
Sultan Ahmet Mosque
The Hagia Sophia Mosque
Ucmihrapli Mosque
Vasat Atik Ali Pasha Mosque
Yavuz Selim Mosque
Zeynep Sultan Mosque
Zeyrek Mosque
Zihgiri Kemal Mosque
Universities
The names of the most important universities in Fatih district are given below:
Istanbul University (several faculties and buildings)
Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine (several branches and buildings)
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Foundation University
Halic University
Kadir Has University
Marmara University
Health Centers
The names of the health centers in Fatih district are given below:
Government Hospitals
Fatih Saglik Grup Baskanligi
İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Şehzadebaşi Tip Merkezi
Charity Hospitals
Bezm-I Alem Valide Sultan Vakif Gureba Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi
Haseki Hastanesi 29 Mayıs Ek Hizmet Binası
University Hospitals
Çapa Kizilay Kan Merkezi
Haseki Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi
Haseki Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi Fatih Kamu Sagligi Merkezi
I.Ü. Istanbul Tip Fakültesi Hastanesi
I.Ü. Kardiyoloji Enstitüsü
I.Ü. Onkoloji Enstitüsü
I.Ü.Cerrahpasa Tip Fakültesi Hastanesi Kan Merkezi
Istanbul Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi
Private Hospitals
Avrupa Göz Merkezi
Deri Ve Zührevi Hastaliklari Hastanesi
Fatih Kizilay Dahiliye Merkezi
İstanbul Esnaf Hastanesi
Laleli Kızılay Tıp Merkezi
Özel Balat Musevi Or-Ahayim Hastanesi
Özel Çapa Hastanesi
Özel Çapa Millet Hastanesi
Özel Fatih Diyaliz Merkezi
Özel Fatih Hastanesi
Özel Huzur Hastanesi
Özel Istanbul Sehir Hastanesi
Özel Kizilay Eminönü Tip Merkezi
Özel Medical Park Hospital
Özel Vatan Hastanesi
Rumeli Kalp Hastaliklari Merkezi
Sadiye Hatun Tip Merkezi
Süleymaniye Kadın Doğum Ve Çocuk Hastalıkları Hastanesi
Clinics
Akasya Poliklinigi
Aksaray Huzur Poliklinigi
Aksaray Poliklinigi
Ceylan Poliklinigi
Çarsamba Poliklinigi
Draman Poliklinigi
Fatih 1 Acil Yardim Istasyonu
Fatih 2 Acil Yardim Istasyonu
Haliç Poliklinigi
Laçin Poliklinigi 2
Medicor Poliklinigi
Odak Poliklinigi
Özel Kumkapı Polikliniği
Redline Poliklinigi
Sehremini Poliklinigi
Umut Poliklinigi
Ürorad Haseki Üroloji Poliklinigi
Vefa Poliklinigi
Viyaletler Hizmet Birliği Polikliniği
Zirve Poliklinigi
Cottage Hospitals
Atik Mustafa Pasa ASM
Çarşamba ASM
Darüssifa ASM
Fatih 1 Nolu ASM
Fatih 10 Nolu ASM
Fatih 12 Nolu ASM
Fatih 13 Nolu ASM
Fatih 2 Nolu ASM
Fatih 7 Nolu ASM
Fatih 8 Nolu ASM
Fatih 9 Nolu ASM
Fatih Merkez ASM
Hekimoğlu ASM
Hüsambey ASM
İmrahor ASM
Kasım Gürani ASM
Kocamustafa Paşa ASM
Kumkapı ASM
Küçük Mustafa Paşa ASM
Marmara ASM
Melek Hatun ASM
Mevlanakapı ASM
Seyitömer ASM
Silivrikapı ASM
Sirkeci ASM
Sofular ASM
Topkapı ASM
Uzunyusuf ASM
Yedikule ASM
Neighborhoods
The names of the neighborhoods of Fatih district are given below:
Aksaray
Akşemsettin
Alemdar
Ali Kuşçu
Atikali
Ayvansaray
Balabanağa
Balat
Beyazıt
Binbirdirek
Cankurtaran
Cerrahpaşa
Cibali
Demirtaş
Derviş Ali
Eminsinan
Hacıkadın
Haseki Sultan
Hırkai Şerif
Hobyar
Hoca Gıyasettin
Hocapaşa
İskenderpaşa
Kalenderhane
Karagümrük
Katip Kasım
Kemalpaşa
Küçükayasofya
Kocamustafapaşa
Mercan
Mesihpaşa
Mevlanakapı
Mimar Hayrettin
Mimar Kemalettin
Molla Fenari
Molla Gürani
Molla Hüsrev
Muhsinehatun
Nişanca
Rüstempaşa
Saraç İshak
Sarıdemir
Seyyid Ömer
Silivrikapı
Sultanahmet
Sururi
Süleymaniye
Sümbülefendi
Şehremini
Şehsuvarbey
Tahtakale
Tayahatun
Topkapı
Yavuzsinan
Yavuz Sultan Selim
Yedikule
Zeyrek
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