Altunizade

Altunizade is a neighborhood of Üsküdar district in Istanbul, Turkey.

Altunizade
Neighborhood
Altunizade
Coordinates: 41°01′13″N 29°02′44″E
Country Turkey
RegionMarmara
ProvinceIstanbul
DistrictÜsküdar
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
34662
Area code0–216

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.[1] "Altunizade" means gold trader in the Ottoman Turkish language.[2]

Education
Main building of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University in Eyüp, Istanbul

Following universities maintain campuses in Altunizade: Istanbul 29 Mayıs University,[3] Istanbul Şehir University,[4] Istanbul Medeniyet University,[5] Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University,[6] and Üsküdar University.[7]

Places of interest
Altunizade Mosque, built in 1865.

Places of interest in the neighborhood are Altunizade Mosque,[1] and Capitol Shopping Center.

Transport

The motorway O-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.[8] Also M-5 Subway runs in Altunizade.

References
  1. Aygün, Z. Tamer (2014-08-27). "Altunizade İsmail Zühtü Paşa Camii" (in Turkish). Osmanlı Camileri. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
  2. "İstanbul Semt Adlarının Anlamları" (in Turkish). Not Defterim. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
  3. "Yerleşke - Yerleşkede Yaşam" (in Turkish). İstanbul 29 Mayıs Üniversitesi. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  4. "Kampüler-Altunizade Kampüsleri" (in Turkish). İstanbul Şehir Üniversitesi. Archived from the original on 2017-06-09. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  6. "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.
  7. "Altunizade Merkez Yerleşke" (in Turkish). Üsküdar Üniversitesi. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
  8. "Durak Bilgisi - Altunizade Üsküdar" (in Turkish). İETT. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
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