Altunizade

Altunizade
Neighbourhood
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Coordinates: 41°01′13″N 29°02′44″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Istanbul
District	Üsküdar
Population  (2022)	13,459
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	34662
Area code	0216

Altunizade is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 13,459 (2022).^[2] 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.^[3] "Altunizade" means gold trader in the Ottoman Turkish language.^[4]

Education

Main building of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University in Eyüp, Istanbul

Following universities maintain campuses in Altunizade: Istanbul 29 Mayıs University,^[5] Istanbul Şehir University,^[6] Istanbul Medeniyet University,^[7] Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University,^[8] and Üsküdar University.^[9]

Places of interest

Altunizade Mosque, built in 1865.

Places of interest in the neighborhood are Altunizade Mosque,^[3] 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.^[10] Also M-5 Subway runs in Altunizade.

References

1. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
3. Aygün, Z. Tamer (2014-08-27). "Altunizade İsmail Zühtü Paşa Camii" (in Turkish). Osmanlı Camileri. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2017-06-26.
4. "İstanbul Semt Adlarının Anlamları" (in Turkish). Not Defterim. Retrieved 2017-06-27.
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.
10. "Durak Bilgisi - Altunizade Üsküdar" (in Turkish). İETT. Retrieved 2017-06-27.