Kuruçeşme

Kuruçeşme is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 2,846. It is on the European side of the Bosphorus between the neighbourhoods of and .
Wikipedia
Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Suburb with 2,850 residents
  • Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Beşiktaş, İstanbul–Europe, northwestern Turkey
  • Also known as: “Bytharia”, “Bythias”, “Kalamos”, “Kuru Chesmeh”, “Kurucesme”, and “Kuruchesme”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tezkireci Osman Efendi Mosque and Galatasaray Islet.

Mosque
Photo: Ali Osman Dilekoğlu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Pier
Photo: HalitBaris, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a small island on the Bosphorus strait off Kuruçeşme neighbourhood in , , partially owned by Galatasaray Sports Club.

Bridge
Photo: Glabb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , known officially as the 15 July Martyrs Bridge and colloquially as the First Bridge, is the oldest and southernmost of the three suspension bridges spanning the Bosphorus strait in , Turkey, thus connecting and .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arnavutköy and Ortaköy.

Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 3,574. It is renowned for its wooden Ottoman mansions and seafood restaurants, as well as for the campus of the prestigious with its historic buildings.

Suburb
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, , . Its population is 9,121. It is on the shore of the Bosphorus.

Suburb
Photo: Mirada, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Kuruçeşme

Latitude
41.06237° or 41° 3′ 45″ north
Longitude
29.03454° or 29° 2′ 4″ east
Population
2,850
Elevation
80 metres (262 feet)
Open location code
8GHF326M+WR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 251358399
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
742083
Wiki­data ID
Q6601541
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Waray—“Kuruçeşme” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كوروتشيشمي”
  • Basque: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Bulgarian: “Куручешме”
  • Catalan: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Cebuano: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Chechen: “Куручешме”
  • Czech: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Danish: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Dutch: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Finnish: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Galician: “Kuruçeşme”
  • German: “Kuruçeşme”
  • German: “Kurútscheschme”
  • Irish: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Italian: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Kuruçeşme”
  • Polish: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Portuguese: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Romanian: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Scots: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Slovak: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Slovenian: “Kuruçeşme”
  • South Azerbaijani: “قوروچشمه”
  • Spanish: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Swedish: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Tagalog: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Tatar: “Куручешме (Бешикташ )”
  • Tatar: “Куручешме”
  • Turkish: “Kuruçeşme, Beşiktaş”
  • Turkish: “Kuruçeşme”
  • Urdu: “کورو چشمہ”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Kuruçeşme”
  • “Kuruçeşme”

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