Ahırkapı Burnu

Ahırkapı Burnu is a point in Istanbul, Turkey. Ahırkapı Burnu is situated nearby to the locality Istanbul Old Town, as well as near the suburb Historical Peninsula.

Type: Point
Description: point in Turkey
Also known as: “Ahirkapu Point” and “Ahırkapu Burnu”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hagia Sophia and Ahırkapı Lighthouse.

Hagia Sophia

Mosque

Photo: Myrabella, Public domain.

Hagia Sophia, officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. It was formerly a church and a museum.

Ahırkapı Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Ahırkapı Feneri, a historical lighthouse still in use, is located at the southern Seraglio Point on the Rumelian coast of Bosporus' south entrance, in Ahırkapı neighborhood of Istanbul's Fatih district, Turkey.

Topkapı Palace

Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Topkapı Palace or the Seraglio, is a large museum and library in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. From the 1460s to the completion of Dolmabahçe Palace in 1853, it served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, and was the main residence of its sultans.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Historical Peninsula and Mollafenari.

Historical Peninsula

Photo: Sinoplu diyojen, Public domain.

The Historical Peninsula is the oldest part of Istanbul. It's the location of most of its sights, with several ranked as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It's on the western, European side of the Bosphorus, with the sea to the south and the inlet of the Golden Horn to the north.

Mollafenari

Suburb

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Mollafenari is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Fatih, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 99. It is on the European side of Istanbul.