Garipçe

Garipçe is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 391. Garipçe is located on a hillside at the Black Sea entrance of Istanbul Strait, the northernmost place of Bosphorus' European shore, south of Rumelifeneri village.

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Type: Village with 391 residents
Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Sarıyer, İstanbul–Europe, northwestern Turkey
Also known as: “Garipçe, Istanbul” and “Garipçe, Sarıyer”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Garipçe Castle and Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge.

Garipçe Castle

Scenic viewpoint

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Garipçe Castle is a scenic viewpoint.

Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge

Bridge

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The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, also known as the Third Bosphorus Bridge, is a vehicular bridge over the Bosphorus strait, to the north of Istanbul's two older suspension bridges, the 15 July Martyrs Bridge being the First Bosphorus Bridge and Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge the Second Bosphorus Bridge.

Rumeli Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Rumeli Feneri, also Türkeli Feneri, a historical lighthouse still in use, is located on the European side of the Bosporus Strait's Black Sea entrance in Istanbul.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rumelifeneri and Poyrazköy.

Rumelifeneri

Village

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Rumelifeneri is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 4,337.

Poyrazköy

Village

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Poyrazköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beykoz, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 889. Poyraz lies at the exit of the Bosporus into the Black Sea, on the Asian side of the Strait.