Balıklı Armenian Cemetery

Balıklı Armenian Cemetery is a cemetery in Zeytinburnu, Istanbul. Balıklı Armenian Cemetery is situated nearby to Church of Saint Mary of the Spring, as well as near the suburb Seyitnizam.

Photo: Maurice Flesier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Cemetery
Description: Armenian Cemetery in Istanbul
Also known as: “Balikli Armenian Cemetery”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of Saint Mary of the Spring and Yedikule Fortress.

Church of Saint Mary of the Spring

Church

Photo: Alessandro57, CC BY 3.0.

The Monastery of the Mother of God at the Spring or simply Zoödochos Pege is an Eastern Orthodox sanctuary in Istanbul, Turkey. The present church, built in 1835, bears the same dedication as the shrine erected in this place between the end of the fifth and the beginning of the sixth century. Church of Saint Mary of the Spring is situated 230 metres southeast of Balıklı Armenian Cemetery.

Yedikule Fortress

Castle

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

Yedikule Fortress is a fortified historic structure located in the Yedikule neighbourhood of Fatih, in Istanbul, Turkey. Built in 1458 on the commission of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II, the seven-tower complex was created by adding three new towers and fully… Yedikule Fortress is situated 2 km southeast of Balıklı Armenian Cemetery.

Hadim Ibrahim Pasha Mosque

Mosque

Photo: Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Hadim Ibrahim Pasha Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman mosque located in the Silivrikapi neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey. Hadim Ibrahim Pasha Mosque is situated 1 km east of Balıklı Armenian Cemetery.