İsmet Paşa

İsmet Paşa is a suburb in Bayrampaşa, Istanbul and has about 14,700 residents. İsmet Paşa is situated nearby to the suburb Altıntepsi, as well as near Muratpaşa.

Type: Suburb with 14,700 residents
Description: mahalle (administrative quarter) in Bayrampaşa, İstanbul–Europe, northwestern Turkey
Also known as: “İsmetpaşa”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sağmalcılar station and Rami Library.

Sağmalcılar station

Metro station

Photo: Kayra, CC BY 4.0.

Sağmalcılar is a rapid transit station on the M1 line of the Istanbul Metro. It is located in central Bayrampaşa, adjacent to the O-3 highway. Sağmalcılar was opened on 3 September 1989 as part of the first rapid transit line in Istanbul as well as Turkey and is one of the six original stations of the M1 line.

Rami Library

Library

Photo: CeeGee, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Rami Barracks were an Ottoman and later Turkish Army barracks located in the Eyüp district on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. They were built in the 1770s in the Ottoman Empire era.As of January 13, 2023, following comprehensive restoration work, the building has been re-opened and now functions as one of Istanbul’s largest public libraries.

sea life

Photo: l0da ralta, CC BY 2.0.

The TurkuaZoo also called Sealife is a public aquarium located in Bayrampaşa in Istanbul, Turkey. It was the first public aquarium in Turkey, and is one of the largest aquariums in Europe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Terazidere and Kocatepe.

Terazidere

Suburb

Terazidere is a neighborhood in the Bayrampaşa district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. It is on the European side of Istanbul. It is bordered by the Bayrampaşa neighborhood of Altıntepsi on the north, the Bayrampaşa neighborhoods of Orta and Vatan on the east, the Zeytinburnu neighborhood of Maltepe on the south, and the Esenler neighborhoods of Namık Kemal and Yavuz Selim on the west.