Hocapaşa

Hocapaşa is a suburb in Historical Peninsula, Istanbul. Hocapaşa is situated nearby to the quarter Sirkeci, as well as near the suburb Hobyar.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hagia Sophia and Topkapı Palace.

Hagia Sophia

Mosque

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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.

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.

İstanbul Railway Museum

Museum

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.

The Istanbul Railway Museum is a railway museum in the historic Istanbul Sirkeci Terminal in the Sirkeci neighborhood of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eminönü and Mollafenari.

Eminönü

Quarter

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Eminönü, historically known as Pérama, is a predominantly commercial waterfront area of Istanbul within the Fatih district near the confluence of the Golden Horn with the southern entrance of the Bosphorus strait and the Sea of Marmara.

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.