Laleli

Laleli is a neighbourhood of , , Turkey, lying between and . It is known for its large textile wholesaling business and is home to the Literature and Science Faculties of Istanbul University, designed by Sedad Hakkı Eldem and Emin Onat in the 1940s.
Photo: Kadı, CC BY 4.0.
  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: neighbourhood of Istanbul, Turkey
  • Also known as: Laleli, Fatih

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tayyare Apartments and Myrelaion (Bodrum Mosque).

Historic building
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
The are a complex of four buildings designed by Turkish architect Mimar Kemaleddin, completed in 1922 and located in the old city of , .

Mosque
Bodrum Mosque in , , is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a by the Ottomans. The church was known under the Greek name of Myrelaion.

Mosque
Photo: Myrabella, Public domain.
, officially the Grand Mosque, is a mosque and a major cultural and historical site in , . It was formerly a church and a .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aksaray and Beyazıt.

Suburb
Photo: cosic4, CC BY 3.0.
is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of , , . Its population is 8,541. It is so named because it was founded by migrants from in central Turkey, brought here in the 15th century by Mehmet II to repopulate the city after its conquest.

Suburb
is a suburb.

Quarter
is part of the district of in , and lies inside what was once the old walled city of Constantinople. It lies roughly northwest of the eastern section of the Aqueduct of Valens, and is rich in monuments, both Byzantine and Ottoman.

Laleli

Latitude
41.00957° or 41° 0′ 34″ north
Longitude
28.95732° or 28° 57′ 26″ east
Open location code
8GHC2X54+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6315581139
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Wiki­data ID
Q4253400
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Urdu—“Laleli” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: Լալելի
  • Dutch: Laleli
  • German: Laleli
  • German: Lâleli
  • Greek: Λάλελι
  • Irish: Laleli
  • Italian: Laleli
  • Ossetian: Лалели
  • Russian: Лалели
  • Turkish: Laleli, Fatih
  • Turkish: Laleli
  • Urdu: لیلی، فاتح

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