Galatasaray Islet
The Galatasaray Islet is a small island on the Bosphorus strait off Kuruçeşme neighbourhood in Istanbul, Turkey, partially owned by Galatasaray Sports Club.Photo: HalitBaris, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Pier
- Description: island in Turkey
- Also known as: “Kuruçeşme Islet” and “Sarkis Bey Islet”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and Bosphorus Bridge.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
Car dealership
Photo: Y.Leclercq, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited is a British luxury automobile maker that has operated as a wholly owned subsidiary of BMW AG since 2003 – as the exclusive manufacturer of Rolls-Royce-branded motor cars. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is situated 250 metres northwest of Galatasaray Islet.
Bosphorus Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Glabb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Bosphorus Bridge, known officially as the 15 July Martyrs Bridge and colloquially as the First Bridge, is the oldest and southernmost of the three suspension bridges spanning the Bosphorus strait in Istanbul, Turkey, thus connecting Europe and Asia. Bosphorus Bridge is situated 1½ km south of Galatasaray Islet.
Tezkireci Osman Efendi Mosque
Mosque
Photo: Ali Osman Dilekoğlu, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tezkireci Osman Efendi Mosque is situated 250 metres northwest of Galatasaray Islet.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kuruçeşme and Arnavutköy.
Kuruçeşme
Suburb
Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kuruçeşme is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 2,846. It is on the European side of the Bosphorus between the neighbourhoods of Ortaköy and Arnavutköy.
Arnavutköy
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Arnavutköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 3,574. It is renowned for its wooden Ottoman mansions and seafood restaurants, as well as for the campus of the prestigious Robert College with its historic buildings.
Ortaköy
Suburb
Ortaköy is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beşiktaş, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 9,121. It is on the European shore of the Bosphorus.
Galatasaray Islet
- Categories: islet, privately owned island, and transportation
- Location: Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey, Eastern Mediterranean Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.05984° or 41° 3′ 35″ northLongitude
29.03957° or 29° 2′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8GHF325Q+WROpenStreetMap ID
way 498879785OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=pierWikidata ID
Q4811146
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Galatasaray Islet” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة غلطة سراي”
- Armenian: “Գալաթասարայ (կղզի)”
- Armenian: “Գալաթասարայ”
- Azerbaijani: “Qalatasaray adası”
- Dimli (individual language): “Galatasaray Adasi”
- Dimli (individual language): “Galatasaray Adası”
- Dutch: “Galatasaray Islet”
- Indonesian: “Pulau Galatasaray”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Galatasarayøya”
- Persian: “کوروچشمه سوادا”
- Russian: “Галатасарай”
- Russian: “остров Галатасарай”
- Spanish: “Islote Galatasaray”
- Turkish: “Galatasaray Adası”
- Turkish: “Kuruçeşme Adası”
- Turkish: “Sarkis Bey Adacığı”
- Ukrainian: “Галатасарай”
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Highlights include Kuruçeşme Parkı and Honorary Consulate of Cambodia.
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