Kulaksız Cemetery

Kulaksız Cemetery is a cemetery in Galata, Istanbul. Kulaksız Cemetery is situated nearby to Seyid Ali Çelebi Mosque, as well as near the library İBB Okçular Tekkesi Kütüphanesi.

Type: Cemetery
Description: cemetery in İstanbul, Turkey
Also known as: “Gömüt”, “Kabristan”, “Makber”, “Mezarlık”, and “Sin”
Address: İstanbul, Beyoğlu

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Golden Horn and Galata Tower.

Golden Horn

Photo: VikiPicture, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Golden Horn is the district of Istanbul surrounding the banks of the body of water of the same name, which is a bay of the Bosphorus along its western, European coast.

The Galata Tower, officially the Galata Tower Museum, is a medieval Genoese tower in the Galata part of the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the mostly demolished Walls of Galata, the tower is now an exhibition space and museum, and a symbol of Beyoğlu and Istanbul. Galata Tower is situated 2 km southeast of Kulaksız Cemetery.

Walls of Blachernai

Photo: -jha-, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The walls of Constantinople are a series of defensive stone walls that have surrounded and protected the city of Constantinople since its founding as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great. Walls of Blachernai is situated 1½ km west of Kulaksız Cemetery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hasköy and Fener.

Hasköy

Quarter

Photo: VikiPicture, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hasköy is a trading and residential district on the northern bank of the Golden Horn in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey. It includes the neighbourhoods of Keçeci Piri, Piri Paşa, and Halıcıoğlu, and parts of Camiikebir and Sütlüce.

Fener

Quarter

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Fener, also spelled Phanar, is a quarter midway up the Golden Horn in the district of Fatih in Istanbul, Turkey. The Turkish name is derived from the Greek word "phanarion", meaning lantern, streetlight or lamppost; the neighborhood was so called because of a column topped with a lantern which stood here in the Byzantine period and was used as a street light or lighthouse.