Veliefendi Race Course

Veliefendi Race Course is a horse racing track located at Veliefendi neighborhood in district of , . It is the country's oldest and biggest race course founded on a former grassland that was historically a farm belonging to Şeyhülislam Veliyyüddin Efendi, an 18th-century superior authority of Islam in the Ottoman Empire.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yenimahalle railway station and Zeytinburnu railway station.

Railway station
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is a railway station in , . The station was originally built in 1955 as a stop on the Istanbul suburban commuter rail line until 2013, when the entire line was closed down for expansion and renovation. is situated 1 km southwest of Veliefendi Race Course.

Railway station
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Zeytinburnu station is an under construction station in , . The new platform will replace the 62 year old station opened in 1955. The original station was opened on 4 December 1955 as part of the Istanbul suburban commuter rail service between Sirkeci and . is situated 1½ km east of Veliefendi Race Course.

Railway station
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is the main railway station in , . Located 12.6 km west of , the station was serviced by Istanbul suburban commuter trains as well as TCDD regional trains to , and . is situated 1½ km southwest of Veliefendi Race Course.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zeytinburnu and Abdurrahman Nafiz Gürman.

Town
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is a municipality and district of , Turkey. Its area is 12 km2, and its population is 292,616. It is a working-class area on the European side of , Turkey, on the shore of the Marmara Sea just outside the , beyond the fortress of .

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Quarter
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is a quarter of Bakırköy district in , Turkey. It was developed as one of the first examples of satellite-city projects in Turkey. is situated 2½ km west of Veliefendi Race Course.

Veliefendi Race Course

Latitude
40.98678° or 40° 59′ 12″ north
Longitude
28.88891° or 28° 53′ 20″ east
Open location code
8GGCXVPQ+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 83097065
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­sports_centre
Open­Street­Map feature
sport=­horse_racing
Wiki­data ID
Q2512389
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