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Cankurtaran Mahallesi Mehmet Mimar Aga Cad. No:29/B Sultanahmet / Istanbul / TURKEY
Tel: +90212 518 68 21 - +90212 518 68 22
Fax: +90212 518 78 22
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Eyup District
In the tulip Era, the Golden Horn was one of the most significant recreation spots in Istanbul because of its waterside residences, villas and gardens. In the 18th century, when the people who had lost their houses due to fires inside the city walls were moved to Eyup the first dense settlement of Istanbul developed. The influence of a religious atmosphere in Eyup district immediately attracts ettention. This atmosphere is completet by Eyup Sultan Mosque, and its social complex, madrasah, imaret and tombs together with plane trees, fountains and pigeons. The cemeteries enhancing the Islamic texture of Eyup with tall cypresses reflect its history.