It is the third largest of the islands. The island consists of a single hill, about two kilometres long and wide. As on the other islands, it is closed to motor traffic.
It is the third largest of the islands. The island consists of a single hill. Its length and width are about two kilometres. As on the other islands, the island here is closed to motor traffic. After the conquest of Istanbul, the Turks gave it the name Burgaz, a corruption of Pirgos, meaning "castle tower" in Greek. Throughout the Ottoman period, the island was used especially as a summer resort by non-Muslims.
There was no mosque on the island until 1953. In 1953, a small mosque was built as part of the 500th anniversary of the conquest. The island also has one of Turkey's first private zoos. Sait Faik Abasıyanık, one of the master storytellers of our literature, also lived on Burgazada. In fact, he has a museum here.
Source: İstanbul Gezi Rehberi
