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Its old name is Otağtepe, its new name is Fatih Grove Tema Vehbi Koç Nature and Culture Center. You can watch the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge and the Bosphorus Bridge.
Gülhane used to be one of the "Has Bahçes" (imperial gardens) of the Topkapi Palace. Large trees, roses, tulips, and a thousand flowers adorned this garden.
A Place to Enjoy Tea and Sunflower Seeds by the Maiden's Tower Under the Moonlight on Weekends and Evenings
You can have breakfast with the Bosphorus view and eat baked potato or waffles with the same view in the evening.
The Anatolian Lighthouse is located on the Yon (Hrom) Cape at the northern end of the Bosphorus where it meets the Black Sea on the Anatolian side.
Another feature of Joshua Hill is that it is the highest hill in Istanbul and the closest to the sea (200 meters). From the top, the Bosphorus is under our feet in all its glory.
Kuzguncuk was established in a valley between Beylerbeyi and Üsküdar, opening to the Bosphorus. According to 17th century sources, Kuzguncuk village is referred to as a Jewish village.
