Burgazada, or Antigoni (Αντιγόνη) in Greek, is an island included in the Princes’ Islands archipelago of the Marmara Sea, west of Heybeliada. Burgazada remains the third largest island of the archipelago. At first, the island was named Panormos, or “sheltering harbor” during the Byzantine period. Afterwards, the island became known as “Antigoni,” named after a general of Alexander the Great. The Turkish name, Burgazada, refers to the pre-Byzantine tower on the island. The st

View of Tarabya Bay (Source: "Vue de Térapia," Georges Papantoine) Tarabya, or Therapeia (Θεραπειά) in Greek, is a neighborhood and historic fishing village with a sizable Greek Orthodox population in northern Turkey. The neighborhood occupies a stretch of land along the Bosphorus in the Sarıyer district of the European continent. In the ancient period, Tarabya is believed to have been named “Pharmakea” or “Pharmakeus” by Medea, the mythological daughter of King Aeëtes. A

Kandilli (Κανδύλλι/Kandylli) is a neighborhood on the Asian side of the Bosphorus. In ancient times it was known as “Ekhia” or “Ekhaia,”...

Postcard of İstinye (Source: Sebah & Jollier) Along the shore line of the Bosphorus following the neighborhoods of Tarabya and Yeniköy,...

The Koca Mustafa Paşa Mosque near to district (Source: Özhan Öztürk) Altımermer’s modern boundary finds itself nestled between the...

Quai de Büyükdere, 1884 (Source: SALT Research) Büyükdere is a neighborhood on the northern European side of the Bosphorus strait....

Known as Dáphni (Δάφνη) in the Byzantine times, Beykoz is a neighborhood—now a district and municipality—that extends along more than...

Pervititch Insurance Map (Source: Salt Research) In its early history, Kuzguncuk was likely a Byzantine settlement connected to the...

“Island of Halki” Constantinople Postcard (Source: Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Library) In the North Marmara Sea, the island of...

Hasköy(Πικρίδιο), or “imperial/fine village” in Turkish, is a neighborhood on the north waterfront of the Golden Horn. Earliest records...

Pervititch Maps colored according to community the structure belonged to: Muslim in yellow, Jewish in blue, Greek in orange, and Armenian...

Beşiktaş (Διπλοκιόνιο) is a vibrant neighborhood on the European shore of Istanbul, known for its busy center called Çarşı (literally...

Map of Pera Galata (Source: Turkish National Assembly Library Rare Collection) Feriköy is an ethnically diverse neighborhood situated in...

The neighborhoods of Balıklı and Belgradkapı were concentrated at two ends of a single street, known in modern Istanbul as the...

Corresponding to the Byzantine-era neighborhood of Deuteron, the neighborhood of Edirnekapı is named after the Edirne Gate—also known as...

Postcard of the Shore of Yeşilköy (Source: Salt Research) Yeşilköy's natural beauty and reputation as a quiet forested suburb on the...

The Gate of St. Romanus in the Theodosian Walls in Topkapı (Sources: Salt Research) Sitting along the Theodosian Walls of...

As mentioned in the Introduction post that laid out the framework used in the creation of these profiles, one of the greatest challenges...

Eğrikapı, formerly known as Charsia, is a neighborhood and former parish gathered around the I. Church of the Dormition of the Virgin...

Phanar (Φανάρι, Fener ) is a neighborhood on the historic peninsula with shores to the Golden Horn. It is the present-day center of the...