A Guide to Besiktas

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A Guide to Besiktas

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Curious about history museums? Then if you are around, definitely visit the Marine Museum in Besiktas. In this museum, you will enjoy and learn about the Ottoman boats before the engine ferries were cool. You will also see some of the boats Sultans used to cross between the Asian and European sides. Also visit the museum shop where you can find colorful memoirs to remember this pleasent museum.
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Морський музей
No:6 Beşiktaş Cd.
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Curious about history museums? Then if you are around, definitely visit the Marine Museum in Besiktas. In this museum, you will enjoy and learn about the Ottoman boats before the engine ferries were cool. You will also see some of the boats Sultans used to cross between the Asian and European sides. Also visit the museum shop where you can find colorful memoirs to remember this pleasent museum.
Many football lovers are curious about where to watch games even when they are visiting. If you are one of those, Besiktas Vodafone Stadium is one of the best and famous stadiums in Istanbul with its great bosphrous view while watching the game. Here, the crowds go passionately insane about their favorite team and if you are lucky enough to come around during a derby, you might just become part of it. Otherwise, you can have your photo taken in front of the stadium with the Eagle symbol of the neighboorhood and the team for your Istanbul memory lane.
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Many football lovers are curious about where to watch games even when they are visiting. If you are one of those, Besiktas Vodafone Stadium is one of the best and famous stadiums in Istanbul with its great bosphrous view while watching the game. Here, the crowds go passionately insane about their favorite team and if you are lucky enough to come around during a derby, you might just become part of it. Otherwise, you can have your photo taken in front of the stadium with the Eagle symbol of the neighboorhood and the team for your Istanbul memory lane.
This spot is a "must-visit" if you are fond of history and museums. If you have been to Turkey before, you probably know how Ataturk is valued and commemorated in the country as a founding leader. This palace is where he spent some of his time in Istanbul and where he also passed away in 1938. Right now, it is a museum and open to visitors with guided tours that explain how the Palace was used and how its interior design and furniture came to be the way it is today. After the tour, you can enjoy the view of Bosporus in the palace garden.
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Палац Долмабаче
Dolmabahçe Caddesi
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This spot is a "must-visit" if you are fond of history and museums. If you have been to Turkey before, you probably know how Ataturk is valued and commemorated in the country as a founding leader. This palace is where he spent some of his time in Istanbul and where he also passed away in 1938. Right now, it is a museum and open to visitors with guided tours that explain how the Palace was used and how its interior design and furniture came to be the way it is today. After the tour, you can enjoy the view of Bosporus in the palace garden.
This park is located between Harbiye near Taksim on the upper part and Besiktas on the lower edge. If you are around the Besiktas Stadium, you won't miss this park as it is right next to the stadium. It is a relaxing park if you feel tired of the hustle and the bustle of the big city.
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Парк Мачка
Maçka Caddesi
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This park is located between Harbiye near Taksim on the upper part and Besiktas on the lower edge. If you are around the Besiktas Stadium, you won't miss this park as it is right next to the stadium. It is a relaxing park if you feel tired of the hustle and the bustle of the big city.
Besiktas Bazaar is located in the center of Besiktas where many local and international brands have stores. But it is not only about shopping; Besiktas Bazaar is also a main meeting point for Istanbulites as the area is full of cafes, bars, and restaurants so the night time of the area is as lively as it can get with a vibrant crowd. Beşiktaş is not only a neighborhood, but it is also one of the big four teams of Turkey's local teams. So Besiktas has an eagle as its symbol and the area is associated with this symbol as well. Although not so artsy, have a look at the symbolic eagle that stands among the vibrant cafes and restaurants surrounding it.
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Besiktas Bazaar is located in the center of Besiktas where many local and international brands have stores. But it is not only about shopping; Besiktas Bazaar is also a main meeting point for Istanbulites as the area is full of cafes, bars, and restaurants so the night time of the area is as lively as it can get with a vibrant crowd. Beşiktaş is not only a neighborhood, but it is also one of the big four teams of Turkey's local teams. So Besiktas has an eagle as its symbol and the area is associated with this symbol as well. Although not so artsy, have a look at the symbolic eagle that stands among the vibrant cafes and restaurants surrounding it.
Built during the reign of Abdulmecid the 1st, Ihlamur Pavilion served as a summer palace until the end of the Ottoman Empire. Today, the pavilion itself can be visited as a museum while its garden provides a small heaven for those who look for some peace of mind in the city center. The garden of the pavilion is famous for Magnolia trees and tulip blossoms during Spring months.
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Павільйон Іхламур
Nişantaşı Ihlamur Yolu Sokak
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Built during the reign of Abdulmecid the 1st, Ihlamur Pavilion served as a summer palace until the end of the Ottoman Empire. Today, the pavilion itself can be visited as a museum while its garden provides a small heaven for those who look for some peace of mind in the city center. The garden of the pavilion is famous for Magnolia trees and tulip blossoms during Spring months.

Semtler

Akaretler is a live neighborhood right behind Besiktas. Here, you can find many hipster and new wave cafes where you can enjoy high quality drinks and coffees as well as international cuisine meals. Also, you will find here many examples of local and organic products.
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Akaretler
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Akaretler is a live neighborhood right behind Besiktas. Here, you can find many hipster and new wave cafes where you can enjoy high quality drinks and coffees as well as international cuisine meals. Also, you will find here many examples of local and organic products.

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Do you feel like having some homemade sea food for dinner? Give a visit to the local fish market in Besiktas where you can find fish and marine products coming from all regions of Turkey.
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Fishermen's Market
19 Mumcu Bakkal Sokağı
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Do you feel like having some homemade sea food for dinner? Give a visit to the local fish market in Besiktas where you can find fish and marine products coming from all regions of Turkey.

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Breakfast at Besiktas

Have you heard about the "Breakfast Street" in Besiktas? On weekends, it is hard to find a place in this street where many cafes serve traditional Turkish breakfast alongside other options for morning appetite. If you are in the neighborhood, give it a try!
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Take the Ferry, Feed the Seagulls

While being right next to it, why not take the ferry to cross the Bosphorus to the Anatolian side? Ferry trips is a must-do if you truly want to experience Istanbul. Buy a simit, those famous street dough-made rolls, before you get on the ferry and watch how the seagulls would like a bite from it when you sit outside.
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Walk between Besiktas - Kabatas

If you have been to Dolmabahce Palace in Besiktas, you probably saw how the high walls of the palace surround the pathways on both sides of the road. Although this might sound a little gloomy, taking this path for a walk starting from Besiktas is a pleasant activity. If you start from the Besiktas Square until the Stadium and then to Kabatas further, you will enjoy some portraits from the Turkish history and also tulips and other flowers on the sideways during spring.