Bostancı

Bostancı is a neighbourhood of Kadıköy, located on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, Turkey.[1] The neighbourhood faces the Sea of Marmara and is not far from the Princes' Islands. As the easternmost neighbourhood of the Kadıköy district; it borders Suadiye and Kozyatağı (also neighbourhoods of Kadıköy) to the west, İçerenköy (a neighbourhood of Ataşehir) to the north, and Altıntepe (a neighbourhood of Maltepe) to the east.

Bostancıbaşı bridge
For other uses, see Bostancı (disambiguation).
Bostancı
Neighborhood
Bostancı pier
Bostancı
Location in Istanbul, Turkey
Bostancı
Bostancı (Turkey)
Coordinates: 40.9586874°N 29.0870138°E / 40.9586874; 29.0870138
Country Turkey
Provinceİstanbul
DistrictKadıköy
Population
 (2017)
 • Total31,450

History

It is estimated that its name in the Byzantine period was Poleatikon. When the Byzantine emperors returned from their campaigns in Anatolia, the city chief would greet them here. So it is thought that there was a palace for the emperor in Bostancı. When the Umayyad forces besieged Constantinople (now Istanbul) in 718, there was also a port where part of the Umayyad navy took refuge.

During the Ottoman period, the main road that connects the capital to Anatolia passed through Bostancı. In this place, which was the eastern border of the city, a Bostanji (a type of imperial guard, which literally means "gardener" in Turkish) outpost was established and the entrances and exits to Istanbul were controlled by the Bostanji guards here. The name of the neighbourhood came from this Bostanji outpost.

Transport

From the Bostancı shore, five islands; Kınalıada, Burgazada, Heybeliada, Büyükada and Sivriada can be seen. Bostancı is also a very crowded intersection place for the Asian side of Istanbul with the city buses, sea buses, commuter ferries, trains and dolmuş. Bostancı is mostly considered as the beginning point of Bağdat Avenue reaching up to Kadıköy. All the intercity trains going to Anatolia make a stop at the Bostancı railway station, which is situated opposite of the Bostancı pier.

Bostancı station

Bus system

  • 2 Balaban

Metro

Ferryboats[2]

Innercity

Intercity

Suburban train

Life

Bostanci is very popular with being a center for late night fast food. Numerous places are open all night until the morning serving people returning home from bars and clubs in Bağdat Avenue.

Images
  • Sunset in Bostancı
  • Bostancı Coast
  • View of Bostancı from Altıntepe
  • Historical Station of Bostancı
  • Bostancı Subway
  • Bostanji Guards

References
  1. "Neighbourhood of Bostancı" (in Turkish). Governorship of Kadıköy, Istanbul. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-12. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  2. "2011 Kış Tarifesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). IDO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2012-02-05.


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