Moda, Kadıköy
Locality in Marmara, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Moda is a locality in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey. It is located on a peninsula between the center of Kadıköy and the Kurbağalıdere creek on the Anatolian part of Istanbul. The place became an outstanding residential area only after the 1870s, when wealthy non-Muslims settled down there by building their own mansions.[1]
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Coordinates: 40.9800077°N 29.0228307°E / 40.9800077; 29.0228307 | |
Country | Turkey |
Region | Marmara |
Province | Istanbul |
District | Kadıköy |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Postal code | 34710 |
Area code | 0216 |
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It is a multi-cultural place with Armenian, Greek and Anglican church buildings, Georgian art house, theatres, French Lycée Saint-Joseph (1870) Kadıköy Anatolian High School (1955), old curiosity shops, fish and international food restaurants.[2]
Moda is served by the 2003-established Kadıköy-Moda Nostalgia Tram line.[2]
Notable buildings and structures in Moda are:
- Süreyya Opera House, 1927-opened opera house,
- Moda Marine Club (1935),
- Moda Pier, 1917-built, 2022-restored passenger ferry pier.[3]
- Historic mansions
- Agah Bey Mansion,[4]
- Antipa Mansion,[4]
- Bursalı Riza Bey Mansion,[4]
- Dowson Mansion,[4]
- Mahmut Ata Bey Mansion,[4]
- Cemil Cem Mansion,[4]
- Fredrichi Mansion,[4]
- Fürstenberger Mansion,[4]
- Cemal Kutay Mansion,[4]
- Lorando Mansion,[4]
- Arif Sarıca Mansion, a 1903-built mansion, residence of concert pianist Ayşegül Sarıca,[5]
- Şevket Salih Soysal Mansion,[4]
- Mahmut Muhtar Pasha Mansion,[4]
- Reşit Pasha Mansion,[4]
- Tubini Mansion[4]
- Whittall Mansion, a 1900 built mansion, which was home to rock musician Barış Manço, and is a historic house museum today,