İstinye

İstinye is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 15,721 (2022).^[2] It is on the European side of the city. It is located between the neighbourhoods of Emirgan and Yeniköy, on the northwestern shore of the Bosporus strait. It is one of the finest seashore locations on the Bosporus where people walk around during the weekends. İstinye is famous for its cafés and seafood restaurants. A small bay is also among the things that make İstinye a preferred location to visit.

İstinye
Neighbourhood
İstinye bay
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Coordinates: 41°06′55″N 29°03′15″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Istanbul
District	Sarıyer
Population  (2022)	15,721
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)

In classical antiquity it was the site of a town called Lasthenes,^[3] which was later renamed as Leosthenion (Greek: Λεωσθένιον), corrupted to Sosthenion (Greek: Σωσθένιον) during the Middle Ages.^[4] The village was the site of the Michaelion, a famous church and monastery dedicated to St. Michael in Byzantine times.^[5]

Since 1995, the headquarters of the Istanbul Stock Exchange is located in İstinye.^[6]

Additionally, the neighbourhood is in close proximity to one of Istanbul's newest shopping malls, İstinye Park, which was opened in 2007. Istinye Park aims at the high-end consumer group and is mostly dedicated to the world's famous fashion brands.^[7]

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  Istinye wharf
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  Istinye seaside
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  Istinye bay

Places of interest

• Michaelion
• Istanbul Stock Exchange
• İstinye Park

References

1. Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
2. "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
4. Janin, Raymond (1953). La Géographie Ecclésiastique de l'Empire Byzantin. 1. Part: Le Siège de Constantinople et le Patriarcat Oecuménique. 3rd Vol. : Les Églises et les Monastères (in French). Paris: Institut Français d'Etudes Byzantines. p. 362.
5. Janin, Raymond (1953). La Géographie Ecclésiastique de l'Empire Byzantin. 1. Part: Le Siège de Constantinople et le Patriarcat Oecuménique. 3rd Vol. : Les Églises et les Monastères (in French). Paris: Institut Français d'Etudes Byzantines. pp. 359–362.
6. Istanbul Stock Exchange: "İMKB’nin Kuruluşundan İtibaren Önemli Gelişmeler" (Timeline of important events since 1985) Archived 2012-02-25 at the Wayback Machine
7. İstinye Park: Stores