Çukurcuma
Neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Çukurcuma (pronounced chu-KUR-ju-ma;[1] meaning "Friday Valley" in Turkish) is a district of Beyoğlu (in Istanbul, Turkey), made up of the Kuloğlu and Firuzağa neighbourhoods. It lies south-east of İstiklal Caddesi in a valley, not far from Galatasaray Square and between the Tomtom and Cihangir neighbourhoods. The main thoroughfare is Çukurcuma Caddesi. The buildings largely date from the 19th century, although there has also been a lot of 20th-century development.
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Çukurcuma is full of antique shops and cafés and has a rather European character.
The constituency tends to vote for the CHP.
In 2008 The Guardian devoted an article to Çukurcuma.[2] In 2012, the newspaper described it as one of the five best places to live worldwide.[3]