Rasimpaşa, Kadıköy
Rasimpaşa is a neighborhood (mahalle) in the district of Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey.
Description
[edit]Rasimpaşa is an important historical neighborhood, much of which is registered as an Urban and Historical Protected Area. The neighborhood also includes the Haydarpaşa Train Station and Haydarpaşa Port.[1]
Rasimpaşa is bordered on the north by the district of Üsküdar, on the east by the Kadıköy neighborhoods of Koşuyolu, Acıbadem, and Hasanpaşa, on the south by Kadıköy neighborhoods of Hasanpaşa and Osmanağa, and on the west by Kadıköy Bay and Haydarpaşa Port in the Bosporus.[2]
The population of Rasimpaşa is 12,341 (2020).[3]
Historic sites
[edit]Historic sites of Rasimpaşa include
- excavations of the area of the western port of ancient Chalcedon (ongoing as of 2025), with findings going back to the 6th century BCE [4][5]
- the Ayrılık Çeşmesi ("Parting Fountain"), built sometime after 1590 by Gazanfer Ağa at a place where travelers set off for eastward journeys; restored in 1741 by Babüssaade Ağası Ahmed Ağa; restored in 1921 by Dürriye Sultan[6]
- the Ayrılık Çeşmesi Open-Air Prayer Space (namazgâh), uncovered during excavations in 2010 [7]
- the Ayrılık Çeşmesi Cemetery, a branch of the Karacaahmet Cemetery, now separated from the main cemetery because of construction over the centuries; includes burials from the late 18th to early 20th centuries [8]
- the Aziziye Hamam, built toward the end of the reign of Abdülaziz (r. 1861-1876) [9]
- the Haydarpaşa Breakwater, built in 1899 as part of preparations for the construction of the Haydarpaşa Train Station; the breakwater includes a monument to Abdülhamit II, added in 1902 [10]
- the Hemdat İsrael Synagogue, built in 1899 [11][12]
- the Rasim Paşa Mosque, built in 1902 by İkbal Hanım in memory of her husband Rasim Paşa, Minister of the Ottoman Navy[13]
- the Haydarpaşa Train Station, built 1906-1908, as the starting point for an Istanbul-Baghdad line, restoration ongoing (as of 2025) after a 2010 fire [14]
- the Haydarpaşa Ferry Station, built possibly in 1917-18 (or built at the time of the Haydarpaşa Train Station and repaired in 1917-18) [15]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rasimpaşa". Anlat Kadıköy (in Turkish). Kadıköy Belediyesi. 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Rasimpaşa, Kadıköy, İstanbul" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Rasimpaşa". Anlat Kadıköy.
- ^ Lordoğlu, Nisan (2019). "Byzantion ve Kalkhedon'un Şehircilik Açısından İncelenmesi: Kuruluşlarından Roma İmparatorluk Dönemi'ne Kadar" [An Urban Planning Analysis of Byzantion and Kalkhedon: From Their Foundation to the Roman Imperial Period]. Cedrus (in Turkish). 7: 184. doi:10.13113/CEDRUS/201907. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Aksoy, Ümit (19 May 2024). "Haydarpaşa Kazı Alanı'nda Yapılan Çalışmalar, 'Kazıdan Müzeye Bir Eserin Hikayesi' Etkinliğinde Anlatıldı" [Work Conducted at the Haydarpaşa Excavation Site Explained in 'From Excavation to Museum: The Story of an Artifact']. Anadolu Ajansı (in Turkish). Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ Erbil, Bilal (2019). Gazanfer Ağa, Hayatı ve Yaptırdığı Eserler [Gazanfer Ağa: His Life and Commissioned Works] (PDF) (master's thesis) (in Turkish). İstanbul: İstanbul Üniversitesi. pp. 102–104. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Erbil. Gazanfer Ağa, Hayatı ve Yaptırdığı Eserler (PDF) (Thesis). pp. 103–104, 209.
- ^ Eyice, Semavi (1991). "Ayrılık Çeşmesi Mezarlığı". TDV İslâm Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). TDV İslâm Araştırmaları Merkezi. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
- ^ Koçu, Reşad Ekrem (1959). "Aziziye Hamamı". İstanbul Ansiklopedisi (in Turkish). Vol. 3. İstanbul: Reşad Ekrem Koçu ve M. Ali Akbay. p. 1716. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ Sağlam, Hasan Sercan (2022). Kadıköy Tarihi Kent Merkezinde Tematik Bir Mimari Miras Rotası Denemesi [A Trial Thematic Architectural Heritage Route in the Historic City Center of Kadıköy]. 1st International Architecture, Art and Design Symposium (in Turkish). Ankara: Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi. pp. 206–207. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ Shaw, Stanford J. (1991). The Jews of the Ottoman Empire and the Turkish Republic. Macmillan. p. 204. ISBN 978-1-349-12237-0. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ Karmi, Ilan (1992). Jewish Sites of Istanbul: A Guide Book. Istanbul: Isis. pp. 95–96. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Rasim Paşa Camii" [Rasim Paşa Mosque]. Kültür Envanteri (in Turkish). 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
- ^ "Haydarpaşa Garı". T.C. Kadıköy Kaymakamlığı (in Turkish). Cumhurbaşkanlığı İletişim Merkezi. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
- ^ "Haydarpaşa Vapur İskelesi". Kent ve Demiryolu (in Turkish). 2011. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
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