Kuruçeşme

Kuruçeşme is a neighborhood in Beşiktaş district of İstanbul, Turkey. It is on the European side of Bosphorous between the neighborhoods of Ortaköy and Arnavutköy.[1]

Kuruçeşme
Neighborhood
A view of the Kuruçeşme skyline from the Bosphorus
Neighborhoods of Beşiktaş district in Istanbul, Turkey.
Kuruçeşme Location of Kuruçeşme in Istanbul, turkey
Coordinates: 41°03′N 29°02′E
Country	Turkey
Region	Marmara
Province	Istanbul
District	Beşiktaş
Population
• Total	3,123
Time zone	UTC+3 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	34345
Area code	0-212

Historically, the neighborhood was called by various names such as Bithias or Bythias,[2][3] Kalamos, Amopolos,[4], Bytharia. It was located in ancient Thrace and inhabited through Roman times. The present name refers to a historical fountain from the 15th century mosque built by Osman Efendi, the chief tezkire poet of Ottoman sultan Mehmed II (reigned 1444–1446, 1451–1481), and means literally the "Dried fountain".[1]

Finish point of the Bosphorus Cross Continental Swim at Cemil Topuzlu Park in Kuruçeşme.

The population of Kuruçeşme is 3,123. The popular concert venue Turkcell Kuruçeşme Arena was situated in Kuruçeşme,[4] which is now the Mandarin Oriental Hotel due to open 2020.[5][6][7] The Cemil Topuzlu Park in Kuruçeşme is the finish point of the annual Bosphorus Cross Continental Swim.[8]

References

1. "Kuruçeşme Mahallesi" (in Turkish). Beşktaş Belediyesi. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
2. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 53, and directory notes accompanying.
3. Lund University. Digital Atlas of the Roman Empire.
4. "Bosphorus Tour Guide – European Side - Kuruçeşme". Tour Guide. Retrieved 2017-07-10.
5. "Mandarin Oriental Announces New Hotel And Residences In Istanbul". Mandarin Oriental The Hotel Group. 1969-12-31. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
6. "Kuruçeşme Arena'ya veda!." CNN Türk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-06-13.
7. QuarkPlayer, player-inline {display: inline-block;padding-bottom: 56 25%;position: relative;width: 100%;z-index: 5;} player-box {height: 100%;left: 0;position: absolute;top: 0;width: 100%;}$ ready{quarkPlayer = new; autoPlay: 'scroll'; false, subTitles; true, showAds; false, showNotification; showB; true, widthSelector; false, customMenu; Preload: 'Auto'. "Kuruçeşme Arena Mandarin otel oluyor". Milliyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-06-13.
8. "Route". Turkish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2017-07-10.