Hatice Sultan Mansion

The Hatice Sultan Mansion (Turkish: Hatice Sultan Yalısı), a historical yalı (English: waterside mansion) located at Bosporus in Ortaköy neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey and named after its original owner Hatice Sultan, is used today as a water sports club's building.[1]

Hatice Sultan Mansion

The residence at Defterdarburnu (Defterdar Point) in Ortaköy[2] was used as an orphanage and later as a primary school after the Ottoman dynasty was exiled following the foundation of the Turkish Republic.[3]

See also

References
  1. Dağlar, Ali; Faik Kaptan (July 23, 2006). "Hatice Sultan Yalısı ayakta kalan tek yalı" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
  2. "Palaces of Istanbul". Istanbul 2010. Archived from the original on December 4, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
  3. "History of Ortaköy". Sanal Istanbul. Archived from the original on May 12, 2008. Retrieved December 7, 2008.

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