Teşvikiye: Both Historical and Plush
Tesvikiye is a Sisli neighbourhood next to Nisantasi, but the confines are not definite anyway. You just walk by. Tesvikiye means "incentive" in Turkish. The neighbourhood was built upon an incentive.
Turkish writer Leyla Erbil lived in Tesvikiye and spent her last days there. She was a revolutionary writer in changing the dictation and syntax.
Teşvikiye Houses and Restaurant
There are many beautiful buildings around, so don't forget to look above and take photos. One of my favourite buildings is Tesvikiye Palace (the grey one on the left). Actually apartments began to be built after 1920's, when the city started to expand.
There are many restaurants, some of which are very fancy. There is House Cafe next to Tesvikiye Mosque and on the opposite of it, there is a little restaurant that makes the best "trilece" dessert of the town. You need to visit there early in the day, because it is almost impossible to find trilece after 12:00 AM.
Tesvikiye Mosque
Tesvikiye Mosque was built at the reign of Selim III in 1794-1795 as a small mosque (mescit). It was renewed by Sultan Abdulmecit in 1853-1854. There is a marking stone on its yard. (Nisantasi has a marking stone, too. They were actually to mark the borders of the hunting and shooting area.)
Harbiye Police Station is also an old building dates back to the same years as Tesvikiye Mosque. There is also a marking stones on its yard.
Transportation in Tesvikiye
The roads are quite narrow so there is no public transport. I prefer walking. You can also take a taxi, or get on a Nisantasi bus to shorten the way.
For accommodation, you can also prefer Nisantasi, Harbiye or Besiktas.
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