Haydarpaşa is a locality within the Kadıköy and Üsküdar districts on the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey. Haydarpaşa is named after Ottoman Vizier Haydar Pasha. The place, on the coast of Bosporus, borders Harem in the northwest and Kadıköy in the southeast. It is a historical area with almost solely public buildings. Haydarpaşa is administered by the mukhtars of Rasimpaşa and Osmanağa neighborhoods ().
Internationally known structures around the area are the Haydarpaşa Terminal, Port of Haydarpaşa, and the Selimiye Barracks in adjacent Harem.
Notable buildings The following public structures, built in the 19th century or early 20th century during the Ottoman era, are found in Haydarpaşa:
Health and education
Haydarpaşa Numune Hastanesi (Haydarpaşa Paragon Hospital)Haydarpaşa Numune Hastanesi GATA Haydarpaşa Eğitim Hastanesi (Haydarpaşa Hospital of Gülhane Military Medical Academy)GATA Haydarpaşa Eğpitim Hastanesi Dr Siyami Ersek Hospital — A renowned hospital for cardiologyMedicine Magazine Marmara University, Faculty of Medicine, Haydarpaşa Campus. The building was used by Haydarpaşa Lisesi (Haydarpaşa High School) from 1933 through 1983Marmara University Haydarpaşa Technical High schoolsHaydarpaşa Teknik Okulları Haydarpaşa Jewish School (École Communale Israélite de Haidar-Pacha). A Jewish school was established in Yeldeğirmen in 1875. A new building may have been built in 1903. After the Ministry of Education required Jewish schools to choose between Hebrew or Turkish as the primary language of instruction, French education could no longer be offered and enrolled dropped from 150 to 50. The school closed in 1935. The wooden part of the building was demolished at some point, but the brick part remains.
Transportation Haydarpaşa Terminal — One of the two main railway terminals of Istanbul serving the railway net in AnatoliaTCDD Turkish State Railways Port of Haydarpaşa — Biggest container terminal in IstanbulTCDD Haydarpaşa Port Haydarpaşa Ferry boat terminal — Passenger ferries connecting trains to Sirkeci and Karaköy on the European side, and Kadıköy
History Haydarpaşa Cemetery — Historical British military and civilian cemetery
Vicinity
Selimiye Barracks — Historical barracks, where Florence Nightingale served between 1854 and 1856 Karacaahmet Cemetery — Biggest cemetery in Turkey
See also
Bombing of Istanbul in WWI
References