Etiler

Etiler is a neighbourhood on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, in the district of Beşiktaş, close to the business quarters of Levent and Maslak.

Aerial view of Etiler
Le Méridien Istanbul Etiler Hotel

Etiler is famous for its upmarket cafés, pubs, night clubs, restaurants, gyms, coiffeurs, fashion shops and shopping malls, such as Akmerkez. It is a favourite area among Istanbul's elite. The quarter also has many villas and private residences.

The name Etiler is an older name in Turkish for the Hittites, as it was fashionable in the early years of the Turkish Republic to give the names of ancient Anatolian civilizations to the new districts of Istanbul. A similar example is the neighbouring quarter of Akatlar, which means Akkads, another ancient civilization from the history of Anatolia.

Shopping

Akmerkez is one of the best known shopping malls in Istanbul. It has all the major fashion brands, cafes and restaurants. Mayadrom is a smaller, more boutique shopping centre. Nispetiye Street is considered as the core centre of Etiler, with cafes, restaurants and designer shops.[1]

Education

The Istanbul Japanese School is located in Etiler.[2] Also, one of the campuses of the British International School Istanbul as well as a campus of Tarabya British Schools are located in Etiler.[3][4]

Bogazici University, which is a public university with different faculties like education, engineering, and arts and sciences, is also located in Etiler. It is situated near the end of Nispetiye Street, and has a remarkable view of the Bosphorus, as well as the Asian side.[5]

Transportation

There are buses from Kabatas, Taksim and Sisli to Etiler.[6] And the M6 metro line is working in Etiler.

References
  1. Etiler Istanbul
  2. "学校紹介 Archived 2014-06-08 at WebCite." (Archive) Istanbul Japanese School. Retrieved on January 2, 2014. "タンブリ アリ エフェンデイ ソカク NO.16 エチレル イスタンブル/Tanburi Ali Efendi Sokak NO.16 Etiler Istanbul Turkey"
  3. "BISI City Campus". British International School Istanbul. Retrieved 2019-07-08. - Address: "Etiler Mahallesi Cengiz Topel Caddesi Tuğcular Sokak No:27"
  4. "Contact Us". Tarabya British Schools. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  5. http://www.boun.edu.tr/en_US
  6. http://etiler.neredekal.com/nasil-gidilir/

Further reading

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