The Nişantaşı neighborhood takes its name from these marble pillars, known as nişan taşları, or target stones. You can identify them by their tall, slender, and rectangular forms, often topped with decorative finials and engraved with…
Nişantaşı Fashion and Art Deco
This walk takes you through Istanbul's most glamorous neighborhood to admire its early 20th-century apartment blocks, sleek galleries, and chic pedestrian alleys. You will experience the stylish lifestyle and Westernized architecture that defined the late Ottoman and Republican eras.
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1. Anıt Taş (Nişantaşı)
2. Tesvikiye Mosque
The Teşvikiye Mosque is defined by its massive white columns at the front facade, a design that sets it apart from the classical imperial mosques of earlier centuries. Built in the neo-Baroque style during the mid-nineteenth century, the…
3. Atiye Sokak
Atiye Sokak is a quiet, pedestrian-friendly street nestled within the Harbiye neighborhood of the Şişli district. It is distinguished by its concentration of outdoor cafes and small restaurants that line its narrow path, creating a…
4. Papko Art Collection
The Papko Art Collection is housed within the Ralli Apartment, a nineteenth-century building located on Maçka Street in the Harbiye neighborhood. This historical structure is characterized by its significant place in local art history, now…
5. Millî Reasürans Sanat Galerisi
The Millî Reasürans Sanat Galerisi occupies a dedicated space within the headquarters of the Millî Reasürans corporation in Teşvikiye. The building itself is a registered site, designed by architects Hadi and Sevinç Şandor following an…
6. Park Hyatt Istanbul - Macka Palas
Maçka Palas is an eight-story building in the Nişantaşı district, easily identified by its wide facade designed in the style of a Milanese palazzo. Completed in nineteen twenty-two, the building was commissioned by the Italian merchant…