Bostanci
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Bostancı is a neighbourhood of Kadıköy
, located on the Anatolia
n side of Istanbul
, Turkey
. The neighbourhood fronts the Sea of Marmara
and is not far from the Princes' Islands
. From the Bostancı shore, five islands; Kınalıada
, Burgazada
, Heybeliada, Büyükada
, and Sivriada
can be seen. Bostancı is also a very crowded intersection place for the Asian side of Istanbul with the city buses, sea buses, ships, trains and dolmus. Bostancı is mostly considered as the beginning point of Bağdat Avenue
reaching up to Kadıköy. Bostanci is very popular with being a center for late night fast food. Numerous places are open all night until the morning serving people returning home from bars and clubs in Bağdat Avenue
.
Kadiköy
Kadıköy is a large, populous, and cosmopolitan district of İstanbul, Turkey on the Asian side of the Sea of Marmara, facing the historic city centre on the European side of the Bosporus...
, located on the Anatolia
Anatolia
Anatolia is a geographic and historical term denoting the westernmost protrusion of Asia, comprising the majority of the Republic of Turkey...
n side of Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. The neighbourhood fronts the Sea of Marmara
Sea of Marmara
The Sea of Marmara , also known as the Sea of Marmora or the Marmara Sea, and in the context of classical antiquity as the Propontis , is the inland sea that connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea, thus separating Turkey's Asian and European parts. The Bosphorus strait connects it to the Black...
and is not far from the Princes' Islands
Princes' Islands
The Princes' Islands , are a chain of nine islands off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara. The islands also constitute the Adalar district of Istanbul Province...
. From the Bostancı shore, five islands; Kınalıada
Kinaliada
Kınalıada is an island in the Sea of Marmara; it is the closest of the Princes' Islands to Istanbul, Turkey, about south. Administratively, it is a neighbourhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul....
, Burgazada
Burgazada
Burgazada, Burgazadası, or Burgaz shortly is the third largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul.It is officially a neighbourhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul, Turkey. Burgaz is a common setting and even a major theme for writer Sait Faik Abasıyanık, where he also...
, Heybeliada, Büyükada
Büyükada
Büyükada is the largest of the nine so-called Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, with an area of about two square miles...
, and Sivriada
Sivriada
Sivriada is one of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul.The island, which has an area of 0.05 km², is officially a neighbourhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul, Turkey....
can be seen. Bostancı is also a very crowded intersection place for the Asian side of Istanbul with the city buses, sea buses, ships, trains and dolmus. Bostancı is mostly considered as the beginning point of Bağdat Avenue
Bagdat Avenue
Bağdat Avenue is a notable high street located on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, Turkey. The street runs approximately from east to west in the Maltepe and Kadıköy districts, almost parallel to the coastline of the Sea of Marmara...
reaching up to Kadıköy. Bostanci is very popular with being a center for late night fast food. Numerous places are open all night until the morning serving people returning home from bars and clubs in Bağdat Avenue
Bagdat Avenue
Bağdat Avenue is a notable high street located on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, Turkey. The street runs approximately from east to west in the Maltepe and Kadıköy districts, almost parallel to the coastline of the Sea of Marmara...
.