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Cihangir | |
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Coordinates: 41°01′59″N 28°59′07″E / 41.03306°N 28.98528°E | |
Country | Turkey |
Province | Istanbul |
District | Beyoğlu |
Government | |
• Muhtar | Adnan Bal |
Population (2022) | 3,739 |
Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
Cihangir is an affluent neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Beyoğlu, Istanbul Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 3,739 (2022).[2] It is located between Taksim Square and Kabataş.[3] It has many narrow streets, two parks, and many street cafes especially in and around Akarsu Yokuşu Sokağı.
The neighbourhood has a bohemian reputation.[4] It is known for its artists, writers, actors, and expatriates – as well as its large army of street cats. It was also a stronghold for protesters during the Gezi Park protests.[3]
Cihangir was named after Şehzade Cihangir whose heartbroken father, Suleiman the Magnificent, had Mimar Sinan build a mosque overlooking the Bosphorus to commemorate his death. The name means "conqueror" in Turkish and, in turn, comes from the Persian compound word jahan + gir (جهانگیر), meaning "conqueror of the world". Today, the Cihangir Mosque, originally built in 1559 but reconstructed in 1889, offers views across the Bosphorus to Sarayburnu.[4]
In 2012, British newspaper The Guardian included Cihangir and neighbouring Çukurcuma in the list of the five best places in the world to live, next to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, in Spain; the district of Sankt Pauli, in Hamburg, the north coast of Maui, in Hawaii and Portland, in the U.S. state of Oregon.[5]
Ece Temelkuran wrote that this neighbourhood is like Soho, Manhattan.[6]
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