Kandilli Observatory

Kandilli Observatory
Alternative namesKOERI Edit this on Wikidata
OrganizationBoğaziçi University
LocationKandilli, Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates41°03′48″N 29°03′44″E / 41.06333°N 29.06222°E / 41.06333; 29.06222[1]
Established1868; 156 years ago (1868)
Websitewww.koeri.boun.edu.tr/new/en
Kandilli Observatory is located in Turkey
Kandilli Observatory
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Kandilli Observatory, or more formally Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI; Turkish: Kandilli Rasathanesi ve Deprem Araştırma Enstitüsü) is a Turkish observatory, which is also specialized on earthquake research. It is situated in Kandilli neighborhood of Üsküdar district on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, atop a hill overlooking Bosporus.[2]

  1. ^ Official address page (in Turkish)
  2. ^ "Tubiba map". Archived from the original on 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2013-01-22.