A story of KADIKOY

KADIKÖY DISTRICT: A Bridge From Past to Future Since the very early ages Kadıköy has a great position both spectacle and entertainment. The establishment date is accepted as B.C.675 The phenicions named Kadıköy as Kalkedon. In the following years, Turks have conquered İstanbul. Kadıköy was given to Hıdır Bey who was the first Ottoman judge (Kadı) of Fatih Sultan Mehmet for İstanbul as an arpahk ( Revenues allocated to high level state officials in addition to their wages in Office and after leaving Office; as a type of retirement pension). Being a setting area for various cultures Kadıköy’s historicol riches are a mirror to its cultural tissue. The places from early ages nokes a gret potential for tourism. Kadıköy has been a cultural norbling in all times. With its graceful minarets that rise to the sky, the fountains, tombs, churches, turkish baths, pavilions, historical buildings, guays, monuments and parks it has been an important base for tourism. Kadıköy is a great inheritance with its ancient history and cultural structure. Today it has the same importance and property. What makes Kadıköy Kadıköy is its location. The town which is a doorway to the Bosporus has modern transportation facilities with railway and highway network. Kadıköy is famous with its historical quays. Railway station (Cnor) building, with early Turkish architecture specially loceted on sea front, is the symbol for the district ferry pier at the same location, is built by Turkish architect Vedat Tekin 1917. Trles are Kütahya porcelain Haydarpaşa railstation has an important role in Turkish popular culture with its colorful, dyaomic, lively atmosphere. The Kadıköy shares, besides being (Kalamış-Fenerbahçe) with Fahri KORUTÜRK yacht port it has been an important center of yacht tourism.