Emirgan
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Emirgan | |
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 Emirgan seen from the Bosphorus. | |
  Emirgan Location in Turkey  Emirgan Emirgan (Istanbul) | |
| Coordinates: 41°06′11″N 29°03′20″E / 41.10306°N 29.05556°E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Istanbul |
| District | Sarıyer |
| Population (2024) | 8,052 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 34467 |
| Area code | 0212 |
Emirgan is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 8,052 (2024). It is a leafy, middle-class suburb of Istanbul, on the western shore of the Bosphorus north of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge (Second Bosphorus Bridge).
City bus lines 22, 22RE, 25E, 40T and 42T stop in Emirgan.[2] Infrequent Şehir Hatları ferries connect Emirgan with Eminönü, Beşiktaş, Arnavutköy, Bebek, İstinye, Büyükdere, Sarıyer and Rumeli Kavağı. A separate ferry service links it to Çengelköy, Kandilli, Anadolu Hisarı and Kanlıca. Small private boats also travel back and forth between Emirgan and Kanlıca depending on demand.
The neighborhood is named after Emir Güne Han. In 1635 the Iranian Emir Güne Han surrendered Yerevan to Sultan Murad IV in return for which the sultan took him to Istanbul, renamed him Yusuf Paşa and gave him 50 hectares of woodland that is now the Emirgan Park. Once Murad died his successor Sultan Ibrahim the Mad had Yusuf put to death. Later Sultan Abdülaziz gave the woods to the Khedive of Egypt, Ismail Paşa, who added three pavilions to the grounds.[3]
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