Kanlıca Cemetery

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Location
Kanlıca, Beykoz, Istanbul
CountryTurkey
Coordinates41°05′51″N 29°03′57″E / 41.09743°N 29.06575°E / 41.09743; 29.06575
TypePublic
Kanlıca Cemetery
Main entrance of Kanlıca Cemetery.
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Location
Kanlıca, Beykoz, Istanbul
CountryTurkey
Coordinates41°05′51″N 29°03′57″E / 41.09743°N 29.06575°E / 41.09743; 29.06575
TypePublic
Owned byIstanbul Metropolitan Municipality

The Kanlıca Cemetery (Turkish: Kanlıca Mezarlığı) is a burial ground located on the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of media and music rest here.

Kanlıca Cemetery overlooking the Bosphorus with the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in the background.

Situated on a hillside east of Kanlıca neighborhood of Beykoz district overlooking Bosphorus, it is also known as the "Mihrimah Sultan Cemetery" (Turkish: Mihrimah Sultan Mezarlığı) after Mihrimah Sultan (1522–1578), the daughter of Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (reigned 1520–1566).

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