Yesterday with my high school’s alumni association I went to Küçüksu Palace again. This was my second visit. First time I went there with some friends from one IT association. Both time we had lunch at Sabancı Öğretmenevi (Sabancı teachers’ house). Let me explain what is teachers’ house, as its name says they are for teachers. Teachers are having lunch/dinner or tea/coffee at those places. Some have rooms to stay like hotel, just for teachers. For awhile now they are accepting people who are not a teacher. Those places are cheap and decent. Most of are at nice places like Sabancı Öğretmenevi (http://www.sabanciogretmenevi.com.tr/tr/ ) which is on the Bosphorus.. And both time I visited Küçüksu Palace ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%BC%C3%A7%C3%BCksu_Palace) which is so close to öğretmenevi. This time I was with one of my high school friends.

We found the bus at the side of the road in front of small tea house. The head of the alumni association welcomed us and offered a glass of tea. Oh! I forgot to mention the school name; Erenköy Kız Lisesi- aka high school for girls- where I study two years and graduated. (I was at Ankara before)

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Anyway I decided to take the trees’ photos since most were full of flowers.

 

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Taking a break to work on more photos.   Let me continue..(April 20, 2014)

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Consider those as photo blog.. I took them on the way long..

       

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When I saw this house I remembered one friend from Ankara. Her family had an old house on the Bosphorous at Beykoz. I spent a few days over that house. The family was our neighbor next door. My friend was a few years older than me. One time we visited them in İstanbul at that old house, She offered me a boat ride. So I accepted, we both row the boat on Bosphorus:) When we returned back to the side she asked from me to hold the wooden dock, and I did. I was sitting at the back side and she was in the mid of the boat. After a small while the the nose of the boat began to move away from the dock and I became a bridge between boat and wooden dock:) It was horrible:) she told me to loose hands from dock. so I did!! and I found myself in the sea :)) hahaha:) we laughed a lot. I miss her, she had some muscle disease and not alive any more. That was the last memory with her I remember. I think it is important, “Eczane” means pharmacy in Turkish. We can buy some pills without any prescription like Aspirin or so.. We do have health care system. With that I can buy at pills cheaper price. The blue dollar like sign is İş Bankası’s logo. That bank is the first bank in Turkey. I visited its museum a while ago and published photos at Google Plus. Here is the link..  And BP the British Petrol’s gas station.    

  Here is a nice restaurant..

Lets continue; The Turkish army’s Selimiye Barracks (Turkish: Selimiye Kışlası) is located on Bosphorus in the Üsküdar district on the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is one of the nice buildings on Bosphorus. It was built first in 1800 by Sultan Selim III for the soldiers of the newly established Nizam-ı Cedid. It was burnt down in 1806 by revolting Janissaries, who were against the reforms. With the orders of Sultan Mahmud II, it was rebuilded in stone in 1828. During the reign of Sultan Abdülmecid I, the barracks were renovated twice and than barracks have the look today.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selimiye_Barracks) I was sitting at the right side in the bus, so I was unable to take photos of the Bosphorus, instead I was taking photos from the Asia side of the Bosphorus so you may have an idea how is the land side.. May be looking at the area this close gives you some feeling of Istanbul too..

Photos all the way long..            

I realized the phones battery was low, so began to use ipad from this point on..I was assuming the angle of the camera were same, but obviously no. This new Ipad has shorter angle, I really don’t know why. I think Ipad is sending old devices here to Turkey. I bought my first ipad from Best buy, San Jose, CA. And I was so happy with it till suddenly its screen blacked-out..When I go to the service they gave me the new one with the almost half price.. It is not taking good photos at all!! I don’t think I will get another ipad.. May be the difference will be seen here much better. On the left here I was with ipad..      

We were getting closer, here was Göksu stream..      

We were there at last.. This pink building is the teachers house where we had our lunch.. we had to visit palace first..          

We were still in the bus..Moving forward and backward to find a place for us to get out.. Meanwhile I took more photos..    

At last they decided to stop in front of the palace door. We were outside now..

We were inside, we bought our tickets at the door. Let me give you the link of National Palaces; http://www.millisaraylar.gov.tr/portalmain-en/Palaces.aspx?SarayId=22  Palace has many doors, the main door is the one at seaside. This palace was used as hunting lodge, so Ottoman Empires came in from Bosphorus from European side with a boat. There are no bedrooms, no one stayed there over night. This the one at the back side of the Palace and we entered in from that door from land of Asia side. I turned back and took the photo of our bus and the ticket office which is at right on the photo. We were slowly getting in..I knew that this pavilion has wonderful garden. So while walking I decided how to take photo of it. Meantime people were already at the steps.

Here was our group..

I was inside at that point.. After taking a few photo our guide came in and asked from us not to take photos of other rooms.. So I turned off my cameras off..   After visiting all rooms while leaving I took two more photos from the entrance..

       

I was at the garden again..and I heard a frog, walked to the small round pool. I was unable 

to see the frog. I walked to the left and tried to shot whole building from side.            

At left side there is another door.. Most of the group were walking towards to leave..I turn my head to left again.. and saw the European side of the Bosphorus..

Then the Fatih Sultan Mehmet bridge..I took some photos among white fences, so you are not seeing them.. Here is the main entrance Saltanat Kapısı – the reign door.. We were in front of the building where Sultans were entering.

There is a fountain between steps, there were no water though..

Some old graduates seated in the garden under trees. I kept taking photos around thinking I was going to sit while having lunch..

Let me continue.. We were under that old tree.. and at the left there was the stream to Bosphorus..      

I was taking photos from Bosphorus side of the building. There were an American boat on Bosphorus this time.     A bit more about the building and its fences..        

Garden has two of this small round pools.. As you may guess we all were moving slowly towards out…

The basement’s windows were interesting..

A door under steps.. That reminds me about my “Door” posts..

I was turning to left towards sea, building was staying on nice columns..

People were moving towards outside from the door at left. I guess they were hungry 🙂 The teacher house is at that side a bit far away.

I decided to move to left and see the seaside. I took some photos of Bosphorus and the building there..

There is a cafeteria close by at seaside. And I saw beautiful tulips..

This is beautiful art work. I like the building a lot..It was so sunny so at Ipad some areas turned out to be white..

I’m taking a break here:) Need to cook dinner 🙂

Let me continue:)

At left side there was Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge..And in front of me at the other side of Bosphorus

there are towers of the Bosphorus. We do have then at both side reciprocal to each other. The one at European side called as Rumeli Hisarı which was built by the orders of Ottoman empire Fatih Sultan Mehmed at 1451  – 1452. The one at Asian side of the Bosphorus is called as Anadolu Hisarı.

By the way Anadolu means Anatolia in Turkish..

In the garden there is a fountain from Ottoman. It was ordered to be built by empire Sultan III. Selim. His mother’s name Mihrişah Sultan was given to the fountain at 1806. 

I realized that all people from my group left the area, and I was still taking photos there..

I took a few more Bosphorus photo in front of the caffé..

Then began to walk fast to keep up with others.

What a nice place to sit with a baby 🙂 I think baby was sleeping in the stroller, and mom was watching the Bosphorus..

Okay, I caught up all and I was getting inside from the door where both sides full of flowers..

The side road from left, I walked and took a photo and returned back to the door..

And here was the inside of the building.. 

Hmm, there are some wedding receptions going on too..

We sat outside that day.

Hehe:) It was like sitting on Bosphorus..

After having our lunch and Turkish coffees with bus we came in we left the place..

Hmmm.. I miss friends, I guess we should go near Bosphorus again. But first I need to renew one of headlight of my car, it is not working properly..

Let me add a few more photos from that day..

That’s it from that day!

Have a nice day to all..

Oya Şanlı

@oyasan.

Last updated by oyasanli at August 31, 2020.