Maçka Park (Maçka Parkı) is a large park in Istanbul, Turkey. It runs down a hill from the Nişantaşı and Maçka neighborhoods to Dolmabahçe.
Maçka is an upscale neighborhood in the Şişli district of Istanbul. It’s located next to Nişantaşı and Teşvikiye, and uphill from Dolmabahçe.
Nişantaşı is a neighborhood in the Şişli district of Istanbul. It’s an upscale area closely intertwined with the Teşvikiye neighborhood. I’ll cover Teşvikiye in this post as well.
Kurtuluş was home to the popular Baklahorani, which is a carnival celebrated by the Greek Orthodox residents of Istanbul on the last Monday before Lent. It began as early as the 19th century and was celebrated annually until it was banned by the Turkish government in 1943.
Kurtuluş is a neighborhood in the district of Şişli in Istanbul, Turkey. I lived there for nearly a year and enjoyed my time there.