Altunizade

Altunizade is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey.^[1] Its population is 13,459 (2022).^[2] It is located on the Asian side of the city.

Altunizade
Neighbourhood
Metrobus stop, Altunizade
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Coordinates: 41°01′13″N 29°02′44″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Istanbul
District	Üsküdar
Population  (2022)	13,459
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Postal code	34662
Area code	0216

The location takes its name from Altunizade İsmail Zühtü Pasha (1806–1887), a wealthy civil servant in the Ottoman Empire, who established the settlement in an utmost area on the Anatolian part of Istanbul in the 19th century.^[3] "Altunizade" means gold trader in the Ottoman Turkish language.^[4]

Education

Main building of Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University in Eyüp, Istanbul

Following universities maintain campuses in Altunizade: Istanbul 29 Mayıs University,^[5] Istanbul Şehir University,^[6] Istanbul Medeniyet University,^[7] Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University,^[8] and Üsküdar University.^[9]

Places of interest

Altunizade Mosque, built in 1865.

Places of interest in the neighborhood are Altunizade Mosque,^[3] Capitol Shopping Center and Altunizade Acıbadem hastanesi

Transport

The motorway Otoyol 1 runs just northeast of the neighborhood connecting the Bosphorus Bridge with Kadıköy. A number of İETT city bus lines and bus rapid transsit Metrobus line serve Altunizade.^[10] Also M-5 Subway runs in Altunizade.