Altunizade
{{Short description|Neighbourhood in Istanbul, Turkey}}
{{Infobox Turkey place
| type = neighbourhood
| province = Istanbul
| district = Üsküdar
| name = Altunizade
| population_total = 13459
| population_as_of = 2022
| coordinates = {{coord|41|01|13|N|29|02|44|E|display=inline,title}}
| image_skyline = Metrobus in Istanbul 1.jpg
| image_caption = Metrobus stop, Altunizade
| postal_code = 34662
| area_code = 0216
}}
Altunizade is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey.[https://www.e-icisleri.gov.tr/Anasayfa/MulkiIdariBolumleri.aspx Mahalle], Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023. Its population is 13,459 (2022).{{Cite web |title=Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports|url=https://biruni.tuik.gov.tr/medas/?kn=95&locale=en |access-date=12 July 2023|publisher=TÜİK|language=en|format=XLS}} It is located on the Asian side of the city.
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. "Altunizade" means gold trader in the Ottoman Turkish language.
Education
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Following universities maintain campuses in Altunizade: Istanbul 29 Mayıs University, Istanbul Şehir University, Istanbul Medeniyet University,{{Cite web|url=http://www.medeniyet.edu.tr/tr|title=İstanbul Medeniyet Üniversitesi}} Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, and Üsküdar University.
Places of interest
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Places of interest in the neighborhood are Altunizade Mosque, 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. Also M-5 Subway runs in Altunizade.
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