Merdivenköy, Kadıköy
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Merdivenköy is a neighborhood (mahalle) in the Kadıköy district, Istanbul. Its northern border is the D.100 highway, with the Üsküdar and Ataşehir districts on the other side. It borders the Kadıköy neighborhoods of Sahrayıcedit on the east and at the southeast corner, Erenköy and Göztepe on the south, Feneryolu at the southwest corner, and Eğitim and Dumlupınar on the west.{{Cite web |url=https://harita.istanbul/2d/detail/2129?@=29.06912,40.98766,14.78464&p=45.00000&b=0.00000&suk=&ruk=!&ms=!b281!cc51c!cee91&o=!o1&ct=0&duk=cf100ce545c6a168710f1d412c4c9001&dwk=
|title=Merdivenköy Mah |date=2024 |website=Harita İstanbul |publisher=İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi |access-date=29 December 2024 |language=tr}} Its population is 31,214 (2020).{{Cite web |url=https://anlat.kadikoy.bel.tr/mahalleler/merdivenkoy |title=Merdivenköy |date=2020 |website=Anlat Kadıköy |publisher=Kadıköy Belediyesi |access-date=29 December 2024 |language=tr}}
Historic sites
Historic sites include
- the Şahkulu Sultan Sufi Lodge, said to have been founded by Orhan Gazi after 1329 {{cite encyclopedia |title=Şahkulu Sultan Dergâhı |encyclopedia=Antik Çağdan XXI. Yüzyıla Büyük İstanbul Tarihi |year=2015 |last=Yücer |first=Hür Mahmut |publisher=Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslam Araştırmaları Merkezi |location=İstanbul |volume=5 |page=297 |url=https://archive.org/details/isam-buyuk-istanbul-tarihi-cilt-5/ |access-date=1 January 2025 |language=tr}}
- the grave of Gözcü Baba {{cite web |date=2023 |title=Gözcü Baba Türbesi |url=https://kulturenvanteri.com/tr/yer/gozcu-baba-turbesi/#17.1/40.986946/29.070189 |website=Kültür Envanteri |publisher=Kültür Envanteri |access-date=22 January 2025}}
- the graves of Gül Baba and Mah Baba {{cite web |date=2023 |title=Mah Baba Gül Baba Kabri |url=https://kulturenvanteri.com/tr/yer/mah-baba-gul-baba-turbesi/#17.1/40.988022/29.073704 |website=Kültür Envanteri |publisher=Kültür Envanteri |access-date=22 January 2025}}
- the Merdivenköy Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, built in the 16th century by a daughter of Süleyman{{Cite web |url=https://www.tarihi.ist/merdivenkoy-mihrimah-sultan-cami/ |title=Merdivenköy Mihrimah Sultan Cami |date=2020 |website=Tarihi İstanbul |publisher=Tarihi.ist |access-date=1 January 2025}}
- the summer house of Fahrettin Kerim Gökay{{Citation |url=https://harita.istanbul/2d/detail/2129?@=29.06912,40.98766,14.78464&p=45.00000&b=0.00000&suk=&ruk=!&ms=!b281!cc51c!cee91&o=!o1&ct=0&duk=cf100ce545c6a168710f1d412c4c9001&dwk= |title=Merdivenköy Mah}}
References
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