Osmanağa

Osmanağa is one of the central neighborhoods of Kadıköy, located at the intersection of important land and sea transportation networks. It is an area of intense commercial activity, with a much higher number of places of business (9347) than residences (5374). It also hosts a large number of voluntary associations (dernek).{{cite web |date=2020 |title=Osmanağa |url=https://anlat.kadikoy.bel.tr/mahalleler/osmanaga |website=Anlat Kadıköy |language=tr |publisher=Kadıköy Belediyesi |access-date=31 January 2025}}

The neighborhood is bordered on the north by the Kadıköy neighborhoods of Rasimpaşa and Hasanpaşa, on the east by the Kadıköy neighborhood of Zühtüpaşa, on the south by the Kadıköy neighborhood of Caferağa, and on the west by Caferağa and Kadıköy Bay, a part of the Bosporus.{{Cite Google Maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Osmana%C4%9Fa,+Kad%C4%B1k%C3%B6y%2F%C4%B0stanbul/@40.9889967,29.026967,16z/ |title=Osmanağa, Kadıköy, İstanbul |access-date=31 January 2025}}

The neighborhood's population is 7728 (2020).{{cite web |date=2020 |title=Osmanağa |url=https://anlat.kadikoy.bel.tr/mahalleler/osmanaga |website=Anlat Kadıköy}}

Historic sites of Osmanağa include

• the Osmanağa Mosque, first built in 1612 by Bâbüssaâde ağası Mısırlı Osman Ağa, heavily restored in 1812 by Mahmud II, and rebuilt after burning down in 1878{{cite web |date=2024 |title=Osman Ağa Camii |url=https://kulturenvanteri.com/yer/osman-aga-camii/#17.1/40.990824/29.02613 |website=Kültür Envanteri |language=tr |trans-title=Osman Ağa Mosque |access-date=31 January 2025}}
• the St. Euphemia Greek Orthodox Church, built in 1694 on the ruins of a monastery dedicated to a Saint Vassi, heavily restored and enlarged in 1830, restored again in 1993 {{cite web |date=2025 |title=Aya Efimiya Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi, Kadıköy |url=https://kulturenvanteri.com/yer/ayia-eufemia-kilisesi/#17.1/40.990776/29.025038 |website=Kültür Envanteri |language=tr |trans-title=St. Euphemia Greek Orthodox Church, Kadıköy |access-date=31 January 2025 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025195224/https://kulturenvanteri.com/yer/ayia-eufemia-kilisesi/#17.1/40.990776/29.025038 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |date=2019 |title=Kadıköy Kent Rehberi |url=https://kados.org.tr/download/kados-kent-rehberi.pdf |website=KADOS: Kadıköyü Bilim Kültür ve Sanat Dostları Derneği |location=Kadıköy |publisher=KADOS Bilim Kültür Sanat |pages=19-20 |language=tr |trans-title=Kadıköy City Guide |access-date=9 February 2025}}
• the bull statue, created in 1864, installed at Altıyol, Kadıköy, in 1987{{cite web |date=2025 |title=Kadıköy Boğa Heykeli |url=https://kulturenvanteri.com/yer/kadikoy-boga-heykeli/#17.1/40.990472/29.029193 |website=Kültür Envanteri |language=tr |trans-title=Kadıköy Bull Statue |access-date=31 January 2025}}
• the Immaculate Conception School, an Armenian Catholic school built in 1902, now the Nâzım Hikmet Culture Center{{cite web |date=2024 |title=Anarad Hığutyun Rahibe Okulu |url=https://kulturenvanteri.com/yer/anarad-higutyun-rahibe-okulu/#17.1/40.989437/29.030256 |website=Kültür Envanteri |language=tr |trans-title=Anarad Hığutyun Sisters School |access-date=31 January 2025}}
• the Süreyya Opera House, built in 1924-1927 by Süreyya Paşa{{cite web |date=2024 |title=Süreyya Sineması |url=https://kulturenvanteri.com/yer/sureyya-sinemasi/#18.1/40.987959/29.028805 |website=Kültür Envanteri |language=tr |trans-title=Süreyya Cinema |access-date=31 January 2025}}

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