Istanbul, Turkey · Asia
Esenler works well as a base: 10 minutes from Güngören Merter, 6km from Balat & Fener.
Esenler is in Istanbul, Turkey, with about 520,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Güngören Merter, about 4 km away.
Esenler is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 43 km2, and its population is 445,421 (2022). It is on its European side. Esenler is mainly densely packed, working class residential in the midst of its industrial neighbouring districts of Gaziosmanpaşa, Güngören and Bağcılar. TheRead more
mayor is Tevfik Göksu.
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Within an hour or so of Esenler: Pierre Loti Kahvesi (5 km), Balat & Fener (6 km), Galata Tower (8 km), Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque) (9 km).
Esenler is in Istanbul, Turkey, about 4 km from Güngören Merter.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
cafe
A hilltop coffeehouse above Eyüp cemetery with the best view down the Golden Horn, named for the French novelist who drank here in the 1870s while writing Aziyadé. A cable car climbs to it from the waterfront.
5 km · about 10 min drive
photogenic
Steep cobbled lanes of tall narrow houses painted in blocks of colour on the Golden Horn, the old Jewish and Greek Orthodox quarters of Istanbul. The red-brick Phanar Greek College looms over the rooftops.
6 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Medieval stone tower rising above Istanbul's Galata quarter, offering 360-degree panoramic views of the city and Bosphorus.
8 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
An iconic 17th-century Ottoman mosque famous for its six minarets and interior adorned with over 20,000 handmade İznik blue tiles.
9 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
One of the world's oldest and largest covered markets with over 4,000 shops spread across 61 streets, a sensory overload of commerce since 1461.
9 km · about 15 min drive
museum
The lavish Ottoman sultans' residence for 400 years, housing imperial treasures, holy relics, and the famous Harem.
10 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
An awe-inspiring 6th-century architectural masterpiece that served as a church and mosque, with a massive dome that revolutionized world architecture.
10 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
First bridge to span the Bosphorus strait connecting Europe and Asia, an illuminated icon of the Istanbul skyline.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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