Fener
District of İstanbul
in İstanbul, Turkey

Noteable things around
Location Summary
Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
41.014 and 28.950 (Lat./Lng.)
Coordinates by Time:
N 41° 0' 49" and E 28° 56' 58"
Currency and Currency Code:
Lira - TRY
Spoken languages:
Turkish, Kurdish, Azerbaijani, Avaric
Local electricity:
Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
Local Time: 12:15 AM (Friday)
Timezone: Europe/Istanbul
UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
Sunrise and Sunset:
4:52 am and 5:25 pm
Antipode Coordinates:
-27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area
References
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Current travel safety evaluation for Turkey in Western Asia

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Delve into Fener

The district Fener of İstanbul in İstanbul is a subburb in Turkey about 219 mi west of Ankara, the country's capital town.

If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.

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Local weather forecast

Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 66 °F

Morning Temperature 14°C / 57 °F
Evening Temperature 18°C / 64 °F
Night Temperature 15°C / 59 °F
Chance of rainfall 0%
Air Humidity 46%
Air Pressure 1011 hPa
Wind Speed Gentle Breeze with 7 km/h (5 mph) from North-West
Cloud Conditions Overcast clouds, covering 85% of sky
General Conditions Overcast clouds

Friday, 29th of March 2024

17°C (62 °F)
15°C (59 °F)
Sky is clear, gentle breeze, clear sky.

Saturday, 30th of March 2024

19°C (66 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Sunday, 31st of March 2024

18°C (64 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.

Hotels and Places to Stay

Dosso Dossi Hotels DownTown

Address
0,5 mi
Akşemsettin Mah. Adnan Menderes Bulvarı, Vatan Cad. No: 46-48
34080 Istanbul
Turkey

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Berr Hotel

Address
0,4 mi
Akdeniz Cad. No:78
34080 Istanbul
Turkey

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Istanbul Budget Hotel

Address
0,8 mi
YAVUZ SINAN MAHALLESI YAVUZ SINAN CAMII SOKAK NO:7
34134 Istanbul
Turkey

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


New Hotel Fatih

Address
0,6 mi
Akşamseddin Mah. Bedrettim Simavi Sok. No:14
34122 Istanbul
Turkey

Time Information

Checkout: 11:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Fatih Resadiye Hotel

Address
0,3 mi
İskenderpaşa Mah Büyük Karaman Cad. No:6 Akdeniz
34091 Istanbul
Turkey

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Bern Otel

Address
0,1 mi
Millet Cd. Muratpasa Sk. No:4
34240 Istanbul
Turkey

Time Information

Checkout: - Checkin:
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Hotel Star Park

Address
0,3 mi
Aksaray Horhor Gureba Hüseyinaga Mh. Sekerci Sk. No 16
34093 Istanbul
Turkey

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 13:30
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


Balat Suites

Address
0,9 mi
Cibali Mah. Kadir Has Cad. No:51 - Fatih
34083 Istanbul
Turkey

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Ada Hotel

Address
0,3 mi
Sehit Mehmetpasa Yokusu Sok 30
34022 Sultanahmet,Fatih
Turkey

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 13:00
Reception
Weekday: -
Weekend: closed


Pianoforte

Address
0,2 mi
Feyzullah Efendi Cad No 17
34620 Istanbul
Turkey

Time Information

Checkout: 12:00 - Checkin: 14:00
Reception
Weekday: 0:00 - 24:00
Weekend: 0:00 - 24:00


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Attractions and noteworthy things

Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.

Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople

This article is on the institution of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. For information on the office of the patriarch, see Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople. The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople (Turkish: Rum Ortodoks Patrikhanesi, "Greek Orthodox Patriarchate"), part of the wider Orthodox Church, is one of the fourteen autocephalous churches within the communion of Orthodox Christianity. It is headed by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, currently Bartholomew I.

Located at 41.0292, 28.9517 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Apostolic sees, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Christian terms, Chalcedonianism

Golden Horn

The Golden Horn is an inlet of the Bosphorus dividing the city of Istanbul and forming the natural harbor that has sheltered Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and other ships for thousands of years. It is a scimitar-shaped estuary that joins the Bosphorus just at the point where that strait enters the Sea of Marmara, thus forming a peninsula the tip of which is "Old Istanbul".

Located at 41.0292, 28.9611 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Golden Horn, Constantinople, Estuaries of Turkey, Ancient Greek geography, Ports and harbours of Turkey, Fatih

Bulgarian St. Stephen Church

The Bulgarian St Stephen Church (Bulgarian: Църква „Свети Стефан“; Turkish: Sveti Stefan Kilisesi), also known as the Bulgarian Iron Church, is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey, famous for being made of cast iron. The church belongs to the Bulgarian minority in the city.

Located at 41.0319, 28.9497 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Churches in Istanbul, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Religious buildings completed in 1898, 19th-century church buildings, Golden Horn, Fatih

Church of the Holy Apostles

The Church of the Holy Apostles, also known as the Imperial Polyándreion (imperial cemetery), was an Eastern Orthodox church in Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. The first structure dates to the 4th century, though future emperors would add to and improve on the space. It was second in size and importance only to the Hagia Sophia among the great churches of the capital.

Located at 41.0197, 28.9497 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
550s architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Churches in Istanbul, Former church buildings in Turkey, 6th-century church buildings, Buildings of Justinian I, Demolished churches, Fatih

Fatih Mosque, Istanbul

The Fatih Mosque or Conqueror's Mosque in English) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It was one of the largest examples of Turkish-Islamic architecture in Istanbul and represented an important stage in the development of classic Turkish architecture. It is named after Fatih Sultan Mehmed, the Ottoman sultan who captured Constantinople in 1453.

Located at 41.0197, 28.9497 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ottoman architecture, Mosques in Istanbul, 1470s architecture, Religious buildings completed in 1767, Domes, Fatih, Architecture in Turkey, Buildings of Mehmed the Conqueror

Church of St. George, Istanbul

The Church of St. George is the principal Greek Orthodox cathedral still in use in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and, the capital of the Byzantine Empire until 1453. Since about 1600, it has been the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, the senior patriarchate of the Greek Orthodox Church and recognised as the spiritual leader of the world's Eastern Orthodox Christians.

Located at 41.0291, 28.9518 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Eastern Orthodox church buildings, Greek Orthodox cathedrals, Churches in Istanbul, Golden Horn, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Greek Orthodox churches in Turkey

Balat (Istanbul)

Balat is the traditional Jewish quarter in the Fatih district of Istanbul. It is located on the European side of Istanbul, in the old city on the historic peninsula, on the western bank of the Golden Horn. (Another Istanbul neighborhood deeply associated with Jewish settlement is Kuzguncuk on the Asian shore. ) The name Balat is probably derived from Greek palation (palace), from Latin palatium, after the nearby Palace of Blachernae.

Located at 41.0328, 28.9456 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Jewish ghettos in Europe, Jewish communities in Turkey, Neighbourhoods of Fatih

Zeyrek Mosque

Zeyrek Mosque, is a mosque in Istanbul, made of two former Eastern Orthodox churches and a chapel. It represents the most typical example of architecture of the Byzantine middle period in Constantinople and is, after Hagia Sophia, the second largest religious edifice built by the Byzantines remaining in Istanbul.

Located at 41.0197, 28.9572 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
1130s architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Mosques converted from churches in Istanbul, Fatih, 12th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings

Phanar Greek Orthodox College

Phanar Greek Orthodox College (Turkish: Özel Fener Rum Lisesi), known in Greek as the Great School of the Nation (Greek: Μεγάλη του Γένους Σχολή) is the oldest surviving and most prestigious Greek Orthodox school in Istanbul, Turkey. The school, like all minority schools in Turkey, is a secular school.

Located at 41.029, 28.949 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Buildings and structures in Istanbul, Educational institutions established in the 15th century, Education in the Ottoman Empire, Fatih, Golden Horn, Modern Greek Enlightenment, High schools in Istanbul, Ottoman Greeks, School buildings completed in 1883, Eastern Orthodox schools

Zeyrek

Zeyrek is part of the Fatih district of Istanbul. It overlooks the Golden Horn, and got its name from the mosque of Zeyrek. It hosts also several Byzantine cisterns and the little Şeyh Süleyman Mosque, also of Byzantine origin. It is a picturesque but poor neighborhood. The center of Zeyrek is on the World Heritage list as part of the Historic Areas of Istanbul, the World Heritage site.

Located at 41.0197, 28.9572 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighbourhoods of Fatih

Pammakaristos Church

Pammakaristos Church, also known as the Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos (Greek: Θεοτόκος ἡ Παμμακάριστος, "All-Blessed Mother of God"), in 1591 converted into a mosque and known as Fethiye Mosque (Turkish: Fethiye Camii, "mosque of the conquest") and today partly a museum, is one of the most famous Byzantine churches in Istanbul, Turkey.

Located at 41.0292, 28.9464 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Churches in Istanbul, Museums in Istanbul, 1310s architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Byzantine art, Constantinople, Fatih, Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Architecture in Turkey, Byzantine museums in Turkey

Ahrida Synagogue of Istanbul

Ahrida (Ohrid) Synagogue is one of the oldest synagogues in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located in Balat, the Jewish quarter, of the city.

Located at 41.0328, 28.9456 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Synagogues in Istanbul, 15th-century synagogues, Golden Horn, Fatih, Romaniote Jews topics, Synagogues in the Ottoman Empire

Turkey

Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey is a Eurasian country, located mostly on Anatolia in Western Asia and on East Thrace in Southeastern Europe. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest; Greece to the west; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Iran and the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the southeast. The Mediterranean Sea is to the south; the Aegean Sea is to the west; and the Black Sea is to the north.

Located at 41.0167, 28.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article, Homepage
Turkey, Aegean Sea, Bicontinental countries, Black Sea countries, Countries of the Mediterranean Sea, Developing 8 Countries member states, Eastern Europe, Eastern Mediterranean countries, Eurasia, Countries in Europe, G20 nations, Member states of NATO, Member states of the Council of Europe, Member states of the United Nations, Modern Turkic states, Near Eastern countries, Republics, States and territories established in 1923, Western Asia, Western Asian countries, Article Feedback 5 Additional Articles, 1923 establishments in Turkey

Gül Mosque

Gül Mosque is a former Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul, Turkey converted into a mosque by the Ottomans.

Located at 41.0267, 28.9565 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Byzantine sacred architecture, 12th-century architecture, Fatih, Golden Horn

Eski Imaret Mosque

Eski Imaret Mosque (Turkish: Eski Imaret Camii) is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The church has traditionally been identified with that belonging to the Monastery of Christ Pantepoptes (Greek: Μονή του Χριστού Παντεπόπτη), meaning "Christ the all-seeing". It is the only documented 11th-century church in Istanbul which survives intact, and represents a key monument of middle Byzantine architecture.

Located at 41.0217, 28.955 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Byzantine sacred architecture, Fatih, 11th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings, Golden Horn

Kefeli Mosque

The Kefeli Mosque (Turkish: Kefeli Câmîi, meaning "the mosque of the Caffariotes", after the inhabitants of the city of Caffa in Crimea, or also Kefeli Mescidi, where Mescit is the Turkish word for a small mosque) is a former Eastern Orthodox church, later jointly officiated by Roman Catholics and Armenians, and finally converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The Catholic Church was dedicated to Saint Nicholas. Its date of dedication as Eastern Orthodox church is unknown.

Located at 41.0294, 28.9417 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Byzantine sacred architecture, Fatih

Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque

Hirami Ahmet Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Hırami Ahmet Paşa Mescidi) is a former Eastern Orthodox church converted into a mosque by the Ottomans. The small church, one among the 36 dedicated to Saint John the Baptist in Constantinople, was part of a monastery bearing the same name. Its full name was Saint John the Forerunner by-the-Dome (Greek: Ἃγιος Ἰωάννης ὁ Πρόδρομος ἐν τῷ Τρούλλῳ, Hagios Ioannis ho Prodromos en tō Trullō).

Located at 41.0279, 28.9458 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
12th-century architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Fatih

Aynalıkavak Palace

Aynalıkavak Palace is a former Ottoman palace located in the Hasköy neighborhood of Beyoğlu district in Istanbul, Turkey. It was constructed during the reign of Sultan Ahmed I (1603-1617), with various additions and changes over time. It is under the administration of the Turkish Department of National Palaces.

Located at 41.0379, 28.9553 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Ottoman architecture, Imperial residences in Turkey, Museums in Istanbul, Golden Horn, Ottoman palaces, Beyoğlu

Yavuz Selim Mosque

The Yavuz Selim Mosque, also known as the Selim I Mosque (Turkish: Yavuz Selim Camii) is an Ottoman imperial mosque located top of the 5th Hill of Istanbul, Turkey, overlooking the Golden Horn. Its size and geographic position make it a familiar landmark on the Istanbul skyline.

Located at 41.0266, 28.9513 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Domes, Buildings and structures completed in 1522, Mimar Sinan buildings, Ottoman architecture, Mosques in Istanbul, Architecture in Turkey

Mayor Synagogue, Istanbul

Mayor Synagogue is a former synagogue in the Hasköy district of Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey. According to historian Lorans Tanatar Baruh, the synagogue was built in the Byzantine era and was called Mayor because it was the largest in the neighborhood. According to an unspecified historian, however, the synagogue was built 300 to 500 years ago by Jews from Majorca. (According to historian Jak Deleon, in the 1950s there was a Mayorka Synagogue in Hasköy.

Located at 41.0397, 28.9514 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Synagogues in Istanbul, Golden Horn, Beyoğlu, Billiard halls

Hasköy, Istanbul

Hasköy (compound name made up of Has, meaning fine, select and Köy, village) is a quarter on the northern bank of the Golden Horn in Beyoğlu, Istanbul, Turkey. It includes the officially defined neighborhoods of Keçeci Piri, Piri Paşa, and Halıcıoğlu, and parts of Camiikebir and Sütlüce. The words denote an "imperial village" and refer to the pavilions and gardens once there belonging to the Ottoman sultan and his court.

Located at 41.0397, 28.9497 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Neighbourhoods of Beyoğlu, Golden Horn

Şeyh Süleyman Mosque

Şeyh Süleyman Mosque is a mosque in Istanbul converted from a former Byzantine building which was part of the Eastern Orthodox Pantokrator Monastery. Its usage during the Byzantine era is unclear. The small building is a minor example of architecture of the Byzantine middle period in Constantinople.

Located at 41.0192, 28.9554 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Byzantine architecture, Mosques converted from churches in Istanbul, Fatih

557 Constantinople earthquake

The 557 Constantinople earthquake took place on the night of 14 December. This great earthquake, described in the works of Agathias, John Malalas and Theophanes the Confessor, caused great damage to Constantinople, then capital of the Byzantine Empire, and a region frequently afflicted with earthquakes. More minor quakes had preceded the large event, including two in April and October respectively. The main quake in December was of unparalleled ferocity, and "almost completely razed" the city.

Located at 41.03, 28.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
557, 6th-century earthquakes, 6th century in the Byzantine Empire, Earthquakes in Turkey, Constantinople

Odalar Mosque

The Odalar Mosque was an Ottoman mosque in Istanbul. The building was originally a Byzantine-era Eastern Orthodox church of unknown dedication. In 1475, after the Fall of Constantinople (1453), it became a Roman Catholic church, dedicated to Saint Mary of Constantinople, until finally it was converted into a mosque by the Ottomans in 1640. The mosque was destroyed by fire in 1919, and since then has fallen into ruin. As of 2011, only some walls remain, hidden among modern buildings.

Located at 41.0291, 28.9398 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Byzantine sacred architecture, Fatih, Holy springs of Turkey

Bogdan Saray

Boğdan Sarayi (Turkish for "Palace of Bogdania ") was an Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul, Turkey. Erected in the Byzantine era, its original dedication is unknown. In the Ottoman era the small edifice, being dedicated to St. Nicholas of Myra, was known as Agios Nikólaos tou Bogdansarághi (Greek: Ἅγιος Νικόλαος τοῦ Βογδανσαράγι). and was part of the Istanbul residence of the Moldavian hospodar′s legation to the Ottoman Porte.

Located at 41.0298, 28.9421 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
Wikipedia Article
Fatih, 14th-century architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Byzantine art, 14th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings, History of Moldavia (1504-1711)


This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Phanar, Fener, Φανάρι, Fanari, Fanar