Bereketzade in İstanbul in Beyoğlu, Turkey — West Asia or Southeast Europe

Galata Tower

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 9, 2015

1. Galata Tower Marker

Inscription. Turkish:
29 Mayis
1453
Salı Sabahi
Cenevizlerin
Galata
Kolonisi
Anahtarlarını
Fatih Sultan
Mehmed
Takdim Etmiş
ve Galatanın
Teslimi
1 Haziran Cuma
Günü Tamamlanmısdır.
İstanbul Fethi Derniǧi, 1953

English translation:
On Tuesday morning, 29 May 1453 Cenevizlerin presented to Fatih Sultan Mehmed the keys to the Galata Colony and Galatanın was delivered on Friday June 1.

Erected 1953 by İstanbul Fethi Derniǧi.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Forts and Castles. A significant historical date for this entry is May 29, 1453.

Location. 41° 1.537′ N, 28° 58.457′ E. Marker is in İstanbul, in Beyoğlu. It is in Bereketzade. Marker is on Galata Kulesi. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Galata Kulesi 1, İstanbul 34421, Turkey. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Tunnel (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Galatasarayı Hamami (approx. 0.9 kilometers away); The History of the Egyptian Bazaar (approx. one kilometer away); Rustem Pasha Mosque (approx. one kilometer away); Sirkeci Terminal

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(approx. 1.2 kilometers away); The Building of Ministry of Post and Telegraph (Grand Post Office) (approx. 1.2 kilometers away); Mimar Sinan (approx. 1.3 kilometers away); The Tomb of Suleiman the Magnificent (approx. 1.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in İstanbul.

Also see . . . Galata Tower Wikipedia. The Galata Tower (Galata Kulesi in Turkish) — called Christea Turris (the Tower of Christ in Latin) by the Genoese — is a medieval stone tower in the Galata/Karaköy quarter of Istanbul, Turkey, just to the north of the Golden Horn's junction with the Bosphorus. One of the city's most striking landmarks... (Submitted on July 2, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 9, 2015

2. Galata Tower Marker

Galata Tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 9, 2015

3. Galata Tower

Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, May 9, 2015

4. Galata Tower

<i>Vue de la Tour de Galata</i> image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Abdullah Frères, circa 1890

5. Vue de la Tour de Galata

Image courtesy of the Library of Congress, taken from City walls and other views, Istanbul, Ottoman Empire, [plate 7], from the Abdul-Hamid II Collection.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 2, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 541 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 2, 2015, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. 5. submitted on July 10, 2015. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.