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Cukurcuma (pronounced chu-KUR-ju-ma; ^[1] meaning "Friday Valley" in Turkish) is a district of Beyo?lu (in Istanbul , Turkey ), made up of the Kulo?lu and Firuza?a neighbourhoods. It lies south-east of ?stiklal Caddesi in a valley, not far from Galatasaray Square and between the Tomtom and Cihangir neighbourhoods. The main thoroughfare is Cukurcuma Caddesi . The buildings largely date from the 19th century, although there has also been a lot of 20th-century development.

Cukurcuma is full of antique shops and cafes and has a rather European character.

The constituency tends to vote for the CHP .

In 2008 The Guardian devoted an article to Cukurcuma. ^[2] In 2012, the newspaper described it as one of the five best places to live worldwide. ^[3]

History [ edit ]

The area of today's Cukurcuma was not inhabited in the Byzantine period.

During the Conquest of Constantinople (1453) , Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror is said to have initiated Friday prayer in the valley, giving rise to its name. ^[4] The Muhittin Molla Fenari Mosque is said to date from Mehmed's reign. Originally built between 1541 and 1547 to a design of the Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan , it was commissioned for the Shaikh al-Islam Civizade Hacı Mehmed Efendi .

In the 19th century, Cukurcuma expanded as a residential district. In addition to ethnic Turks, Armenians , Greeks and Western Europeans lived here and established schools, hospitals and diplomatic missions. In 1882 the Liceo Italiano Galileo Galilei joined the Greek Zografeion-Lyceum high school. The Greek Consulate General also occupies a building in the neighbourhood.

The 1955 Istanbul pogrom hit Cukurcuma hard, and almost all the remaining Turkish Greeks and Armenians subsequently emigrated.

In 2008, Orhan Pamuk published his book The Museum of Innocence , much of it set in Cukurcuma. In 2012, Pamuk opened an actual Museum of Innocence in a wooden house in a Cukurcuma back street. It was recognized as European Museum of the Year in 2014. ^[5]

References [ edit ]

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