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5 unusual facts about Kadıköy


Battle of Tellidede

On 25 June, the Greek troops attacked the Turkish forces, who were located at the Ovaemir-Yeniköy-Kadıköy line.

Gürsel Tekin

In 1999 Tekin became vice-mayor of Kadıköy and also in 1999 and 2004 he entered in Istanbul Municipality Council.

Kadıköy

There is a small, attractive theatre in Moda named Oyun Atölyesi, founded by the former (BBC soap opera) EastEnders actor Haluk Bilginer.

Kadıköy, Yalova

Kadıköy is a town in the central district of Yalova Province, Turkey.

Mertcan Demirer

Mertcan Demirer (born 14 March 1993 in Kadıköy) is a Turkish professional footballer who currently plays as a Midfielder for Beşiktaş J.K. in the Süper Lig.


Chalcedony

The term chalcedony is derived from the name of the ancient Greek town Chalkedon in Asia Minor, in modern English usually spelled Chalcedon, today the Kadıköy district of Istanbul.

Church of St. Anthony of Padua, Istanbul

Along with the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit (1846) in the Harbiye district, St. Louis of the French (1581) and Santa Maria Draperis in Beyoğlu, Sts. Peter and Paul (1841) in Galata, Assumption Church in the Moda quarter of Kadıköy, St. Stephen in Yeşilköy and Bakırköy Church in Bakırköy, St. Anthony of Padua is one of the most important Catholic churches in Istanbul, and among them has the largest community following its Masses.

Council of Chalcedon

The Council of Chalcedon was a church council held from October 8 to November 1, AD 451, at Chalcedon (a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor), on the Asian side of the Bosporus, known in modern times as Kadıköy in Istanbul, although it was then separate from Constantinople.

Fikret Mualla Saygı

Fikret Muallâ Saygı (1904, Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey - July 20, 1967, Reillanne, France) was a 20th-century avant-garde painter of Turkish descent.

Haydarpaşa-Adapazarı Regional

Trains serve these important districts of Istanbul: Kadıköy, Maltepe, Kartal, Pendik, Tuzla as well as Gebze, İzmit and Adapazarı.

Haydarpaşa-Gebze Line

The route traverses the southern shore of Istanbul's Asian side, passing through important districts: Kadıköy, Maltepe, Kartal, Pendik and Tuzla.

Otoyol 1

It starts Osmaniye neighborhood in Bakırköy district on the European part, runs through the city over the Golden Horn and the Bosporus, and terminates in Söğütlüçeşme neighborhood of Kadıköy district on the Asian part.


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