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Üsküdar
District and municipality in Istanbul, Turkey

Üsküdar

Üsküdar is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.

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Its area is 35 km2, and its population is 524,452 (2022). It is a large and densely populated district on the Anatolian (Asian) shore of the Bosphorus. It is bordered to the north by Beykoz, to the east by Ümraniye, to the southeast by Ataşehir and to the south by Kadıköy; with Karaköy, Kabataş, Beşiktaş, and the historic Sarayburnu quarter of Fatih facing it on the opposite shore to the west. Üsküdar has been a conservative cultural center of the Anatolian side of Istanbul since Ottoman times with its landmark as well as numerous tiny mosques and dergahs.

Get in

Getting to Üsküdar

Istanbul's terminus for high-speed trains from Ankara and other eastern cities is Söğütlüçeşme, which is only two stops from the

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    Üsükdar Station

    Another metro line, M14, is due to open in Q4 '26.

  2. 02
    Harem is
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    Üsküdar Ferry Terminal
  4. 04
    Kuzguncuk Pier
Do

Things to do

A bosphorus tour is a must-do.

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    Emaar Square

    Complex with a shopping centre, a skydeck and an aquarium.

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    Tarihi Çinili Hamamı

    Çavuşdere Cd 204, Selamsız-Üsküdar ( M5 Bağlarbaşı 650 m, Marmara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi 650 m), men), +90 216 334 97 10 (women).

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    Üsküdar Musical Society
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    Nakkaştepe

    A park right next to the Bosphorus Bridge.

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    Hıdiv Kasrı
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    Validebağ Park

    Also Sultan Abdülaziz Hunting Lodge and Hababam Museum.

Eat

Where to eat

Balık-ekmek(literally “fish-bread”, a grilled fish sandwiched inside half a bread) is an increasingly popular low-budget meal in buffets along the coast. Some of the various fish restaurants in the market area a little inland also sell balık ekmek and mussel sandwiches with garlic sauce onto the street. Other popular options include kokoreç and patso.

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    İmren Restaurant

    You could try kelle paca soup or doner here.

How locals move

Getting around Üsküdar the local way

  • Get inFunicular F1 connects its Kabataş station with Taksim on M2 metro.
  • Get inThe Tünel funicular (F2) connects Istiklal Caddesi with Karaköy at the sea level on the Golden Horn.
  • Get inFerries from Kadıköy across the Bosphorus moor at Karaköy and Kabataş, the two largest ferry piers in Galata.
  • Get inThere are also ferries across the Goldern Horn, from Sultanahmet.

From Wikivoyage: Istanbul/Galata, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

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