ADİLE SULTAN PALACE

Kandilli, Üsküdar - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°04'19.8"N 29°03'28.7"E / 41.072167, 29.057972



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Adile Sultan Palace is a former royal residence, which was used later as a school building, and is a cultural centre today located in Kandilli neighbourhood of İstanbul, Turkey. The palace was built for the Ottoman princess Adile Sultan (1825-1898), the daughter of Sultan Mahmud II (1785-1839) and the sister of the Sultans Abdülmecid (1823-1861) and Abdülaziz (1830-1876), by the legendary Armenian architect Sarkis Balyan. It was erected on the same place of a kiosk, which was presented to her by Sultan Abdülmecid in 1856.

The palace was commissioned by Sultan Abdülaziz and built by the renowned court architect Sarkis Balyan in 1861. It stands at one of the most glorious places, on a hill, which is a headland in the middle of Bosphorus on the Asian shore. This location enables a wonderful panoramic view of Bosphorus reaching from Sea of Marmara to Black Sea seen out of all the rooms in three sides of the building. The palace with 55 rooms was on a ground of 17,000 m2.

Adile Sultan, a great and the only Turkish royal female poet having a Diwan, lived here until the death of her husband Mehmet Ali Pasha in 1868. She donated her residence to the state to be used as a high school for girls after her death in 1898. Before it was used as determined, the palace came a short while under the control of Ministry of War during World War I. Only in 1916, it could be turned to a secondary school for girls and the first graduates left the school in 1920.

The school was named 1924 after its location, Kandilli Secondary School. In 1931, the school became Kandilli High School for Girls, a respected educational institution since then. The classes of the high school moved to a new building in 1969. The old palace was used as dormitory for boarding girls of the school until 1986, when it was burnt down due to an electrical short-circuit. The historic building became a ruin consisting of only four walls.

SAKIP SABANCI KANDİLLİ EDUCATION AND CULTURE CENTER

Some alumni of Kandilli High School established soon a foundation, and raised funds to rebuild the palace. However, the cost of the restoration exceeded their extent. With the huge financial support of the late businessman and philanthropist Sakıp Sabancı and the Governor of İstanbul, the restoration work could continue. The lacking funds to accomplish the long-lasting and painstaking restoration works were donated again by Sakıp Sabancı in his sickbed three days before his death in 2004.

Adile Sultan Palace was rebuilt in ten years, and it revived after twenty years by reopening with a ceremony, which took place on June 28, 2006. The building is named "Sakıp Sabancı Kandilli Education and Culture Center".

The Adile Sultan Palace, as one of most selective event venues of Istanbul, offers exclusive services for all kinds of receptions; weddings, parties and conferences, with its splendid halls featuring high gold leaf ceilings and reflecting the historical ambience, and the gardens, with their magnificent Bosphorus views. By combining a vast selection of the Palace's rich cuisine with the unequalled and distinctive flavours of modern cuisine, very personalized options can be provided for your meetings and receptions.

The Palace, which is planned to become one of the most respectable organization locations in Istanbul, has halls with high, gold foiled ceilings, with a view of the Bosphorus. There is a total usage area of 5625 m2 including 2 meeting halls for 200 people, an Oval Hall for 500 people for banquet and meeting purposes, an area of 1300 m2 for cocktails and exhibitions, 20 seminar rooms for 30-40 people, the "Palace Garden" for 2000 people and various service units.

The palace, which became  one of the most  respectable organization location in İstanbul, has gardens, magnificient halls with high, gold failed ceilings with a view of the Bosphorus, you can perform all sorts of meeting, conference and seminar with our professional team’s service.

Furthermore,  you can make your events unforgetable with Borsa Restaurants majestic pleasure and varied assortment of menu like your company anniversary, wedding ceremony, graduation exercises, fashion show, cocktail, lunch, evening , gala diner. Also, you can find wide area at inside and outside for auction, exhibition, concept events and special shootings.

The Adile Sultan Palace, as one of most selective event venues of Istanbul, offers exclusive services for all kinds of receptions; weddings, parties and conferences, with its splendid halls featuring high gold leaf ceilings and reflecting the historical ambience, and the gardens, with their magnificent Bosphorus views. By combining a vast selection of the Palace’s rich cuisine with the unequalled and distinctive flavours of modern cuisine, very personalized options can be provided for your meetings and receptions.

Halls
The dazzling Oval Hall with its renovated historic ambience, gold leaf worked ceilings, its pillared and imposing architecture, where Adile Sultan Palace hosts prestigious reception, is Istanbul’s inforgettable and most prominent event venue. From a 500 person feast plan in the Oval Hall, to a 600 seated theatre plan, you can create exclusive and memorable occasions to celebrate a wide range of prestigious activities.

You can hold company seminars, anniversaries, weddings, barmitzvahs, graduations, fashion shows, cocktail parties, lunch, dinner or gala meals, with a selection of splendid flavours and exciting menu choices featured by the Borsa Restaurant. The palace has 19 rooms, 6 at the ground floor and 13 at the first floor, which are available for special meetings for 5 to 50 participants and can also function as parallel session rooms accompanying the Oval Hall.

The Gardens
The Palace gardens are formed on two levels where 1,500 people can be accommodated. Our guests can view the Bosphorus in the immediate vicinity and can experience being completely at one with nature between the two Bosphorus bridges. In the same aspect as the Palace gardens, overlooking Istanbul, a private outdoor facility, with a water lily pool is the Heaven Garden, offering our guests to enjoy our services in an unequalled palace garden for up to 150 people standing or 50 people seated.

Catering
The Kandilli Borsa Restaurant confortably accomodates 120 seats, also offers 25 persons VIP room dedicated for exclusive groups along with a bar & lounge section.

General Policy
All the terms set out in Sakıp Sabancı Kandilli Education and Culture Center’s contract should be accepted before reservation.

The price includes
Air conditioning, Closed-circuit television including general security systems, General illumination, General cleanup, General paging systems, Telephone operator and telephone system, Chair, table and tablecloth, Three preparation room ( only rent for Oval hall )

Food and drink
Sakıp Sabancı Kandilli Education and Culture Center - Adile Sultan Palace has its own various food and  drink options which conform all palace.  The food and drink from outside are not allowed to the organizations in Adile Sultan Palace.

Guaranteed number of person
The management must be informed of the exact number of the guests two days before the event to take place in Sakıp Sabancı Kandilli Education and Culture Center- Adile Sultan Palace. The scope of the reservation can be understood only from the number of the guests, whereby the total cost can be fixed. In cases where the number of the attendee is less than the number given during the reservation, no discount is applied.

Nurse and ambulance service can be arranged during the event upon organization firm’s demand.
It is not allowed to hang  flag, pennant and poster to the outside  of building.These types of applications can be done only in main buildings entry by taking permission from the management. As stipulated in the contract, it is not allowed to paste, nail and hang something to the halls’ doors, walls and ceilings.

Details concerning the use of the building by the organizers are set out in the contract. The halls cannot be allocated to other third parties.

Technical Services
Wide image, audio, interpretation and lighting services can be rented in Adile Sultan Palace.

The list of equipments in Adile Sultan Palace
1 number of Midas audio voice desk 32 Ch., 2 number of Crown amphi, 1 number of Equalizer, 4 number of Jbl Linearray Loud speaker, 2 number of Jbl, Subbass Loud speaker, 4 number of Eon Loud speaker, 2 number of Akg neck microphone, 2 number of wireless microphone, 1 number of Signal Prossesor, 1 number of effect Prossesor

Other Services

Catering Service
Borsa Catering has been serving since 1996 in the structure of Adile Sultan Palace with  service capacity of 7000 person. Borsa Restaurant is a wonderful choice for international congress , meetings and also for your small events with service of banquets to buffets.

Service Team
Adile Sultan Palace personnel and experienced staff are at your service. Personal specialization of various events, provided to host guests diligently from the every moment when the guests enter the door of Adile Sultan Palace.

First Aid
Nurse and ambulance service can be arranged during the event upon organization firm’s demand.

Vale-Parking Service
Vale Parking service can be rented for your grand events deserving the palaces which will let your guests feel special.

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WEB SITE : Adile Sultan Palace

MORE INFO & CONTACT
E-Mail : info@adilesultan.org
Phone : +90 216 332 2333
Fax : +90 216 332 4142

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MARMARA ESMA SULTAN MANSION

Ortaköy, Beşiktaş - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°02'54.0"N 29°01'38.0"E / 41.048333, 29.027222



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Taking its name after Esma Sultan, the daughter of the 32nd Ottoman ruler, Sultan Abdülaziz, the historic mansion has bore witness to a number of historic events and figures over time.

Esma Sultan, born in 1873 at Dolmabahçe Palace, is the daughter of the 32nd Ottoman Sultan, Abdülaziz I. When she was 3 years old, her father was forced to step down from the throne, and Esma Sultan was sent to the Harem in Sultan Abdülhamit I’s Yıldız Palace. At the age of 16, she was married to Circassian Mehmet Paşa, an important political figure of the time, in the Ortaköy Mosque situated beside the mansion. The mansion was given to Esma Sultan as a wedding present.

When Esma Sultan died in 1899, Sultan Abdülhamit II passed the mansion on to his other daughter Cemile Sultan, and upon Cemile Sultan’s passing, it was imparted to her daughter Fatma Hanım Sultan. Finally, in 1915, the mansion was claimed from the Ottoman Empire, and in succession, was used as a Greek school in 1918, a tobacco depot in 1922; changing hands in the 1950s, it was used as a storage facility and carpenter’s workshop until it suffered a fire in 1975.

The three-storey brick building was designed by the renowned architect Sarkis Balyan and finished in 1875 next to Ortaköy Mosque. It was presented to Esma Sultan (1873-1899), the daughter of Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz, as a wedding gift. The mansion remained in the possession of the Ottoman dynasty until 1915.

Esma Sultan, is used today as a cultural center after being redeveloped. The Marmara Collection purchased the Esma Sultan Mansion in the early 90’s. The building’s original character and floor plan was preserved, as it adopted a new cultural identity. In 2001, Philip Robert’s project saw the building undergo renovations from within, gaining a sturdy, yet classy iron and glass interior. This renovation allowed for the mansion to remain open all year-round.

The building includes a bar, a restaurant, and an event hall at several levels. The building is situated in a garden of 2,226 m2 (23,960 sq ft). The ground floor is 31.5 m (103 ft) wide, 27 m (89 ft) long and 3.80 m (12.5 ft) high. The first floor is merged with the second floor, having dimensions of 31.5 m (103 ft) wide, 31 m (102 ft) long and 6.80 m (22.3 ft) high.

Esma Sultan Mansion, run by The Marmara Collection chain as a venue for various meetings and conferences, offers banqueting space in a historical atmosphere for up to 1,000 guests in the garden, 180 guests in the ground floor and 330 guests in the first floor. Space for reception is available for up to 3,000 guests in the garden, 300 guests in the ground floor and 600 guests in the first floor. The venue also hosts concerts of the Istanbul International Jazz Festival and the Istanbul International Music Festival.

The incorporated structure is built out of steel and glass within the original brick exterior. The glass box is tethered to the walls with suspension rods, which ensure that the structures remain equidistant from each other and are able to withstand bad weather and earthquakes. The building is set on several levels and includes a bar, a restaurant, and an event hall. The garden still contains the remains of the cistern, the Turkish bath and the stable.

Plan Your Event
Celebrate the happiest day of your lives surrounded by the footprints of the grand Ottoman Empire in the wonderfully historic atmosphere of The Marmara Esma Sultan. The wedding of your dreams awaits you as you take an enchanting journey through time in the elegantly renovated The Marmara Esma Sultan.

The Marmara Esma Sultan, seated proudly along the shores of the glistening Bosphorus, sheltered under the towering Bosphorus Bridge above, brings a unique vibrancy and unforgettable quality to each wedding with its chic and stylish atmosphere, first-rate cuisine and professional service team. The Marmara’s award-winning chefs prepare and serve The Marmara Esma Sultan’s custom menus, designed to suit the theme of each unique event.

The Marmara Esma Sultan is a wildly popular summer wedding venue. This is attributed to its beautiful green garden, its location on the shores of the Bosphorus, and its accessibility by boat from its private dock. The 4-sided glass interior welcomes views of the surrounding Bosphorus for the perfect winter weddings.

The Marmara Esma Sultan’s Banquet Sales Associates provide professional consulting, while taking into account the unique requests of the bride and groom, prior to, and on, the wedding day. Not to mention, a “designated bridesmaid” is provided to accompany and assist each couple on their big day.

The Marmara Esma Sultan Wedding Package features: full access to the mansion, a 4-course menu, wedding cake, a special private pavilion in the mansion gardens for the bride and groom to prepare, and a complimentary night’s stay in The Marmara Taksim’s Honeymoon Suite.

More than 20 years of irresistible flavours; The Marmara Catering
Since 1990, The Marmara Catering has been offering its five star services with a variety of unique Turkish and International menus to various organisations and events outside of the hotel. The Marmara Catering offers its services for up to 4000 people at any location, in any surroundings in both Istanbul and across the nation. With its flexible, knowledgeable and trendsetter team nothing is impossible!

Meeting And Wedding
Our meeting venue in Istanbul... If the location of a meeting or conference can influence its quality and accomplishment, then there is no better place to meet than in The Marmara Esma Sultan. With its historical atmosphere Esma Sultan Mansion presents a privileged venue for meetings and conferences.

Offering 1000 guests for dinner and reception space for up to 3000 guests in the garden,
336 guests for dinner and reception for 600 guests, in the indoor first floor,
180 guests for dinner and reception for 300 guests at the entrance floor throughout the year.

Esma Sultan (exterior) : Area 2226 m2, Cocktail 3000, Buffet 2000, Round Table 1000
Esma Sultan (interior upper floor) : Area 388 m2, Width 12.5 m, Length 31 m, Height 6.8 m, Theatre 400, Cocktail 600, Round Table 336
Esma Sultan (interior ground floor) : Area 388 m2, Width 12.5 m, Length 27 m, Height 3.8 m, Theatre 250, Cocktail 300, Round Table 180

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WEB SITE : The Marmara Esma Sultan Mansion

MORE INFO & CONTACT
E-Mail : esmasultan-info@themarmarahotels.com
Phone : +90 212 334 8300
Fax : +90 212 244 0509

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DENİZ PALAS

Şişhane, Beyoğlu - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°01'42.0"N 28°58'18.9"E / 41.028333, 28.971917



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It was designed in the 1920s by Yorgo Kulutros and is embellished with Art Nouveau features. UNTIL only recently, the 90-year-old Deniz Palas in Istanbul’s Şişhane neighborhood was a perfect symbol of the city’s faded glory. Originally a grand apartment building that catered to the area’s once large Greek-speaking community, the edifice -  and the surrounding neighborhood - slowly slid into a state of decay over the decades, as political and economic turbulence drove the area’s original residents away.

Now, though, the building symbolizes nothing less than the city’s cultural resurgence. It was built in Art Nouveau style by architect Georges Coulouthros at the beginning of the 20th century.

IKSV - NEJAT ECZACIBAŞI BİNASI

2009 marked a turning point in İKSV’s history as the headquarters moved to Deniz Palas, in Şişhane. Titled Nejat Eczacıbaşı Building as of 2011. Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) moved to historical building in Şişhane, Deniz Palas. Deniz Palas now houses İKSV, which has been enriching the cultural and artistic life of İstanbul with festivals, events and leading organizations for several years.

Deniz Palas Apartment, spanned in seven floors at an are of  4200 sq.mt. is a meeting place for art lovers, in addition to the offices of the foundation as well as a cafe, a restaurant, the performance venue Salon and İKSV Design Store.

The IKSV Design Shop, displaying very special gifts and Peralı Café are located on the main floor. "Salon", the new performance center, is located at the entrance and the first floors and is designed to host classical, jazz, rock, alternative and world music concerts, theater and dance performances, activities for children, panels and conferences. It has a capacity of 250 people seated and 600 standing.

The fifth floor of Deniz Palas is going to host a museum dedicated to famous soprano Leyla Gencer, as of March 2010. Deniz Palas Restoran sited on the top floor and the terrace offers one of the most stunning views in Istanbul.

X Restaurant & Bar
X Restaurant & Bar is located on the top floor of the historical Deniz Palace. X restaurant & Bar is a pioneer with its unique style and atmosphere. Designed with acute attention to detail, the interiors showcase extraordinary architectural flair combined with formal and textural touches and acute and wide angles. The design reflects the contours and energy of Istanbul itself, with ceramics crafted by the İznik Education Institute, asymmetric tables and a triangular bar, as well as plates designed by İKSV Director General Görgün Taner and glasses selected from the Paşabahçe Special Series.

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WEB SITE : İKSV - Nejat Eczacıbaşı Binası

MORE INFO & CONTACT
E-Mail : info@iksv.org
Phone : +90 212 334 0700
Fax : +90 212 334 0701

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TOPHANE-İ AMİRE CULTURE AND ART CENTER

Tophane, Beyoğlu - İstanbul - Turkey

GPS : 41°01'39.3"N 28°58'51.9"E / 41.027583, 28.981083



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TOPHANE-İ AMİRE CULTURE AND ART CENTER

After 1850s, the building became the centre of the weaponry industry and commerce. In the 1900s, it was used as a education centre. At 1958, it is started to use as a military museum. The building has undergone various arrangements until 1992. Tophane-i Amire transferred to the Mimar Sinan University at 1992.

This elegant, evocative exhibition hall is sponsored by Turkey’s premiere fine arts university, Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Üniversitesi (Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University). Now its eight-domed ceiling shelters a very different endeavor; it hosts university and private art exhibitions

Available for exhibitions, fairs, concerts, stage performances, dinner receptions and cocktail parties. With an area of 1022 sqm, this historic building has a capacity of 300 people for banquets and 600 people for cocktail parties.

It has been using as a culture and art center consisting of three exhibition halls i.e. Tophane-i Amire Beş Kubbe, Tophane-i Amire Tek Kubbe and Tophane-i Amire Sarnıçlar. Both the native and international collections are exhibited in these multipurpose galleries through the year.

CANNON BALL FOUNDRY

Tophane-i Amire was constructed in the XV. century, on the area of Ste. Claire and Aya Photini churches which called as Metopon in the Byzantine period. After the conquest of Istanbul, Sultan II. Mehmed built a cannon-ball casting factory and Tophane-i Amire became a place in which the cannon balls for Ottoman army and the navy produced.

Built in the 15 th Century, the Tophane-i Amire (Imperial Artillery) building was used for over 450 years as a foundry producing cannons for the Ottoman Empire. In the 16th century the building was enlarged by Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent, and in the 18th century a water cistern was built to provide water for the surrounding district. After the establishment of the Turkish Republic the Tophane-i Amire remained under the auspices of the Ministry of Defence until 1992, when it was transferred to Mimar Sinan University.

Tophane-i Amire, 15th century cannon foundry was home to the industry that gave the Tophane neighborhood its name. The current mortar and brick building is the 19th century makeover of the former foundry.

The first building was attributed to Fatih Sultan Mehmet after the conquest of Constantinople. As the Ottoman armies grew larger and went further out, the need for more and larger cannon became important.

Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent had a new and larger complex built. Here and there one can still see the remains of other buildings that were part of the complex and places where the workers stayed. Sultan Süleyman reportedly offered a large reward for experienced cannon makers from all over the empire. Today we see a structure that Sultan Mahmut II built, and there is some speculation that this may have been used for various functions after he disbanded the Janissaries and other regiments in 1826.

Mines, mortars, wagons and projectiles were produced in addition to cannon. By employing metal alloys and using better equipment, the Ottoman Army became much better equipped than ever before.

The structure today requires imagination when it comes to casting iron. Searingly high heat, potential danger from cracks and explosions - this was not a safe, gentle profession. The 17th century Ottoman travel writer Evliya Çelebi has a lively description of the foundry, including even how the workers dressed, although perhaps undressed would be a better description. The sultans had a small kiosk built across from the foundry from which they could watch the workmen going in and out and marching in various parades.

Sultan Beyazıt II enlarged the cannon foundry built by Fatih Sultan Mehmet. The arsenal was rebuilt by Süleyman the Magnificent in the 16th century and it was also used as an exhibition area for cannons captured in wars. The barracks and drill fields built between 1757 and 1774 in the area were damaged in the fire of 1804.

The current cannon foundry building dates back to 1803. In 1956, the terraces between the sea and the foundry were removed during the construction of Necatibey Street. The gunpowder needed for cannons was produced by Sultan Mahmut II in the Ataköy district, formerly known as Baruthane.

The iron used in cannon molding was brought from Sinop and Amasra regions; the lead and tin were brought from Europe especially from England. Sultan’s leaving the palace and setting sail was announced by artillery a salute shooting from Tophane (arsenal), and the salvo fire of the ships, entering to the harbour, was replied by artillery shooting from Tophane instead of Palace.

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MORE INFO & CONTACT
Tel : +90 212 293 4648

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