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[[Image:Adalar 6941.jpg|thumb|250px|Typical view from Heybeliada]] |
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[[File:P ost pirgos akad.jpg|thumb|Naval Cadet School]] |
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⚫ | The large [[Turkish Navy|Naval Cadet School]] overlooks the jetty to the left as you get off the ferry. There are two interesting pieces of architecture on the grounds of the school. One is |
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⚫ | The large [[Turkish Navy|Naval Cadet School]] overlooks the jetty to the left as you get off the ferry. There are two interesting pieces of architecture on the grounds of the school. One is ''Kamariotissa'', the only remaining [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] church on the island, and more importantly the last church to be built before the conquest of [[Constantinople]]. The other is the grave of the second English Ambassador to be sent to Constantinople by [[Elizabeth I of England]], Edward Barton, who chose to live on Heybeli to escape the bustle of the city. |
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[[File:Adalar 6954.jpg|thumb|left|Halki Theological School]] |
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⚫ | At the top of the central mountain is an 11th century [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Greek Orthodox]] [[monastery]] |
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⚫ | At the top of the central mountain is an 11th century [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Greek Orthodox]] [[monastery]] which houses the currently defunct [[Halki seminary]], the main Greek Orthodox [[seminary]] in Turkey and Theological Seminary of the [[Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople]]. The monastery attracts tourists from all over [[Greece]] and Turkey. |
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To prevent the island from becoming polluted, the only motorized vehicles permitted on the island are service vehicles (ambulance, fire, police, and the like), the only forms of transport are by [[walking|foot]], bicycle, [[horse and buggy]] and [[Transport|service transport]]. There is no airport; the only way of getting there is by boat. |
To prevent the island from becoming polluted, the only motorized vehicles permitted on the island are service vehicles (ambulance, fire, police, and the like), the only forms of transport are by [[walking|foot]], bicycle, [[horse and buggy]] and [[Transport|service transport]]. There is no airport; the only way of getting there is by boat. |
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[[Image:Adalar 5521.jpg|200px|left|thumb|View of the port of Heybeliada.]] |
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The winter population of the island is around 3,000, but in the summer, the owners of the summer houses return and the population swells to approximately 10,000 people. The main attractions during the summer are small-scale open-air concerts laid on the local council, a swimming and fitness club next to the sea, and an annual Independence Day march which is commemorated by a resident naval band touring the island. |
The winter population of the island is around 3,000, but in the summer, the owners of the summer houses return and the population swells to approximately 10,000 people. The main attractions during the summer are small-scale open-air concerts laid on the local council, a swimming and fitness club next to the sea, and an annual Independence Day march which is commemorated by a resident naval band touring the island. |
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Revision as of 11:16, 22 May 2010
Heybeliada or Heybeli Ada (Greek: Χάλκη, Halki) is the second largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul. It is officially a neighborhood in the Adalar district of Istanbul, Turkey.
The large Naval Cadet School overlooks the jetty to the left as you get off the ferry. There are two interesting pieces of architecture on the grounds of the school. One is Kamariotissa, the only remaining Byzantine church on the island, and more importantly the last church to be built before the conquest of Constantinople. The other is the grave of the second English Ambassador to be sent to Constantinople by Elizabeth I of England, Edward Barton, who chose to live on Heybeli to escape the bustle of the city.
To the right of the jetty lies the town with its bars and cafés, a hotel that stays open all year round, and many lovely wooden houses.
At the top of the central mountain is an 11th century Greek Orthodox monastery which houses the currently defunct Halki seminary, the main Greek Orthodox seminary in Turkey and Theological Seminary of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. The monastery attracts tourists from all over Greece and Turkey.
To prevent the island from becoming polluted, the only motorized vehicles permitted on the island are service vehicles (ambulance, fire, police, and the like), the only forms of transport are by foot, bicycle, horse and buggy and service transport. There is no airport; the only way of getting there is by boat.
The winter population of the island is around 3,000, but in the summer, the owners of the summer houses return and the population swells to approximately 10,000 people. The main attractions during the summer are small-scale open-air concerts laid on the local council, a swimming and fitness club next to the sea, and an annual Independence Day march which is commemorated by a resident naval band touring the island.
TCG Heybeliada, the lead ship of the twelve Milgem class corvettes (first eight) and frigates (last four) that are being built for the Turkish Navy, is named after the island.
References
- Heybeliada at Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality website