Fatih City in Istanbul

Fatih is located in the European side of Istanbul but the county covers the region where was founded Istanbul called as the historical peninsula. In other words, in ancient times this region was known as the real Istanbul or Constantine, so Fatih has lots of heritages.

Eminönü participated in the boundaries of Fatih in 2008 and the importance of Fatih increased. The municipality of Fatih expanded significantly after involved in Eminönü. Can you think that there are 57 districts in the boundaries of Fatih? After the participation of Eminönü, Fatih has gained a single view which is covering the whole historical peninsula.

As a result of expanding the state, many historical areas bound to the municipality of Fatih. Numerous historical mosques and churches are located in the county. There are almost no rural residential areas but there are lots of developed areas in terms of economically. Of course these areas are around the historical values. Foreign tourists visit these regions in every year, for example, Hagia Sophia and Sultan Ahmet Mosque are only two of the great important structures. Beside these, the University of Istanbul which was founded in 1453 is located in this county.

Tourism is most important thing in terms of economy as we said. But beside tourism, the region is an important point in terms of export. Workshops and stores working for abroad are located in Beyazıt and Laleli. To sum up, this region is the hearth of Istanbul’s foreign trade. Also the region can be considered a major point for improvement of this area. Especially, the Grand Bazaar in Beyazıt is the world’s oldest and largest bazaar. The rush hours during the day, you can see half a million people in the bazaar. In ancient times, there were many different shops but today the Grand Bazaar is a center of gold and jewelry.

Also, in the county Çemberlitaş, Gülhane Square, Beyazıt Square and Beyazıt Tower, the Monastery of Hora, Basilica Cistern, Sultan Ahmet Square are historical values visited by tourists as much as Grand Bazaar, Hajia Sophia, Sultan Ahmet Mosque.