Princes’ Islands
Undoubtedly the most beautiful and interesting places are the Princes’ Islands. The article is about to architectural structures, ethnic structures and history of Princes’ Islands. Firstly the Princes’ Islands consist of nine islands and total population of all islands occurs in 2010 nearly 20.500. The center and focal point of the Princes’ Islands is Büyükada (Big Island) and the island consists of five districts. They are listed.
1-Maden District
2-Nizam District
3-Kınalıada District
4-Burgazada District
5-Heybeliada District
Princes’ Islands reflect the historical features of Istanbul, perhaps the best. The islands were used as a place of banishment and exile for members of palace, so islands were named as Princes’ Islands.
The distance of the islands to the center of Istanbul is approximately 13 nautical miles or we can say 25 kilometers. The most remote island is Tavşanadası and the nearest one is Kınalıada. Transportation to the islands is easier in today. In ancient times it was more limited. The first steamship voyage was begun from Galata Bridge in 1846. Today’s the voyages are provided from Kabataş, Kadıköy and Bostancı scaffolds.
Population of islands has shown variability in each semester. That’s why is that minorities live here and political events effect people so the population didn’t increase continuously. However, this system and the social structure changed today. Greek and Armenian minorities decreased seriously and the change was a result of placement of Turks.
Finally, the names of the islands that make up the county are listed.
7) Kaşıkadası
8) Sedef Adası
9) Tavşanada
The Princes Islands’ are easily reachable from Istanbul. Frequent ferries depart from Eminonu and stop in at the four main islands.
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