Salacak

Neighbourhood in Istanbul, Turkey

Neighbourhood in Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey

Salacak

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Salacak

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Salacak

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Coordinates: 41°01′14″N 29°00′33″E﻿ / ﻿41.02056°N 29.00917°E﻿ / 41.02056; 29.00917
Country| Turkey
Province| Istanbul
District| Üsküdar
Population

(2022)

| 9,522
Time zone| UTC+3 (TRT)

Salacak is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 9,522 (2022).[2] It is located on the Asian shore of the Bosporus, to the south of the historic center of Üsküdar.

The word salacak means "bench for washing a corpse,"[3] but the name is reported to come from sala meaning "village" (language unspecified) with the Turkish suffix -cık, "small."[4]

The neighborhood's best-known landmark is the Maiden's Tower (Kız Kulesi), just offshore from Salacak in the Bosporus.

## Notes

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1. ^ Mahalle Archived 2015-07-06 at the Wayback Machine, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
3. ^ Türk Dil Kurumu. Büyük Türkçe Sözlük. URL: ".:: Türk Dil Kurumu - Büyük Türkçe Sözlük ::". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-10-23. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
4. ^ Hürel, page 272.

## References

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Printed sources

* Hürel, Haldun (2008). Semtleri, Mahalleri, Caddeleri ve Sokakları A'dan Z'ye İstanbul'un Alfabetik Öyküsü. İkarus. ISBN 978-975-999-290-3.

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Üsküdar (Scutari), Istanbul

Neighbourhoods|

* Acıbadem
* Ahmediye
* Altunizade
* Aziz Mahmut Hüdayi
* Bahçelievler
* Barbaros
* Beylerbeyi
* Bulgurlu
* Burhaniye
* Çengelköy
* Cumhuriyet
* Ferah
* Güzeltepe
* İcadiye
* Kandilli
* Kirazlıtepe
* Kısıklı
* Küçük Çamlıca
* Küçüksu
* Kuleli
* Küplüce
* Kuzguncuk
* Mehmet Akif Ersoy
* Mimar Sinan
* Muratreis
* Salacak
* Selami Ali
* Selimiye
* Sultantepe
* Ünalan
* Valide-İ Atik
* Yavuztürk
* Zeynep Kamil

Quarters|

* Bağlarbaşı
* Çamlıca
* Doğancılar
* Fıstıkağacı
* Harem
* Nakkaştepe
* Paşalimanı
* Pazarbaşı
* Selamsız
* Vaniköy

Education|

* Tarabya British Schools Çengelköy Campus
* Üsküdar American Academy
* Üsküdar University

Landmarks|

* Beylerbeyi Palace
* Fethi Paşa Korusu
* Mehmet Çakır Cultural and Sports Center
* Selimiye Barracks
* Şemsi Pasha Mosque
* Vahdettin Pavilion

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Kadıköy|

* Haydarpaşa

Üsküdar|

* Beylerbeyi
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* Harem
* Kandilli
* Kuzguncuk
* Salacak

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