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Altunizade
Altunizade is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 13,459 (2022).[2] It is located on the Asian side of the city. The location takes its name from Altunizade İsmail Zühtü Pasha (1806–1887), a wealthy civil servant in the Ottoman Empire, who established the settlement in an utmost area on the Anatolian part of Istanbul in the 19th century.[3] "Altunizade" means gold trader in the Ottoman Turkish language.[4] Education Following universities maintain campuses in Altunizade: Istanbul 29 Mayıs University,[5] Istanbul Şehir University,[6] Istanbul Medeniyet University,[7] Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University,[8] and Üsküdar University.[9] Places of interest Places of interest in the neighborhood are Altunizade Mosque,[3] Capitol Shopping Center and Altunizade Acıbadem hastanesi TransportThe motorway Otoyol 1 runs just northeast of the neighborhood connecting the Bosphorus Bridge with Kadıköy. A number of İETT city bus lines and bus rapid transsit Metrobus line serve Altunizade.[10] Also M-5 Subway runs in Altunizade. References
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