Kireçburnu, Sarıyer

Kireçburnu
Neighborhood
A view from the Bosphorus shore at Kireçburnu.
Kireçburnu
Coordinates: 41°08′33″N 29°02′45″E / 41.14250°N 29.04583°E / 41.14250; 29.04583Coordinates: 41°08′33″N 29°02′45″E / 41.14250°N 29.04583°E / 41.14250; 29.04583
Country	Turkey
Region	Marmara
Province	Istanbul
District	Sarıyer
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	34457
Area code	0–212

Kireçburnu is a neighborhood of Sarıyer district in Istanbul Province, Turkey. It is located on the northern shore of Bosphorus at European side...^[1] Siteated at about

41°08′N 29°03′E / 41.133°N 29.050°E / 41.133; 29.050, It is to the north of İstanbul centrum with a distance over 15 kilometres (9.3 mi).

During the Byzantine Empire era Kireçburnu was a village named Kleidai tou Pontou. During the construction of Rumeli Castle by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet II, the limekilns in the village were used as the construction material of the castle.^[2] Turkish for lime is kireç and for cape is burun and eventually the village was called Kireçburnu. As the urban fabrik of İstanbul expanded Kireçburnu became a neighborhood of the city.

Kireçburnu is bordered by Tarabya in the south. The neighborhood is well known for its fish food restaurants.

Sports[]

The local sports club Kireçburnu Spor is active in football only. Its women's team was promoted from the Second League to the Turkish Women's First Football League for the 2015–16 season.^[3]

Transport[]

Kireçburnu is served by following city line buses:^[4]

• 25A – Rumeli Kavağı – Hacıosman Metro
• 25E – Sarıyer – Kabataş
• 25Y – Hacıosman Metro -Sarıyer – Yunus Emre – Uyum Sitesi*
• 40 – Rumelifeneri – Garipçe – Taksim
• 40B – Sarıyer – Beşiktaş
• 42T – Bahçeköy – Taksim

References[]

External links[]

• "L'ancien Kiretch-Bournou". Servet-i-Funoun Partie Française (in French). LIV (1404): 2. 1918-08-01.