Beyoğlu is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 9 km², and its population is 225,920. It is on the European side of I…
Beyoğlu is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 9 km², and its population is 225,920. It is on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey, separated from the old city by the Golden Horn. It was known as the region of Pera surrounding the ancient coastal town Galata which faced Constantinople across the Horn. Beyoğlu continued to be named Pera during the Middle Ages and, in western languages, into the early 20th century.
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