Büyükada, yabancılar tarafından Prens Adaları olarak da bilinen İstanbul açıklarındaki
adaların en büyüğüdür. Eski Yunanca adı Πρίγκηπος Prinkipos'dur. Prinkipos Yunanca'da
Prens anlamına gelmektedir.
adaların en büyüğüdür. Eski Yunanca adı Πρίγκηπος Prinkipos'dur. Prinkipos Yunanca'da
Prens anlamına gelmektedir.
Yüzölçümü 5,4 km2'dir. Kış nüfusu 2000 yılı verilerine göre 7.320
kişidir. Evlerin çoğunun
yazlık mahiyetinde olması sebebiyle yaz nüfusu kış nüfusundan çok daha fazladır. Maltepe
sahiline uzaklığı 2.300 metredir. Büyükada'da biri güney, diğeri kuzeyde olmak üzere iki tepe bulunur.
Güneydeki tepe, 203 metre yükseklikteki Yücetepe'dir. Kuzeydeki tepe ise 164 metre yükseklikteki
Manastır Tepesi'dir.
yazlık mahiyetinde olması sebebiyle yaz nüfusu kış nüfusundan çok daha fazladır. Maltepe
sahiline uzaklığı 2.300 metredir. Büyükada'da biri güney, diğeri kuzeyde olmak üzere iki tepe bulunur.
Güneydeki tepe, 203 metre yükseklikteki Yücetepe'dir. Kuzeydeki tepe ise 164 metre yükseklikteki
Manastır Tepesi'dir.
1930 yılında Karacabey mevkiindeki Rum Ortodoks mezarlığı yakınında bulunan
ve Büyük İskender'in babası Makedonya kralı II. Filip'e ait altın sikkeleri ihtiva eden
Büyükada Definesi, adanın tarihine ilişkin en eski bulgudur. Hepsi 207 altın sikkeden
ibaret olan define şu anda İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzesi'ndedir. Diğer Prens Adaları gibi
Büyükada da Bizans döneminde sürgün yeri olarak kullanılmıştır. Adalar, Fatih Sultan
Mehmet tarafından İstanbul'un fethi'nden bir ay önce alınmıştır.
Büyükada (meaning "Big Island" in Turkish; Greek:
Πρίγκηπος or Πρίγκιπος, rendered
Prinkipos or Prinkipo; and alternatively Πρίγκηψ or Πρίγκιψ meaning "Prince" or "Foremost")
is the largest of the nine so-called Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul,
with an area of about two square miles. It is officially a neighbourhood in the Adalar
district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.
Prinkipos or Prinkipo; and alternatively Πρίγκηψ or Πρίγκιψ meaning "Prince" or "Foremost")
is the largest of the nine so-called Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul,
with an area of about two square miles. It is officially a neighbourhood in the Adalar
district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.
Büyükada consists of two peaks. The one nearest to the iskele (ferry
landing), İsa Tepesi
(meaning Jesus Hill in Turkish), formerly Hristos (Χριστός, the Greek name for
Jesus Christ), is topped by the former Greek Orphanage, a huge wooden building now in
decay. In the valley between the two hills sit the church and monastery of Ayios Nikolaos
and a former fairground called Luna Park.
(meaning Jesus Hill in Turkish), formerly Hristos (Χριστός, the Greek name for
Jesus Christ), is topped by the former Greek Orphanage, a huge wooden building now in
decay. In the valley between the two hills sit the church and monastery of Ayios Nikolaos
and a former fairground called Luna Park.
Byzantine Emperor Justin II had built a palace and monastery on Buyukada
in C.E. 569.
A convent on Büyükada was the place of exile for the Byzantine empresses Irene,
Euphrosyne, Theophano, Zoe and Anna Dalassena There are several historical
buildings on Büyükada, such as the Ayia Yorgi Church and Monastery dating back to the
6th century, the Ayios Dimitrios Church, and the Hamidiye Mosque built by Abdul
Hamid II. Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid was born in 1901 on the island. For the first half
of the 20th century, the island was popular among prosperous Greeks, Jews, Armenians
and Turks. After his deportation from the Soviet Union in February 1929, Leon Trotsky
also stayed for four years on Büyükada, his first station in exile.
A convent on Büyükada was the place of exile for the Byzantine empresses Irene,
Euphrosyne, Theophano, Zoe and Anna Dalassena There are several historical
buildings on Büyükada, such as the Ayia Yorgi Church and Monastery dating back to the
6th century, the Ayios Dimitrios Church, and the Hamidiye Mosque built by Abdul
Hamid II. Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid was born in 1901 on the island. For the first half
of the 20th century, the island was popular among prosperous Greeks, Jews, Armenians
and Turks. After his deportation from the Soviet Union in February 1929, Leon Trotsky
also stayed for four years on Büyükada, his first station in exile.
Origin : Wikipedia
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