The main gate of Istanbul Protestant Cemetery
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Established | 1859 |
Location | Feriköy, Şişli, Istanbul |
Country | Turkey |
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41°03′14″N 28°59′02″E / 41.053889°N 28.983889°ECoordinates: 41°03′14″N 28°59′02″E / 41.053889°N 28.983889°E |
Type | Protestant Cemetery |
Style | 19th Century European |
41°03′14″N 28°59′02″E / 41.053889°N 28.983889°ECoordinates: 41°03′14″N 28°59′02″E / 41.053889°N 28.983889°E
Feriköy Protestant Cemetery (Turkish: Feriköy Protestan Mezarlığı) officially called Evangelicorum Commune Coemeterium is a Christian cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey. As the name of the cemetery indicates, it is the final resting place of Protestants residing in Istanbul. The cemetery is at Feriköy neighborhood in Şişli district of Istanbul, nearly 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Taksim Square.
The land for this cemetery was donated in 1857 by the Ottoman government to the leading Protestant powers of that time, the United Kingdom, Prussia, the United States, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and the Hanseatic League.