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Kanlıca Cemetery

Kanlıca Cemetery
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Main entrance of Kanlıca Cemetery.
Kanlıca Cemetery is located in Istanbul
Kanlıca Cemetery
Location of Kanlıca Cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey
Details
Location Kanlıca, Beykoz, Istanbul
Country Turkey
Coordinates 41°05′51″N 29°03′57″E / 41.09743°N 29.06575°E / 41.09743; 29.06575Coordinates: 41°05′51″N 29°03′57″E / 41.09743°N 29.06575°E / 41.09743; 29.06575
Type Public
Owned by Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality

The Kanlıca Cemetery (Turkish: Kanlıca Mezarlığı) is a burial ground located on the Asian part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of media and music rest here.

Situated on a hillside east of Kanlıca neighborhood of Beykoz district overlooking Bosphorus, it is also known as the "Mihrimah Sultan Cemetery" (Turkish: Mihrimah Sultan Mezarlığı) after Mihrimah Sultan (1522–1578), the daughter of Ottoman sultan Suleiman the Magnificent (reigned 1520–1566).

Listed in alphabetical order of family names:

The grave of Barış Manço.

The grave od Kayahan Açar.

Ottoman Empire era gravestones.



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