Mansion(s) in Istanbul

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AMCAZADE HÜSEYİN PAŞA Yalısı / AMCAZADE HUSEYIN PASHA Mansion

Built in 1699, this is the oldest mansion on the Bosphorus.

It has a marble fountain from which a jet of water spouts upwards, and its ceilings are decorated with flowers and geometrical designs.

Unfortunately, it is in ruins, because of neglect.

The original owner Hüseyin Pasa was a member of Mevlevi sect. Five Grand Viziers stemmed from the Köprülü family of the Ottoman Empire. Huseyin Pasa was the fourth Grand Vizier.

Pierre Loti appealed to the authorities for the Amcazade mansion to be saved.

Ref. The Water Mansions of Istanbul, Saffet Emre Tonguç

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