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  • Beyoǧlu
    Beyoǧlu
    noun
    a modern section of Istanbul, Turkey, N of the Golden Horn: commercial and residential area.
  • Beyoğlu
    Beyoğlu
    noun
    a district of Istanbul, north of the Golden Horn: the European quarter

Beyoǧlu

American  
[bey-uh-loo, bey-oh-loo] / ˈbeɪ əˌlu, ˌbeɪ oʊˈlu /

noun

  1. a modern section of Istanbul, Turkey, N of the Golden Horn: commercial and residential area.


Beyoğlu British  
/ ˈbeɪɔːluː /

noun

  1. Former name: Pera.  a district of Istanbul, north of the Golden Horn: the European quarter

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Istanbullus like Yasemin took to the streets to demonstrate against unchecked urban development in the district of Beyoğlu.

From The Guardian Sep. 11, 2019

It used to be that you could simply pitch up in Beyoğlu, across the bridge from the tourist centre, confident in being near everything worth seeing.

From The Guardian Dec. 2, 2018

When not at the W we stayed at the Adahan, a converted palace in Beyoğlu, just down the road from Soho House, with cool high-ceilinged rooms and a bar at street level.

From The Guardian Dec. 2, 2018

Patient and precise, Güler liked to linger in the city’s Beyoğlu district, near his studio, waiting for daily life to assume the dimensions of a masterpiece.

From The New Yorker Oct. 27, 2018

After wandering the winding streets and alleys of Istanbul’s Beyoğlu district, we found ourselves back on Istiklal in the middle of the crowd.

From Scientific American Jun. 28, 2013

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