Davutpaşa Barracks (Turkish: Davutpaşa Kışlası) were Ottoman Army barracks built in the 1800s and located at Davutpaşa neighborhood of Esenler district on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. The building was used later as a shelter for immigrants during the Balkan Wars and as a military hospital during World War I. Today, it serves as a campus of Yıldız Technical University after its redevelopment.[1]

Davutpaşa Barracks
Davutpaşa Kışlası
Davutpaşa, Esenler, Istanbul, Turkey
Davutpaşa Barracks and Ottoman Army soldiers (1826–1893)
Davutpaşa Barracks is located in Istanbul
Davutpaşa Barracks
Davutpaşa Barracks
Coordinates41°01′33″N 28°53′21″E / 41.02583°N 28.88917°E / 41.02583; 28.88917
Site information
OwnerYıldız Technical University
ConditionRedeveloped
Site history
Built1826; 198 years ago (1826)
Built bySultan Mahmud II
Materialsstone
A view of the Davutpaşa Barracks seen from the courtyard. Today main building of Yıldız Technical University.

References edit

  1. ^ "Tarihte Davutpaşa Kışlası". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 13 February 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2018.