Salacak is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Üsküdar, Istanbul Province, Turkey.[1] Its population is 9,522 (2022).[2] It is located on the Asian shore of the Bosporus, to the south of the historic center of Üsküdar.

Salacak
Panorama of the Salacak neighbourhood
Panorama of the Salacak neighbourhood
Salacak is located in Turkey
Salacak
Salacak
Location in Turkey
Salacak is located in Istanbul
Salacak
Salacak
Salacak (Istanbul)
Coordinates: 41°01′14″N 29°00′33″E / 41.02056°N 29.00917°E / 41.02056; 29.00917
CountryTurkey
ProvinceIstanbul
DistrictÜsküdar
Population
 (2022)
9,522
Time zoneUTC+3 (TRT)

The word salacak means "bench for washing a corpse,"[3] but the name is reported to come from sala meaning "village" (language unspecified) with the Turkish suffix -cık, "small."[4]

The neighborhood's best-known landmark is the Maiden's Tower (Kız Kulesi), just offshore from Salacak in the Bosporus.

Notes

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  1. ^ Mahalle, Turkey Civil Administration Departments Inventory. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Address-based population registration system (ADNKS) results dated 31 December 2022, Favorite Reports" (XLS). TÜİK. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
  3. ^ Türk Dil Kurumu. Büyük Türkçe Sözlük. URL: ".:: Türk Dil Kurumu - Büyük Türkçe Sözlük ::". Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2009-10-23. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  4. ^ Hürel, page 272.

References

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Printed sources
  • Hürel, Haldun (2008). Semtleri, Mahalleri, Caddeleri ve Sokakları A'dan Z'ye İstanbul'un Alfabetik Öyküsü. İkarus. ISBN 978-975-999-290-3.
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