Arnavutkoy (meaning Albanian village; koy always means village) is a Besiktas waterfront neighbourhood, just along from Bebek, before Ortakoy (Middle village).
It has some stunning Ottoman and Ottoman-esque mansions. It is also a real example of secular harmony within Istanbul; as I was walking through the back streets this morning, past the camii (mosque), I heard the village church bells peeling.
You can run along the front, aside the Bosphorus, if you keep your eyes open for rods leaning across your path, and weights flying out to the water, from the many balikci who line the shore.
It has some stunning Ottoman and Ottoman-esque mansions. It is also a real example of secular harmony within Istanbul; as I was walking through the back streets this morning, past the camii (mosque), I heard the village church bells peeling.
You can run along the front, aside the Bosphorus, if you keep your eyes open for rods leaning across your path, and weights flying out to the water, from the many balikci who line the shore.
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