Cadde-i Kebir

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Cadde-i Kebir is the former Ottoman-era name for Istanbul’s famous Istiklal Avenue, a historic and bustling pedestrian street in the Beyoğlu district.

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Cadde-i Kebir canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former street name
historic street name
associatedCommunities European Levantines
linked to: Levantine peoples

Ottoman Armenians
linked to: Armenians

Ottoman Greeks
Ottoman Jews
associatedReligion multi-faith neighborhood
associatedWith European quarter of Istanbul
cosmopolitan lifestyle
connectsTo Galata area
linked to: Beyoğlu district

Taksim Square
country Ottoman Empire
culturalSignificance center of entertainment and nightlife
symbol of modernizing Istanbul
formerNameOf İstiklal Avenue
linked to: Istiklal Avenue
governedBy Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality
Municipality of Beyoğlu
hasCurrentOfficialName İstiklal Caddesi
hasHeritage 19th-century urban planning
late Ottoman architecture
hasPedestrianization primarily pedestrian zone
historicalNameOf main street of Beyoğlu
historicalRegion Constantinople
historicalStatus renamed street
languageOfName Ottoman Turkish
locatedIn Beyoğlu
linked to: Beyoğlu district

Istanbul
Turkey
locatedInCityCenter true
nameMeaning Grand Avenue
Great Street
notableFor bustling pedestrian life
cultural venues
historic urban fabric
shops and cafes
partOf Beyoğlu district
Pera
streetType commercial street
main thoroughfare
pedestrian street
successor İstiklal Avenue
linked to: Istiklal Avenue
tourismStatus major tourist attraction of Istanbul
transportHistory served by historic tram line
urbanFunction commercial axis of Beyoğlu
cultural promenade
social gathering place
usedInEra Ottoman era

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Istiklal Avenue formerName Cadde-i Kebir