Boğaziçi (Istanbul) Boğaziçi (Istanbul) Boğaziçi is the general term, specific to İstanbul and overlapping administrative divisions, used to denote those parts of the city with view of the Bosphorus. The respective nuances of the two terms (the strait itself and the urban area of Boğaziçi) being somewhat similar to those between San Francisco Bay and the Bay Area, they are not used interchangeably in correct parlance. The term Boğaziçi is used with particular emphasis relating to those parts of İstanbul which are situated north of the Golden Horn (Haliç), starting with the district of Beşiktaş on the European side of the Bosphorus.
The Union Church of Istanbul The Union Church of Istanbul The Union Church of Istanbul is an interdenominational, international, protestant, evangelical church, meeting since 1857 in the Dutch Chapel, which is located on the grounds of the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Istanbul (formerly the Embassy). It is only a few minutes walk on Istiklal Caddesi towards Taksim Square from the Sishane Metro station. In 1667 Justinus Colyer was the Dutch representative in Istanbul. He bought a piece of land off the Grand Rue de Pera (now Istiklal Caddesi), and there built a wooden palace. In order to protect important documents and furniture from