Esma Sultana Mansion

The Esma Sultana Mansion (Turkish: Esma Sultan Yalısı), a historical yalı (English: waterside mansion) located at Bosporus in Ortaköy neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey and named after its original owner Esma Sultana, is used today as a cultural center after being redeveloped.

History

The three-storey brick building was constructed by the renowned Armenian architect Sarkis Balyan in 1875 next to Ortaköy Mosque. It was presented to Esma Sultana (1873-1899), the daughter of Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz, as a wedding gift.

The mansion remained in the possession of the Ottoman dynasty until 1915. The building was used first as a tobacco warehouse and then as a coal depot from 1920 until 1975, when it was destroyed by a fire.

Redevelopment

The ruin, consisting only of the outer walls of the building, was purchased in the early 1990s by The Marmara hotel chain. Following a renovation with additions designed by architect Gökhan Avcıoğlu, the mansion was opened in 2001 as a multipurpose event venue. Within the brick exterior, which was left as the original, a steel and glass structure is incorporated. The building includes a bar, a restaurant, and an event hall at several levels. The building is situated in a garden of 2,226 m2 (23,960 sq ft). The ground floor is 31.5 m (103 ft) wide, 27 m (89 ft) long and 3.80 m (12.5 ft) high. The first floor is merged with the second floor, having dimensions of 31.5 m (103 ft) wide, 31 m (100 ft) long and 6.80 m (22.3 ft) high.

Esma Sultana Mansion, run by The Marmara Hotel chain as a venue for various meetings and conferences, offers banqueting space in a historical atmosphere for up to 1,000 guests in the garden, 180 guests in the ground floor and 330 guests in the first floor. Space for reception is available for up to 3,000 guests in the garden, 300 guests in the ground floor and 600 guests in the first floor. The venue also hosts concerts of the Istanbul International Jazz Festival and the Istanbul International Music Festival.

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Greta Dalyaprak
2 September 2018
Amazing place! Went here for food festival and it was the best time ever!!!
Cansu
25 August 2014
Muhteşem manzara, düğün için kesinlikle ideal ve eşsiz. Eski yalının içinin camekanla tasarlanıp restore edilmiş olması ve bunun mimariye ayrı bir hava katıyor olması da cabası.
Yasemin Çuhadar
7 June 2016
Dugun yapmak enfes yemekleri inside organizasyon esliginde yemek harika. sarkilarla uyumlu ambiyans mukemmeldi. Manzarasina diyecek yok. Aveanin lansmani Sabancinin 18.yas gunu partisi superdi...
Gnr
13 March 2015
Kapalı alanı çok büyük olmamakla birlikte davette yemek sunumları ve tadları çok güzel..Geceden keyifle ayrılırsınız.Dışarıdaki manzarası konum itibariyle şahane..
Ayse O. G .
17 December 2018
İsletmenin The Marmara olusu hemen kendini belli ediyor. Yemekler sahane, servis calisanlarinin hepsi cok kibar ve isinin ehli. Buyuk organizasyonlar icin mukemmel secim.
Umut İzer
28 May 2013
Buraya gelen bazi insanlarin harika sekilde park etmeleri Sahil Yolu trafiginin icine ediyor. 50 kisi yuzunden sikinti cekiyoruz. Daha ozenli olamaz misin ille arabayla mi gitmek zorundasin her yere?
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Mecidiye Mh., Mecidiye Köprüsü Sokak 14-18, 34200 Beşiktaş/Istanbul Province, Turkey Get directions
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