Göztepe is öztepeKadıköa neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Kadıköy, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 40,858 (2022). The name, literally meaning "eye hill" in English, was coined to honor Gözcü Baba ("Father Watchman"), the nickname of the watchman of a dervish lodge situated on a hill there.
The neighborhood on the Asian part of Istanbul is bordered in the south by Sahilyolu (Coastline) and the Sea of Marmara, in the north by Merdivenköy, in the east by Erenköy and in the west by Çiftehavuzlar neighborhoods.
The notable high street of the Asian part of Istanbul, the Baghdad Avenue, runs through Göztepe. The city park of Göztepe is the largest green area along Baghdad Avenue covering .
History
The neighborhood developed in the late Ottoman times during the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1876-1909) as a residence area for high court officials. In the western part of the area, wealthy Levantines and other non-Muslims settled. Wooden mansions within lavish gardens were built in Göztepe and around. At the suburb, there were also farms and dairies, which supplied the court with their products as well.
Göztepe railway station is the fourth stop from Haydarpaşa Terminal on the commuter line of Haydarpaşa-Gebze. Its opening followed the establishment of the Baghdad Railway, and contributed to further settlement in the area.
In the first half of the 20th century, the area was populated as a summer resort mostly. While many of the historic wooden mansions made place for modern buildings following fires, a small number of them still exist.
After the construction of the highway D.100 passing through north of Göztepe, the neighborhood grew into that direction in the meadows.
Education
Göztepe İhsan Kurşunoğlu Anadolu High School
Erenköy Girls High School
Yeşilbahar Middle School (Closed) Göztepe Elementary School İlhami Ahmed Örnekal Elementary School Fenerbahçe Anadolu High School Kadıköy Göztepe Mesleki ve Teknik Anadolu High School Faik Reşit Unat Middle School Ali Haydar Ersoy Middle School İstanbul Avni Akyol Fine Arts High School Kadıköy Bilim ve Sanat Merkezi
Places of interest
Istanbul Toy Museum founded and run by poet and writer Sunay Akın. Göztepe railway station Selamiçeşme Özgürlük Park Göztepe Park Göztepe Marketplace (Göztepe Sabit Pazarı) Tütüncü Mehmet Efendi Mosque Caddebostan Synagogue Göztepe Sports Facilities Hilal S.K. Erenköy Fire station
Transport
Göztepe railway station
GZ1 Public transport bus service
GZ2 Public transport bus service
Metro
M4 Kadıköy-Kartal (extension to Sabiha Gökçen International Airport is under construction)