Beşiktaş

Besiktas (Turkish: Beşiktaş) is a district in the European part of İstanbul. Beşiktaş is on the coast of the Bosphorus.

Dolmabahçe Palace in Beşiktaş district

Beşiktaş has a football team called Beşiktaş Jimnastik Kulübü (BJK) (English: Besiktas Gym Club). BJK is one of the biggest and one of the most popular football team in Turkey.

Historical buildings

Dolmabahçe Palace is an Ottoman palace located in Besiktas along the coast. This is the palace where the founder of modern Turkey, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, died.

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