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Asphalt era in istiklal street: Istanbul Metropolitan Mayor Kadir Topbaş had a great transformation in Istanbul. Asphalt has been poured into Istiklal Street, the most popular center of Istanbul. Those who saw the new state of Istiklal were amazed.
Istiklal Street shocked those who saw it today. As usual, people who expect they will see broken and prominent pavements on İstiklal Caddesi compare it with a different view. People walking on İstiklal Avenue could not see their astonishment when they saw asphalt instead of pavement.
Istiklal Avenue became different with the removal of the Cobblestone. The cobblestone pavements, which were removed with the thought of providing a more comfortable and safe walk to the pedestrians, were replaced by slabs. These stones, unfortunately, the crowd of Istanbul to manage and broken more.
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality took action on the broken and cracked paving stones. Aiming to give a different look to İstiklal Street, İBB poured asphalt on İstiklal Street. The asphalt version of İstiklal Caddesi has become one of the most discussed topics on social media.
WHERE IS İSTİKLAL STREET?
İstiklâl Caddesi, (Ottoman Turkish: (before 1927) Cadde-i Kebir, Büyük Avenue, French: Grande Rue de Péra), extending between Tunnel and Taksim Square in Beyoğlu, one of the oldest districts of Istanbul, since Turkey's most famous street preserves the characteristic of being one of the streets. The middle point of the 19-meter-long street [1.400] is considered to be the place where Yeniçarşı Street, passing next to Galatasaray High School, cuts the street and where the 1th Year Monument is located. It forms the main axis of Beyoğlu district with Tarlabaşı Boulevard that lies parallel to it. İstiklal Street, which is 50 meters high on average, administratively covers 74 different neighborhoods.
FEATURES OF ISTIKLAL AVENUE
By continuing past Istiklal Caddesi and the environment to remain positive and negative characteristics together with the also bears the distinction of being the most cosmopolitan regions of Turkey exception. Istiklal Street, which is an indispensable place to visit for foreign and domestic visitors coming to Istanbul, is always crowded almost every hour of the day, except for hours that can be counted towards morning. From world-famous brands to passages selling cheap clothes, the street today is largely like a clothing store complex in terms of shopping. Clothes, underwear, accessories, jewelry, shoe-bag shops make up about half of the shopping places on the street. The rest are banks and restaurants ranging from fast food buffets appealing to almost every palate and budget, to global restaurant chains, to traditional flavors such as fish restaurants, custard shops, desserts and pastry shops. For night outs, it has an enormous range from taverns to folk songs, from fasıl venues to rock bars, from strip clubs to gay bars. The street is also home to many cultural centers such as theaters, cinemas, bookstores and art galleries.
At the same time, many people who want to defend their rights, make their voices and be visible in this society have met on this street and defended their rights for years. Tens of thousands of people on May 15, 2011, the August 22, 2011 in Turkey are gathered to protest the law, which will enter into force.
In other words, there is not a single Beyoğlu, not a single İstiklal Avenue, or it would be beneficial not to see Beyoğlu and İstiklal Street in one direction and one dimension. İstiklal Caddesi and its vicinity is a multi-part whole.