Unkapani Ataturk Bridge (Unkapanı Atatürk Köprüsü)
Unkapani Ataturk Bridge (Unkapanı Atatürk Köprüsü)
- $PTypeName$Landmarks
- $PCityName$Istanbul
- $PAdres$Unkapani, Fatih, Istanbul
Unkapani Ataturk Bridge (Unkapanı Atatürk Köprüsü)
Atatürk Bridge, alternatively known as the Unkapanı Bridge, is a highway bridge on the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. It is named after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey.
Unkapani Ataturk Bridge (Unkapanı Atatürk Köprüsü)
Atatürk Bridge, alternatively known as the Unkapanı Bridge, is a highway bridge on the Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. It is named after Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first President of the Republic of Turkey
Historicly, on the site of the present Unkapanı Ataturk Bridge, there was a bridge called the “Jewish Bridge” (Yahudi Köprüsü) made of wooden planks. The purpose of building a bridge across the Golden Horn was to save citizens from paying a boat fee. For this reason, the bridge was known as the “Pious Deed Bridge” (Hayrat Köprüsü). The name of the bridge was changed to “Atatürk Bridge” in 1935.