The Marmara Esma Sultan

Istanbul, Turkey

The Marmara Esma Sultan Muallim Naci cad Yahlicikmazi sok no 20 Ortakoy Istanbul 34347 Turkey

Local #: 90 212 251 46 96 Fax #: 90 212 244 05 09 Official Website

Istanbul’s rich cultural heritage has left a legacy of outstanding historical sites that provide an exciting backdrop for meetings, special events and theme parties. One of these sites is a mansion located on The Bosphorus the strait that separates Europe and Asia. This mansion reflecting the Golden Age of Istanbul is named after its original owner, Esma Sultan, the daughter of Sultan Aldulaziz I. Esma Sultan was born in 1873 and married to Admiral Huseyin Pasha at the age of 14. She became a prominent and admired woman known for her lively and colorful character. In addition to her palatial residence in Istanbul, she also had several seaside mansions. One of these mansions in particular, after withstanding neglect and suffering a fire and an earthquake, ended up first as a tobacco warehouse and then as a coal depot. The ruins were taken over by The Marmara Hotels group in the 1990’s, and finally, in 2001, the mansion was given a new cultural identity.