Moda, Kadıköy

40°58′48″N 29°01′22″E / 40.9800077°N 29.0228307°E / 40.9800077; 29.0228307CountryTurkeyRegionMarmaraProvinceIstanbulDistrictKadıköyTime zoneUTC+3 (TRT)Postal codeArea code0216

Moda is a locality in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey. It is located on a peninsula between the center of Kadıköy and the Kurbağalıdere creek on the Anatolian part of Istanbul. The place became an outstanding residential area only after the 1870s, when wealthy non-Muslims settled down there by building their own mansions.^[1]

It is a multi-cultural place with Armenian, Greek and Anglican church buildings, Georgian art house, theatres, French Lycée Saint-Joseph (1870) Kadıköy Anatolian High School (1955), old curiosity shops, fish and international food restaurants.^[2]

Moda is served by the 2003-established Kadıköy-Moda Nostalgia Tram line.^[2]

Notable buildings and structures in Moda are:

• Süreyya Opera House, 1927-opened opera house,
• Moda Marine Club (1935),
• Moda Pier, 1917-built, 2022-restored passenger ferry pier.^[3]

Historic mansions

• Agah Bey Mansion, ^[4]
• Antipa Mansion,^[4]
• Bursalı Riza Bey Mansion, ^[4]
• Dowson Mansion, ^[4]
• Mahmut Ata Bey Mansion, ^[4]
• Cemil Cem Mansion, ^[4]
• Fredrichi Mansion, ^[4]
• Fürstenberger Mansion, ^[4]
• Cemal Kutay Mansion, ^[4]
• Lorando Mansion,^[4]
• Arif Sarıca Mansion, a 1903-built mansion, residence of concert pianist Ayşegül Sarıca, ^[5]
• Şevket Salih Soysal Mansion, ^[4]
• Mahmut Muhtar Pasha Mansion,^[4]
• Reşit Pasha Mansion, ^[4]
• Tubini Mansion^[4]
• Whittall Mansion, a 1900 built mansion, which was home to rock musician Barış Manço, and is a historic house museum today,

Gallery

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  Süreyya Opera House
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  Moda Stage
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  Barış Manço monument in front of the Whittall Mansion, today a historic house museum
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  Mahmud Muhtar Pasha mansion
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  Hagia Triada Greek Orthodox Church
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  Église Notre-Dame de l'Assomption (Roman Catholic)
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  All Saints Moda Church (Anglican)
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  Kadıköy-Moda Nostalgia Tram
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  Moda Pier

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