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Tophane () (lit. "Armoury") is a quarter in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, running downhill from Galata to the shore of the Bosphorus where it joins up with Karaköy to the southwest and Fındıklı to the northeast.

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Settlement.name
Tophane
Settlement.settlement_type
Quarter
Settlement.image_skyline
Tophane and the Imperial.jpg
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Tophane skyline seen from Bosphorus
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Turkey Istanbul
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Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Marmara
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Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Istanbul
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District
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Beyoğlu
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Metric
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auto
Settlement.timezone1
TRT
Settlement.utc_offset1
+3
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal code
Settlement.postal_code
34425

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Tophane () (lit. "Armoury") is a quarter in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey, running downhill from Galata to the shore of the Bosphorus where it joins up with Karaköy to the southwest and Fındıklı to the northeast.

In the Ottoman era, it was the city's first industrial zone.

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