Balat was wealthy Jewish neighborhood even during Byzantine empire before Ottoman empire.
Entire village was severely damaged by great earthquake in ... More
Balat was wealthy Jewish neighborhood even during Byzantine empire before Ottoman empire.
Entire village was severely damaged by great earthquake in 1894 and most of Jews living in Balat moved to nearby Galata or Israel.
There were also many Greeks who lived in Balat but in 1923, they fought Turkish-Greek War and so far balat became home
of the Turkish people.
Now Balat is a village in Istanbul and has recently been reborn as an art village with support of European union.
Houses filled with steep stairs are turning into small art museums, workshops and coffee shops.
Each house is painted in various colors. Entire village became colorful as villagers bought cheap paint and painted house.
Landmark of the balat is "Phanar greek orthodox college".
Most people call it a red school.
Each house is painted in various colors. entire village became colorful as the villagers bought cheap paint and
painted the house directly.
Get off at Aksaray station (Metro) and transfer to bus no.90B
also get off at Sehit ibrahim yilma station(bus)
and it takes 5min. on foot to Balat district.
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