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HADİ BEY Yalısı
/ HADI BEY Mansion
This mansion of the 1800's
was called the Manford House. It was bought by a Greek shipowner,
called Licardopulos following the British occupation of the city.
Hadi Bey, a laywer, later took possession of it exchanging it with
his property in Thessaloniki, Greece.
It is painted with a
special red ochre dye, used for these watermansions.
It has become one of the
most beautiful houses on the Bosphorus, following recent
renovations.
KONT
OSTROROG
Yalısı
/ KONT OSTROROG Mansion
Kont Ostrorog Yali is the
most beautiful and historical building on the Bosphorus.
The Polish-born Leon
Ostrorog an expert in islamic law, served as a consultant to the
Ottoman Empire. He married Jeanne, a daughter of one of the Galata
bankers, the Lorando family. Among his famous guests was the French
writer Pierre Loti.
The present owner of the
house is Rahmi Koç.
Ref.
The Water Mansions of Istanbul,
Saffet Emre Tonguç
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