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ZARİF MUSTAFA PAŞA Yalısı / ZARIF MUSTAFA PASHA Mansion

Zarif Mustafa Pasa Yali is one of the most beautiful and valuable mansions on the Bosphorus.  It was purchased by Kani Bey, the coffee magnate of Sultan Mahmut II. in 1800's.

When the yali was originally built, it was composed of three sections: the Harem, the Selamlik and the Boat-house. It was originally three times bigger than its present size.

In 1848, it became the property of Zarif Mustafa Pasa.

The mansion was built on the ruins of a Byzantine monastery. The Ayazma (sacred water source) of the monastery is still in its garden.

Ref. The Water Mansions of Istanbul, Saffet Emre Tonguç

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