Avcılar fishermen village on the European side of Istanbul

A brief history of the village:

The coastal road to the Sea of ​​Marmara starts from this village , so when the Ottoman forces preparing for the invasion of Istanbul were spread here in abundance , that Turkish presence in the region dates back to the period of the war. Also settled more than 50 families Greek time exchange of Turks with Greece when it was the establishment of the Turkish Republic .

In 1977, the church was demolished and converted into a mosque , located in some of the fishermen of the remnants of the Ottoman architecture , including the hunting lodge of the sultans , as well as some of the traditional farm houses .

Fisherman's Village today:

Until the second half of the twentieth century , fishermen remained a small village situated on the coast with a lot of open land , but it has grown significantly since 1980 , has been building an incredible amount of the housing .

There was also a considerable amount of industrial development , specifically around the harbor .

Life in the center of the village is very attractive and full of activity are that it contains many restaurants, cinemas and shopping centers .

Have been allocated pedestrian streets crowded with fast food outlets that offer American-style cuisine , as well as shops and cafes , and there are some people who sell goods on the sidewalk In other words here can see the classic scene from Istanbul !

It is worth mentioning that there are fishermen in the village branch of the Istanbul University (Faculty of Engineering , Business Management , Sports , and veterinary medicine ).