Comments on: Broken Bridge

By: a.erol

a.erol — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:46:09 +0000

it’s the old galata bridge which was pulled there during the construction of the new bridge. the pic really looks broken..

By: Hens Kolff

Hens Kolff — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:34:35 +0000

I am reading a book by Geert Mak about the Galata Bridge. Actually most of it is about the Old bridge, but fascinating to read.
Unfortunately for most of you, the book is written in Dutch.
Reason for my interest: Geert is an excellent writer and I am planning a visit to Istanbul.

If you visit Google maps and input Istanbul, you ca find the Old Bridge lying upstream in the Golden Horn and the new bridge at the place where the Old Bridge used to be. The Old Bridge burned in 1992.

By: ibrahim

ibrahim — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 09:38:02 +0000

The bridge was in use for a while in its second place here as Evriana Jones says but then the municipality decided to leave it open to let the water come in and out to let the water stay clean. The famous Golden Horn (famous estuary in Istanbul) was deeply polluted until recently. Municipality applied many projects to clean the water. Cleansing filters, to change the water by exchanging the water to Marmara Sea etc. Finally Golden Horn is no more polluted that much. And some people says it was Rahmi Koc’s (one of the richest in Turkey and former head executive of Koc group) suggestion to leave it open for the water since Rahmi Koc Industrial Museum is in shores of Golden Horn too. When the bridge was in use for many years as Galata Bridge it was being opened this way to let the ships come in and out. The bridge is actually floating a floating bridge.

By: Onur

Onur — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:00:46 +0000

AND IT IS Ä°STANBUL, NOT CONSTANTLÄ°NOPLE OR ESTANBUL. Ä°T Ä°S Ä°STANBUL!!!!!!!!!

By: Onur

Onur — Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:57:54 +0000

Firstly, I live in Ä°stanbul. Secondly, thank you Jack, Evriana and Prof955. All of the things are true which wrote by Evriana and Prof955. !!!It is TURKEY, IT WILL JOIN EUROPE ONE DAY and we know that IT WILL JOIN EUROPE ONE DAY!!!

By: Evriana Jones

Evriana Jones — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 08:03:48 +0000

I live in Istanbul and I guess I have the answers to your questions.

First of all, the “broken bridge” is the old Galata Bridge. It was built in 1912 as a ponton draw bridge. It was a nice place to hang around because beneath the bridge there were bars, cafes and antique stores. Unfortunately, it burnt down in 1992 and after that it’s replaced by Placemark: this / Google Earthone. There were a couple of projects suggested for the remains of the original bridge but up to now the local authorities couldn’t decide on one of them. So, it lies all alone at the place you see…

Secondly, the plane that Al Cohole pointed is located in the garden of a science museum. It’s a Douglas DC-3, that was made in 1935. You can find the details about the museum and this plane in here.

By: Prof955

Prof955 — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 07:49:44 +0000

Hi i’m from turkey and this is my living area…
1-bridge is out of service but it’s not broken….
2-”for Al Cohole” there is not a -Strange area-…. there is museum

and tankyou Jack….

Itâ€™s Istanbul, not Constantinople!!!

By: Donald

Donald — Mon, 15 Aug 2005 01:05:28 +0000

I think it shows how Turks love Europe… They changed the name of an European capitole to give it a name which is not indo-european… and this guys are pretending to join Europe… no way!

By: Luke

Luke — Sun, 14 Aug 2005 20:58:48 +0000

Why they changed it I can’t say
People just liked it better that way

By: Jack

Jack — Sun, 14 Aug 2005 13:00:43 +0000

OK, I can’t resist: It’s Istanbul, not Constantinople.