Kazlıçeşme, Zeytinburnu
Kazlıçeşme is a neighbourhood (Turkish: mahalle) in the municipality and district of Zeytinburnu, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population is 4,844 (2022). Chartered in 1957, it is the least populous neighborhood of Zeytinburnu. The locality took its name from the historic fountain (Turkish: çeşme) with a relief goose (Turkish: kaz) figure below the fountain's inscription, which dates it back to Hijri year AH 953 (AD 1537).
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Kazlıçeşme Location in Turkey Kazlıçeşme Kazlıçeşme (Istanbul) | |
| Coordinates: 40°59′14″N 28°54′36″E | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Province | Istanbul |
| District | Zeytinburnu |
| Population (2022) | 4,844 |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (TRT) |
| Postal code | 34020 |
| Area code | 0212 |
Stretching between Bakırköy district in the southwest and Fatih district in the northeast, where it borders to the historic Walls of Constantinople, the area covers the entire coast line of Zeytinburnu at the Sea of Marmara. The 13 km (8.1 mi) long shoreline road Kennedy Avenue connecting Sirkeci with Bakırköy runs through Kazlıçeşme.