Abdulmecit Efendi Köşkü
Abdülmecid Efendi Köşkü is a 19th‑century Ottoman-era mansion set within the Bağlarbaşı Grove in Kuzguncuk. Though the exact architect is not firmly established, a tradition links the design to the period’s prominent residential style, with three upper floors surviving as the core Selamlık block. The building’s significance lies in its role as a private summer villa for Şehzade Abdülmecid Efendi, whose artistic and literary circle helped it function as a cultural hub for artists, writers, and politicians of the era. What remains today is the three‑storey selamlık that Koç Topluluğu uses as a social facility, while the former haremlik and ancillary structures no longer survive. …
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