Vişnezade


Vişnezade is a neighborhood in İstanbul, Turkey. Vişne means "sour cherry" and the neighborhood is named after İzzeti Mehmet Efendi an Ottoman statesman nicknamed Vişnezade who was known to cultivate sour cherry in the place of this neighborhood.
Vişnezade at about is the southernmost neighborhood of Beşiktaş ilçe. Beyoğlu ilçe is to the southwest, Sinanpaşa is to the north east and the Bosphorus is to the southeast.
The two of the most important structures are the Dolmabahçe Palace and the mosque which bears the name of the neighborhood.