Sirkeci

Sirkeci (pronounced [ˈsiɾkedʒi]) is a neighborhood in the Eminönü quarter of the Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey.

It hosts the Sirkeci railway station, the easternmost terminus of the Orient Express, a historic long-distance passenger train service in Europe that operated between Paris and Istanbul in the period between 1883 and 2009.

With its unique location between the Beyoğlu district and Sultanahmet quarter, Sirkeci hosts many hotels with reasonable pricing options and availability.

Famous for its railway station which was the eastern terminus of the Orient Express, Sirkeci remains one of the main travel hubs for Istanbul, connecting suburban train, tram and ferry systems.

Sirkeci is a station on the Marmaray railway line running between Gebze and Halkalı, and connecting the European and Asian sides of Istanbul via a tunnel under the Bosphorus.

Sirkeci railway station in Istanbul was the eastern terminus of the famous Orient Express that operated between Paris and Istanbul in the period between 1883 and 2009. Designed by German architect August Jasmund , the current terminal building was constructed between 1888 and 1890.
The Grand Post Office in Sirkeci was designed by Vedat Tek in the Turkish neoclassical style of the early 20th century.