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Burgazada & the Sait Faik Museum
The writer’s island
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Image courtesy of © Anil Öztas · CC BY 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsAbout Burgazada & the Sait Faik Museum
Burgazada is small, peaceful and literary: the short-story writer Sait Faik Abasıyanık (1906–1954), one of the great voices of modern Turkish literature, lived here, and his wooden house is now a museum. The harbour has a church, cafés and fish restaurants.
Why it's on our list
- Sait Faik house museum
- Small and peaceful
- Seafront restaurants
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Burgazada & the Sait Faik Museum before you go.
What’s nearby
Distances from Burgazada & the Sait Faik Museum are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 15 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Key sights
- Blue Mosque16 kmCar or taxi 50 min
- Hagia Sophia16 kmCar or taxi 51 min
- Basilica Cistern16 kmCar or taxi 51 min
- Topkapı Palace16 kmCar or taxi 51 min
- Grand Bazaar17 kmCar or taxi 53 min
- Spice Bazaar17 kmCar or taxi 54 min
- Galata Bridge17 kmCar or taxi 55 min
- Süleymaniye Mosque17 kmCar or taxi 55 min
- Galata Tower18 kmCar or taxi 57 min
- Dolmabahçe Palace18 kmCar or taxi 58 min
Getting around
- Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW)20 kmCar or taxi 64 min