Fatih

For the steamship, see SS Fatih. For the name, see Fatih (name). For the education project, see Fatih project.

Fatih
District and municipality
Hagia Sophia in Fatih
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Map showing Fatih District in Istanbul Province
Fatih Location within Turkey Fatih Location within Istanbul
Coordinates: 41°01′03″N 28°56′26″E
Country	Turkey
Province	Istanbul
Government
• Mayor	Mehmet Ergün Turan (AKP)
Area	15 km2 (5.8 sq mi)
Population  (2022)	368,227
• Density	25,000/km2 (64,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+3 (TRT)
Area code	0212
Website	www.fatih.bel.tr

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Fatih (Turkish pronunciation: [ˈfaːtih]) or the Historical peninsula (in Turkish: Tarihi Yarımada), is a municipality and district of Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its area is 15 km² (5.8 sq mi), and its population is 368,227 as of 2022. It is home to almost all of the provincial authorities (including the mayor's office, police headquarters, metropolitan municipality and tax office) but not the courthouse. It encompasses the historical peninsula, coinciding with old Constantinople. In 2009, the district of Eminönü, which had been a separate municipality located at the tip of the peninsula, was once again remerged into Fatih because of its small population. Fatih is bordered by the Golden Horn to the north and the Sea of Marmara to the south, while the Western border is demarked by the Theodosian wall and the east by the Bosphorus Strait.

Panorama of Istanbul taken from Galata Tower. Shown from left to right: The Asian side of Istanbul, Topkapi palace, Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, Galata bridge and New Mosque.

Panorama of Fatih

The Great Walls of Constantinople

Column of Constantine