Nice view titled Therapia and the Giants Grave, from steel engraving with fine detail and clear impression, approx. page size is 27 x 20.5 cm, approx. image size is 18 x 12 cm. From: Pardoe, The Beauties of the Bosphorus.

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Tarabya

Tarabya (Ottoman Turkish: Tarabiye, Greek: Therapia) is a neighbourhood in the Sariyer district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is located on the European shoreline of the Bosphorus strait, between the neighbourhoods of Yeniköy and Kireçburnu. Tarabya was where the foreign embassies had their summer houses during the Ottoman period, and today the area has several European consulates.

Sultan Selim II used to enjoy eating fish in this area and asked his grand vizier, Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, to build a palace for him where he can spend the summers. It is believed that Sultan Selim II called his palace Tarabiye which means "pleasure", and the name of the neighbourhood (Tarabya) has derived from the name of this palace.

Besides its historical monuments, Tarabya is famous for its seafood restaurants, bistros and nightclubs.

Sights

Church of Aya Paraskevi
Fountain of Sultan Mahmud II
Fountain of Bezm-i Alem Valide Sultan
Tarabya Cultural Academy, former summer residence of the German Embassy
Huber Mansion (currently used as the Presidential residence in Istanbul)
Yali of Hristaki Zografos
Yali of Prince Ypsilantis (later summer residence of the French Embassy)
Grand Tarabya Hotel (built on the former site of the historic Tokatliyan Tarabya Hotel)

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