Princesses Island is one of the best and most famous tourist places in Turkey in general, and in Istanbul in particular. We can say that many princes and kings who rebelled against the Byzantine state were exiled in these islands, and in the year 1453 the Princesses Islands were opened coinciding with the conquest of the city of Istanbul by the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror.
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Big Island BuyukadaList Item 1The big island of Büyükada is the largest of the Princess Islands, so it was named after it, after it was called “Prinkipos”, meaning Princess Island in the ancient Greek language. Its area is about 5.4 square kilometers. The number of the indigenous population of the island during the winter about two thousand people, while this number increases significantly during the summer.
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Hebeliada IslandList Item 2Hebeliada Island is the greenest and most diverse of the Princess Islands in terms of vegetation. And it was known in the past as the island of “Halki”, which means “copper” in ancient Greek.
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Burgazada IslandList Item 3This is the third island among the Princes' Islands in terms of area. The island includes one hill known as the flag hill “Bayrak tepesi”.
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Kinali Ada IslandList Item 4This island is known as Kinali Ada in Turkish, which means “the bent island.” The island was known by this name because of its red color as a result of its vegetation, which consists largely of red “Maki” plants.
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Sadaf Ada IslandSadaf Island is the smaller sister of the Princesses Islands in terms of area. And the island bears this name because of its external shape, which appears from afar like seashells or oysters.
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Iasi Ada IslandIt is 185 meters wide and 740 meters long. It is distinguished by its flat, easy lands, and it is considered one of the two islands called “Chersis”, meaning without goodness. And this island was also, like other islands of princesses, one of the prisons to which the unwanted persons were exiled.
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Sivri Ada IslandIt is the second island of the two islands of “Chersis”, meaning without good, and the island is considered uninhabited. The top of the hill in the middle of the island is about 90 meters above sea level.
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Kasık Adasi IslandIt is located on the eastern side of Burgas Island. It was known in the past as "Pita". It was later named Spoon Island because of its spoon-like topographic formation.
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Taoshan Adasi IslandThe island is located at the farthest point from the south side of the Princes' Islands, and is considered the most remote. The island is completely devoid of vegetation and trees and appears as a piece of rock in the middle of the sea. It is only about 90 meters long, and includes a high hill that reaches a height of 40 meters from sea level.
