Beşiktaş

district of İstanbul, northwestern Turkey
Organization municipality_of_turkey Q459495
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Beşiktaş

Summary

Beşiktaş is a municipality of Turkey[1]. Beşiktaş ranks in the top 10% of municipality_of_turkey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,154 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Beşiktaş is located in Istanbul Province[3].
  • Beşiktaş is in the country of Turkey[4].
  • Beşiktaş is on the body of water Bosporus Strait[5].
  • Beşiktaş is on the continent of Europe[6].
  • Beşiktaş's instance of is recorded as municipality of Turkey[7].
  • Beşiktaş's instance of is recorded as town[8].
  • Beşiktaş's instance of is recorded as district of Turkey[9].
  • Beşiktaş's instance of is recorded as city[10].
  • Beşiktaş's official language is recorded as Turkish[11].
  • Beşiktaş's twinned administrative body is recorded as Erlangen[12].
  • Beşiktaş's twinned administrative body is recorded as Brooklyn[13].
  • Beşiktaş's Commons category is recorded as Beşiktaş[14].
  • September 1, 1930 marks the founding of Beşiktaş[15].
  • Beşiktaş's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.07527777777778, 'longitude': 29.0275}[16].
  • Beşiktaş's official website is recorded as http://www.besiktas.bel.tr/[17].
  • Beşiktaş's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Beşiktaş[18].
  • Beşiktaş has a population of {'amount': '+175190'}[19].
  • Beşiktaş's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[20].
  • Beşiktaş's official name is recorded as Beşiktaş[21].
  • Beşiktaş's category for people born here is recorded as Q29003538[22].
  • Beşiktaş's native label is recorded as Beşiktaş[23].
  • Beşiktaş's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Beşiktaş[24].
  • Beşiktaş's name in kana is recorded as ベシクタシュ[25].
  • Beşiktaş sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+21'}[26].
  • Beşiktaş covers an area of {'amount': '+18.04'}[27].

Body

Founding

September 1, 1930 marks the founding of Beşiktaş[15].

Identity

Beşiktaş's official name is recorded as Beşiktaş[21].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Beşiktaş include Beşiktaş J.K.[28], an association football club[29], in Turkey[30], founded in 1903[31], headquartered in Istanbul[32].

Why It Matters

Beşiktaş ranks in the top 10% of municipality_of_turkey entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,154 views/month).[2] Beşiktaş has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Beşiktaş is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for Beşiktaş include Beşiktaş J.K.[28], an association football club[29], in Turkey[30], founded in 1903[31], headquartered in Istanbul[32].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Geagea · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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