Çarşı /ʧɑ:ʃə/ refers to a left-leaning political movement that has been in the area for at least 20 or 30 years. It's also the euphemism for Beşiktaş's football supporters.
Recently, Suleyman Seba, one of their owners and a previous player and coach , passed away. There he is in a big banner overlooking the big eagle sculpture in the main square (a black eagle is the team's symbol).
Here is Istanbul - the Bosphorus heading diagonally up to the right towards the Black Sea.
The thumbtack shows where Beşiktaş market is, although the administrative area of Beşiktaş spreads further up along the coast.
No underground system, but you can take a regular dolmuş (minibus) from Taksim, or a ferry boat links it to Kadiköy or Üsküdar.
Only one crosswalk serves as you scuttle over Beşiktaş Caddesi, the main road separating the Bosphorus. Then, make a left up Ortabahce Caddesi, just behind the dolmuş van in the picture.
On your left, you should see the small eagle sculpture with a trophy in its talons.
Welcome to Çarşı territory!
But directly in front of you , where the van is unloading, is the beginning of breakfast zone...
Happy hunting, and happy eating!
For the map-obsessed, here is the way you've come. The black arrow-like thing at the bottom follows Ortabahce. Blue streets are a heavy concentration of breakfast places, yellow are more sparse. The black blobs are meant to be the big eagle and the small eagle. Apologies for messy Microsoft Paint work there. :)
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