Bebek
is one of the wealthiest neighbourhoods of Istanbul. It is located on the European shores of the Bosphorus and is surrounded by other wealthy districts such as Arnavutköy, Etiler and Rumeli Hisari. It falls within the boundaries of Besiktas district of Istanbul. The direct translation of the word "Bebek" into Turkish is "Baby".
Bebek was a popular residential district under the Ottoman rule. Its population reflected the multi-diverse society which is still visible today in Bebek's historic buildings.
Bebek is also home to Bogaziçi Üniversitesi (The Bosphorus University), a highly regarded public university established in 1971. Formed from the higher-education division of Robert College, which was founded in 1863 by Christopher Robert, a wealthy merchant from New York, and Cyrus Hamlin, an American missionary and educator, it occupies the buildings and grounds of the former main campus of Robert College. The all-male high school of Robert College merged at the same time with the American College for Girls (founded in 1871 as the Constantinople Home School for Girls) and moved all operations to the wooded campus of the latter school in Arnavutköy, where it still operates as the leading coeducational institution in Turkey.
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