Eminönü is a former district of
Istanbul in
Turkey, now a neighbourhood of
Fatih district. This is the heart of the
walled city of Constantine, the focus of a history of incredible richness. Eminönü covers roughly the area on which the ancient Byzantium was built. The
Galata Bridge crosses the
Golden Horn into Eminönü and the mouth of the Bosphorus opens into the
Marmara Sea. And up on the hill stands
Topkapi Palace, the
Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) and
Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya). Thus Eminönü is the main tourist destination in Istanbul. It was a part of the
Fatih district until 1928, which covered the whole peninsular area (the old Stamboul) within the Roman city walls - that area which was formerly the Byzantine capital
Constantinople. Since the resident population of Eminönü is low today, it rejoined the Fatih district in 2009.