Emine Valide Pasha Mansion is one of the important historical mansions located in the Bebek district of Istanbul on the shores of the Bosphorus. Today, it is used as the Egyptian Consulate.
History of Emine Valide Pasha Mansion
Emine Valide Pasha Mansion was built in 1902 by the famous Italian architect Raimondo D'Aronco.
The building, which serves as the Egyptian Consulate today, is also known as the Khedive Palace and the Khedive Ismail Pasha Mansion.
It is known that the first building in this area was the Sheikh al-Islam Dürrizade Mehmet Ataullah Efendi Mansion during the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid I, which was built in 1781.
In the following periods, Dürrizade Arif Efendi, one of the goose soldiers of Sultan Ahmet III, lived in the mansion and after his death in 1800, the mansion passed to his son Şeyhülislam Abdullah Efendi.
The second building in this area is the mansion of Rauf Pasha, one of the grand viziers of Mahmut II. In the following times, Ali Pasha, one of the grand viziers of the Tanzimat period, bought the mansion from Rauf Pasha and carried out renovation works.
After Ali Pasha passed away, Sultan Abdulhamid II bought the mansion and gave it to Princess Emine, the mother of the Khedive of Egypt Abbas Hilmi Pasha, because his heirs could not meet the expenses of the mansion.
In some sources, it is also said that Mrs. Emine bought the mansion herself.
Emine Valide Pasha stayed in this wooden mansion, which was given to her as a gift when she first came to Istanbul with her daughters Hatice and Nimetullah from Egypt, and during the First World War, she had this structure demolished and replaced by the current seaside palace.
Emine Valide Pasha was the only woman in the Ottoman Empire to be given the title of Pasha.
Emine Valide Pasha wanted to gift this magnificent mansion on the Bebek coast to the newly established Turkish State, but she was uncomfortable with the fact that she was addressed as Emine Hanım from Bebek, not Valide Pasha, in the correspondence during the handover process, and donated the mansion to the Egyptian Government, not the Turkish Government.
When he made the donation, he stipulated that the building would be used as a consulate building forever and that he would live in the hunting lodge in the grove.
When Emine Valide Pasha died on June 15, 1931, the hunting lodge was demolished as she had willed.
The building, which was neglected for many years, underwent a serious restoration work and was reopened in 2011.
Architecture of Emine Valide Pasha Mansion
Emine Valide Pasha Mansion has a structure that combines traditional Ottoman mansion architecture with Western influences.
One of the most striking features of the mansion is its large and spacious rooms, high ceilings and large windows overlooking the sea.
Inside the mansion, there are inlaid wooden details and fine workmanship examples specific to the period.
How to Get to Emine Valide Pasha Mansion
The choice of
yacht charter to go to Emine Valide Pasha Mansion is one of the best ways to see this historical building from the sea by making a pleasant journey on the Bosphorus.
Many companies that offer yacht charter services in Istanbul can provide you with this opportunity with Bosphorus tour or private route options.
Our company provides hourly and daily yacht charter services at affordable prices all year round without interruption to those who want to see Emine Valide Paşa Mansion closely.
Since the mansion is located on the Bebek coast, it will be easily visible in all rentals departing from Bebek, Kuruçeşme and Arnavutköy.