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Sultanahmet Jail (Turkish: Sultanahmet Cezaevi), a former prison in Istanbul, Turkey, is now the luxury Four Seasons Hotel at Sultanahmet. It is located in Sultanahmet neighborhood of Fatih district on the historical peninsula.
Jan 11, 2023 · The Sultanahmet property offers an authentic and memorable experience in an environment that instils the best of local culture and values, and the Four Seasons Hotel at the Bosphorus is an urban...
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It was the first jailhouse in the capital of the Ottoman Empire and was also used as a detention centre for those who were awaiting trial or serving brief sentences since it was built next to the courthouse building. The name of the streets around the building are related to the prison.
The luxury hotel is indeed a former jail, and a notorious one at that, but not the one where Billy Hayes, the subject of "Midnight Express," was incarcerated. And rather than hide from its past...
Mar 6, 2024 · Formerly known as Sultanahmet Jail (Turkish: Sultanahmet Cezaevi), this historic prison in Istanbul, Turkey, has been transformed into the luxurious Four Seasons Hotel at Sultanahmet.
This converted prison was built by the Ottomans in 1918 and has housed many dissident writers over the years. It has even appeared in the literature of the famous novelist, Graham Greene.
Jul 14, 2014 · Inside a Prison-Turned-Luxury Hotel in Turkey. Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet melds East, West, past, and present with Old World charm and timeless hospitality. Voted one of the best...
