Kandilli Observatory

Kandilli Observatory
Alternative namesKOERI 
OrganizationBoğaziçi University
LocationKandilli, Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates41°03′48″N 29°03′44″E / 41.06333°N 29.06222°E / 41.06333; 29.06222
Established1868 (1868)
Websitewww.koeri.boun.edu.tr/new/en
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Kandilli Observatory, or more formally Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (KOERI; Turkish: Kandilli Rasathanesi ve Deprem Araştırma Enstitüsü) is a Turkish observatory, which is also specialized on earthquake research. It is situated in Kandilli neighborhood of Üsküdar district on the Anatolian side of Istanbul, atop a hill overlooking Bosporus.

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