Selimiye Barracks
| Selimiye Barracks | |
|---|---|
Selimiye Kışlası | |
| Harem, Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey | |
Selimiye Barracks | |
| Site information | |
| Operator | First Army HQ, Turkish Land Forces |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 41°0′29″N 29°0′57″E / 41.00806°N 29.01583°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1828 |
| Built by | Sultan Mahmud II |
| Battles/wars | Crimean War (1854–56), |
Selimiye Barracks (Turkish: Selimiye Kışlası), also known as Scutari Barracks, is a Turkish Army barracks located in Selimiye in the Üsküdar district on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. It was originally built in 1800 by Sultan Selim III for the soldiers of the newly established Nizam-ı Cedid (literally "New Order") within the framework of the Ottoman military reform efforts. Today, it serves as the headquarters of the First Army of Turkish Land Forces.
The Barracks is situated in the Harem neighbourhood between Üsküdar and Kadıköy, close to the Sea of Marmara. The highway connecting the ferry terminal and the overland bus terminal to the motorway O.2 Istanbul-Ankara runs right past the barracks.