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Arnavutköy (meaning " Albanian village" in Turkish; in Greek was known as Μέγα Ρεύμα, Méga Révma, meaning "great current") is a historic neighbourhood in Istanbul, Turkey, famous for its wooden Ottoman mansions and seafood restaurants, as well as the campus of the prestigious Robert College with its centennial buildings. It is part of the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, and is located between Ortaköy and Bebek on the European shoreline of the Bosphorus strait.
Arnavutköy is a city and a rural district in Istanbul Province, Turkey, newly formed in 2008 from the large rural part of Gaziosmanpaşa district and parts of other districts, in particular Çatalca. The mayor is Ahmet Haşim Baltacı of the AKP.
It is located on the European side and borders the Black Sea.
The name of a neighborhood in the district, Hadımköy, was often spelled "Hademkeui" in European sources.