page_title: Grand Post Office
hierarchical_section_title: Grand Post Office
caption_attribution_description: English: İstanbul Sirkeci Post Office 1
context_page_description: The Istanbul Grand Post Office, aka Istanbul Main Post Office, is an office building for postal services located at Sirkeci quarter of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey. It was designed by architect Vedat Tek in First Turkish National architectural style and was constructed between 1905 and 1909. The four-story building houses a post office, the Sirkeci Post Office, office space for regional administration and also since 2000 the Istanbul Postal Museum. It is Turkey's largest post office building.
context_section_description: The Istanbul Grand Post Office, aka Istanbul Main Post Office, (Turkish: Büyük Postane) is an office building for postal services located at Sirkeci quarter of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey. It was designed by architect Vedat Tek in First Turkish National architectural style and was constructed between 1905 and 1909. The four-story building houses a post office, the Sirkeci Post Office (Turkish: Sirkeci PTT Merkezi), office space for regional administration and also since 2000 the Istanbul Postal Museum (Turkish: PTT İstanbul Müzesi). It is Turkey's largest post office building.
caption: Istanbul Main Post Office
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