Maçka, İstanbul
Maçka is one of the four neighbourhoods (together with Teşvikiye, Osmanbey and Pangaltı) within the Nişantaşı quarter of the Şişli district in Istanbul, Turkey. One of the five campuses of the Istanbul Technical University, the Maçka Campus, is located in Maçka. The main building of ITU's Maçka Campus was originally built in 1834 (renovated in 1873) as the Maçka Barracks ("Maçka Kışlası") of the Ottoman Army. The two-station Maçka Gondola lift line Tf1 connects Maçka with Taşkışla close to Taksim Square over a deep green valley, in which the , an urban park, is located. Maçka, İstanbul