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walls Sulukule is located in Istanbul Coordinates: 41°01′35″N
28°56′02″E﻿ / ﻿41.02639°N 28.93389°E﻿ / 41.02639;
28.93389Coordinates: 41°01′35″N 28°56′02″E﻿ / ﻿41.02639°N
28.93389°E﻿ / 41.02639; 28.93389 Country  Turkey Region Marmara
Province Istanbul District Fatih Established 15th century Time
zone EET (UTC+2)  • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Postal code 34091,
34093, 34097 Area code (+90)-212  Sulukule (literally: "Water
tower") is a historic settlement in the Fatih district of
Istanbul, Turkey. It is within the area of Istanbul’s historic
peninsula, adjacent to the western part of the city walls. The
area has historically been occupied by Romani communities. Roma
presence in this part of Istanbul dates back to Byzantine times,
while it is in the 15th century, upon Ottoman conquest, that the
quarter became (reportedly) the first district in the world
permanently settled by sedentary Roma.