PIERRE LOTI (PIYER LOTI TEPESI)
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Real name Louis Marie Julien Viaud (1850-1923), Pierre Loti was originally a naval officer, which enabled him to travel and consolidate a base for his future writings. It was during a trip to Oceania that he decided to take the pseudonym Loti, named after an exotic flower (1867). Open-minded, Loti felt close to the different cultures he encountered on his travels, but Constantinople left a lasting impression on him. On his second trip to Istanbul (1879), he met the woman who would give her name to his famous novel, Aziyadé, la Caucasienne. Whenever he was in Istanbul, he liked to come to Eyüp, to this café overlooking the Golden Horn. The "sacred mountain" he cites in Aziyadé is that of this café. Surrounded by parks and gardens, and known at the time as Rabia Kadın Kahvehanesi, the café gradually became associated with the writer's name. After changing hands several times and almost disappearing, it was bought back in 1964 and restored to its former glory. The view must have been idyllic in those days, for the beauty of the Altın Boynuz (Golden Horn) was such that songs and poems loved to tell of it. The clear waters of the Kağıthane River flowed into the inlet, whose outline is described as verdant. Things have changed, but the panorama remains unique, especially when it lights up at sunset, as the song of the muezzins rises.
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Le café Pierre Loti se trouve au milieu du cimetière d’Eyüp et non loin de la Mosquée d’Eyûp, haut lieu de pèlerinage pour les turcs et les musulmans en général. Beaucoup de familles turques aiment se promener et prendre un thé au café Pierre Loti surtout le week-end.
Le café Pierre Loti est composé d’une maison en bois et d’une terrasse où se trouvent des dizaines de tables. Depuis la terrasse du café Pierre Loti, vous pourrez observer une vue imprenable sur la Corne d’Or. Pour toutes ces raison, la terrasse du café Pierre Loti est rarement vide, cela quelque soit la saison et le moment de la journée.