Selimiye Barracks

Selimiye Barracks (Turkish: Selimiye Kışlası), also known as Scutari Barracks, is a Turkish Army barracks located in the Üsküdar district on the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey. It was originally built in 1800 by Sultan Selim III for the soldiers of the newly established Nizam-ı Cedid (literally "New Order") within the framework of the Ottoman military reform efforts. Today, it serves as the headquarters of the First Army of Turkish Land Forces.

Selimiye Barracks
Selimiye Kışlası
Harem, Üsküdar, Istanbul, Turkey
Selimiye Barracks
Selimiye Barracks
Coordinates41°0′29″N 29°0′57″E
Site history
Built1828 (1828)
Built bySultan Mahmud II
Battles/warsCrimean War (1854–56),
Garrison information
OccupantsFirst Army HQ, Turkish Land Forces

The Barracks is situated in the Harem neighbourhood between Üsküdar and Kadıköy, close to the Sea of Marmara. The highway connecting the ferry terminal and the overland bus terminal to the motorway O.2 Istanbul-Ankara runs right past the barracks.

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