Simitçi Tahir Sokak

Simitçi Tahir Sokak features a steep, cobblestone incline lined with old wooden houses that show the telltale marks of traditional Ottoman architecture. The street takes its name from Tahir, a local vendor who sold simit—the ring-shaped bread crusted with sesame seeds—from a cart at the corner during the early twentieth century. He became a fixture for residents heading toward the water. While the wooden frames creak with age, the narrow path remains a quiet artery connecting the hillside to the shore.