26/11/2025
Zeki Pasha Mansion, a 23-room waterfront mansion on the Istanbul Bosphorus ranked among the most expensive homes in the world, has been put up for sale by its owner.
The 130-year-old property, which sits at one of the most prominent points of the strait, is described in the luxury real estate market as a residence whose value is almost “beyond price.”
The mansion, known locally as a yali, a traditional Bosphorus-front waterfront mansion built directly on the shoreline, had already drawn global attention when international real estate website Point2Homes listed it among the world’s ten most expensive homes four years ago. In that ranking, Zeki Pasha Mansion was placed second, with a value of roughly ₺4 billion.
Located in the Sariyer district’s Rumelihisari neighborhood, right beside the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, Zeki Pasha Mansion is regarded as one of the most imposing architectural works on the Bosphorus.
The mansion was designed by Alexandre Vallaury, one of the leading architects of the late Ottoman era, for Tophane Marshal Zeki Pasa, an important minister of Sultan Abdulhamid II who was known by the nickname “Filinta Mustafa.”
With its baroque influences and castle-like silhouette, the property has long stood out among the mansions that line the Bosphorus.
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