and there were % 35.2 Muslims, % 38.9 Ortodox, % 21.8 Europeans, % 4.1 Ermenians (Arkan, 1993, p. 156). Muslims were 1/3 of the whole population and they were minority. Although at that time Muslims were majority (60.5%) in whole Istanbul, they were minority in Galata. The dominant group of that time was non-muslims (Arkan, 1993, p. 156). Roman Catholic Church was the most important religious place in Beyoglu for that period (Beyoglu Muzesi Icin Oneriler, 2000, p. 23). With the increase in number of foreigners in Beyoglu, the area became cosmopolite (Bir Beyoglu Fotoromani, 2000, p. 6 ). In 1482, II. Beyazit built Galata Sarayi which gives training in French (Today Lyce De Galatasaray), which was a very important settlement in Beyoglu (Coruk, 1995, p. 24). After 1492, French, Italian, Venetia, Sweden, Holland and Ragusa established embassies in Beyoglu (Coruk, 1995, p. 24). Although there were many cultures and ethnic groups, which were living in Beyoglu, they were living in peace and harmony (http://www.beyoglu.net/bilgi.htm). In memories of Eser Tutel (1998); she says “… One day, we heard one of our neighbors was dead. My father wanted my mother and me to go to the funeral. My mother hesitated to go, but then my father said that it was not a sin to go a church. The funeral ceremony was in a church and when I entered it, it was not like a mosque, it was different, pictures were different, and architecture was different. People in the church were very lovely and they made us comfortable. It was the harmony of the religions that I felt that day…” (Tutel, 1998, p. 26). In the late 19th century, the environment of the area started to change. (http://www.theguideturkey.com/istanbul/features/9911/beyoglu.htm). In 1826, Westernalization movement started in Beyoglu with Sultan II. Mahmud (Arkan, 1993,p. 162). This movement was very big through the empire and many changes occurred in whole Ottoman Empi...
