Burgazada is the second island of Adalar, the Prince’s Islands in İstanbul. The earliest name of the Burgazada was Antigone, one of the generals of Alexandre the Great. When the Ottomans conquered the island, it was called Burgaz (Pyrgoz), fortress, bastion in Greek.
Burgazada is known as the home of Sait Faik, a famous short story writer of Turkish literature. He lived his last years on this island until he died in 1954. His house then was made Sait Faik Museum. It is possible to see the traces of Sait Faik all over the island. One of the nicest places on the island is Kalpazankaya (rocks on the other side of the island). Kalpazankaya means “counterfeiters’ rock” in Turkish as it was thought that counterfeiters printed money there. Around Kalpazankaya is the Kalpazankaya open air restaurant, which is one of the symbols of Burgazada. You can have a nice meal at the restaurant underneath the acacia, olive, plum and chestnut trees with a nice view of the Marmara Sea and İstanbul. You can walk to Kalpazankaya or take a fayton to get there. Burgazada is the only island that the fayton goes along the sea with a spectacular sea view.
You can have a sakızlı ice-cream after getting off the ferry, walk to Kalpazankaya (follow the fayton) have a delicious lunch at Burgazada Kır Lokantası with a nice sea view.
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[...] Islands) are as follows: • Büyükada, 5.400 km² • Heybeliada 2.350 km² • Burgazada 1.500 km² • Kınalıada 1.356 km² • Tavşanadası 1.010 km² • Sedefadası [...]