site of an Ancient Greek temple. The current building is mainly a work of the 19th century. The Burgazada Sanitorium, founded in 1928, is one of the oldest sanitoria in the country. The site has been unoccupied for quite a time and recently been transformed to a restaurant. Notable residents Sait Faik Abasıyanık According to Kōnstantinoupolis employee Manuel Gedeon, Ottoman Greek publisher Demetrius Nicolaides had a house in Antigone. Halide Edıb Adıvar, Turkish writer and politician Marko Paşa, Turkish surgeon Tilbe Saran (born 1961), Turkish stage actress Lale Mansur : Turkish cinema and TV actress Halit Refiğ : one of Turkish movie industries most important directors. Deceased 2009 Prof. Dr. Balkan Naci İslimyeli : Turkish artist and academician. Deceased 2022. Necmi Tanyolaç : Sports executive, journalist. Founding member of Turkish Sports Journalist Association (TSYD). Ruhi Ayangil : Qanun soloist, Turkish Music conductor and composer. Ayla Algan : Turkish stage actress and singer Martha Kazar : Known as Madam Martha, her name is give to the cove she swam daily and mostly naked. Of Coptic origin, she was also one the first ballerinas of the newly formed Republic of Turkey. References External links Burgazada at Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality website Islands of the Sea of Marmara Islands of Turkey Fishing communities in Turkey Neighbourhoods of Adalar, Istanbul Islands of Istanbul Province