 Tarabya was where the foreign embassies had their summer houses during the Ottoman period, and today the area has several European consulates.Sultan Selim II used to enjoy eating fish in this area and asked his grand vizier, Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, to build a palace for him where he can spend the summers.It is believed that Sultan Selim II called his palace "Tarabiye" which means "pleasure", and the name of the neighbourhood ("Tarabya") has derived from the name of this palace.