Her former name is Thinkipo. Thinkpu means “big” in Greek. The Grandmother, where Trotsky had been in exile for a period, is the largest of the Istanbul Islands. Its surface area is 5.4 square kilometers. The distance to the Maltepe coast is 2300 meters. There are two hills on the islands, one in the south and one in the north. The hill in the south is the Supremepe at an altitude of 203 meters. The hill in the north is Jesus Hill. On the highest hill of the island is the church and monastery of Aya Yorgi. The first structure here was built in the 6th century. There are also remains of many churches and monasteries.
Some of these have reached to date, and some have remained as ruins..On the Hill of Isa, there is a church and monastery of Christos. The Ayios Dimit-rios Church in the beach district is also one of the important religious buildings of the Island. The Orthodox congregation on the island makes its major rites here. The 4 mosques in the Bu-Roadukada are the most noticeable in terms of architecture 2. Hamidiye Mosque built by Abdulhamid. The space, which was architecturally built under the influence of the west, is located on the Ada Mosque street.
As for the sights to see, Leon Trotsky has a special place in the house and Aya Yorgi Monastery and Church where he came to Turkey when he was expelled by Lenin: Every year on the days of April 23 and September 24, countless believers – people of every religion – climb this 200-meter hill between them breathless and reach the church and pray in line with their faith, you may find that he holds intentions or that he recites himself as a black-robed Orthodox pastor in hopes of healing, and that among them men and women in clothing considered Islamic constitute an irreverent percentage.