Ortaköy (Turkish: Middle Village) is a neighbourhood within the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European shore of the Bosphorus. it was originally a small fishing village, known in Greek as Agios Fokas (Άγιος Φωκάς) in the Byzantine period and then as Mesachorion (Μεσαχώριον, meaning 'Middle Village'). There are several good educational establishments, such as Kabataş Erkek Lisesi and Galatasaray University, in Ortaköy.