Kumkapı, Istanbul’s historical peninsula, is the one of the most beautiful districts of the Marmara Sea coast. Traces the centuries of the Byzantine period the name of this neighborhood, was [...]
Gedik Ahmet Paşa had Mimar Hayrettin who was one of the most famous architects of Ottoman Empire built ”Gedikpaşa Turkish Bath” in 1475.Gedikpaşa Turkish Bath is one of the most important Ottoman [...]
The Biggest Thematic Aquarium Of The World. In comparison to other aquariums of its class containing fish species living in the world’s seas, it is the newest with its travel route, [...]
The Prince’s Islands are composed of nine islands off the Asian coast of Istanbul, in the Sea of Marmara. There are regular passenger ferries and fast passenger ferries (sea bus) to the four of [...]
The Istanbul Modern, as it’s called (or Istanbul Museum ofModern Art), is a fine modern art museum (Istanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi) located in a vast former dockwarehouse in Tophane (TOHP-hah-neh) [...]
Galata Tower has dominated Beyoğlu’s skyline since 1348 and still offers the best panoramic views of the city. Above, the Golden Horn, Seraglio Point and Old Istanbul as seen from Galata Tower [...]
Maiden’s Tower was first built by the ancient Athenian general Alcibiades in 408 BC to control the movements of the Persian ships in the Bosphorus strait. Back then the tower was located between [...]
Beylerleyi Palace was commissioned by Sultan Abdülaziz (1830–1876) and built between 1861 and 1865 as a summer residence anda place to entertain visiting heads of state. Empress Eugénie of France [...]
The Dolmabahçe Palace was home to six sultans from 1856, when it was first inhabited, up until the abolition of the Caliphate in1924: The last royal to live here was Caliph Abdülmecid Efendi. [...]
The Chora Church is considered to be one of the most beautiful examples of a Byzantine church. The church is situated in the western, Edirnekapı district of Istanbul. In the 16th century, the [...]