The Maiden's Tower is a building built on the small islet in Salacak offshore of the Bosphorus, close to the Sea of Marmara, which is narrated and is the subject of legends. The tower, which…
The Istanbul Modern Museum of Modern Art
Istanbul Modern Istanbul Modern Museum of Modern Art The Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, Turkey’s first museum of modern art, was founded in 2004 and occupies an 8,000 square meter site on the shores of…
Dolmabahçe Palace Istanbul
Dolmabahçe Palace Istanbul Museum in ornate Ottoman sultan’s palace Dolmabahçe Palace located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey, on the European coast of the Bosphorus, served as the main administrative center of the Ottoman…
Golden Horn Istanbul
The Golden Horn Istanbul Old Istanbul and beautiful view The Golden Horn (Turkish: Altın Boynuz; Ancient Greek: Χρυσόκερας, Chrysókeras; Latin: Sinus Ceratinus), also known by its modern Turkish name as Haliç, is a major urban…
Chora Church Istanbul
Chora Church The Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora is a medieval Byzantine Greek Orthodox church preserved as the Chora Museum in the Edirnekapı neighborhood of Istanbul. Address: Dervişali Mahallesi, Kariye Cami Sk. No:8,…
Suleymaniye Mosque Istanbul
Suleymaniye Mosque Istanbul Suleymaniye Cami Istanbul The Süleymaniye Mosque is an Ottoman imperial mosque located on the Third Hill of Istanbul, Turkey. It is the second largest mosque in the city, and one of the…
Topkapı Palace Museum Istanbul
Topkapı Palace Museum Istanbul The house of felicity The most beautiful and best-known of all Istanbul’s sights, Topkapi is the place overlooking Bosporus where the sultans made their homes and supervised government during the glory…
Sultanahmet Mosque – Blue Mosque
Sultanahmet Mosque - Blue Mosque Iconic Blue Mosque with 6 minarets The Blue Mosque (Called Sultanahmet Camii in Turkish) is an historical mosque in Istanbul. The mosque is known as the Blue Mosque because of…
Grand Bazaar Istanbul
Grand Bazaar Istanbul The Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world, with 61 covered streets and over 4,000 shops which attract between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors…