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Catching a boat in Istanbul

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An Istanbul scene from Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Movie “Distant”

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Comparision of 55 years

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Find the history in this picture

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Istanbul street dog

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The best sütlaç (rise puding)

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Magnolia pudding madness in Istanbul!

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hagia sofia

Hagia Sophia, the eighth wonder of the world is a World Heritage site since 1985 It was built in the period (527-565) under the order of Emperor Justinianos. It was used as a church for 916 years till conquest of Istanbul by Ottomans. In this period Hagia Sophia was converted into the mosque and was used as a mosque for 482 years. In 1935 in the period of Turkish Repuplic it was converted into a museum in 1935. Hagia Sophia is open for visit every day except Mondays. Winter visiting hours are 09.00am to 17.00pm Summer visiting hours are 09.00am and 19.00pm
Hagia Sophia, the eighth wonder of the world is a World Heritage site since 1985.

Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmed Mosque)

Sultan Ahmed Mosque is known as Blue Mosque because of blue tiles surrounding the walls of interior design. It is one of the most famous monuments of Turkish and Islamic art. It is the only mosque that was originally built with six minarets. It was built between 1609 and 1616 years by the architect that was a student of Sinan, the greatest architect of Turkish architecture.
Sultan Ahmed Mosque is known as Blue Mosque because of blue tiles surrounding the walls of interior design.

Grand Bazaar

Grand Bazaar stays on a are of nearly 31 thousand square meters. It has 61 streets, 10 wells, 4 fountains, 2 mosques and over 2 thousand shops.
It has 61 streets, 10 wells, 4 fountains, 2 mosques and over 2 thousand shops.

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Some of the Istanbul photographs in this website, belongs to Robert Cockburn.So please do not use without permission.

Short history of Istanbul

Istanbul is the largest city of Turkey. With a population of 15 million, it is one of the most crawded cities in the world. It stays on two continents; Asia and Europe which is unique in the world. Founded around 660 BC. It served as a capital city for the biggest empires in history: The Roman Empire (330–395) The Byzantine Empire (395–1204 and 1261–1453) The Latin Empire (1204–1261) Ottoman Empire (1453–1922).

11 things to do in Istanbul

ONE- Visiting the Sultanahmet, historical peninsula. Especially Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia, the Basilica Cistern, İstanbul Archaeological Museum, the Byzantine Hippodrome, the Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum and Topkapı Palace TWO- Bosphorus Cruise starting from Eminonu THREE- Visiting the famous bazaars: Grand Bazaar, Spice Bazaarand Arasta Bazaar FOUR-Smoke Nargile and drink apple tea FIVE- Go to a Meyhane and drink Rakı Istanbul's most famous meyhanes are around the Nevizade and Asmalimescit districts in Taksim.SIX- Walking from Taksim square down to Galata Tower SEVEN- Going to a Hamam. EIGHT- Cross Continents with a Ferry in 20 minutes and to drink turkish tea in the ferry. NINE Watching a whirling dervish dancer TEN- Biking in Prince Islands ELEVEN-Eating fish and bread in Eminönü
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