Author: Editör
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Yacht Charter in Istanbul
Yacht charter is becoming more popular in Istanbul especially in summer months June,July,August. But there are many type of vessels, turists can not decide which one to choose. So in this article I want to summarise the vessel types and yacht charter types in the city. There are some international booking platforms that you choose […]
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Chora Museum to Eminönü walking tour
This is an old town tour which includes nearly everything old; the buildings, the streets, the objects and maybe the minds(!) We will see Chora Museum, Tekfur Palace (Byzantine Palace), Writers cafe Molla Aşık Cafe, Balat, Fener Greek School as you see on the map below: Please contact if you want to join whatsup: 00 […]
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Beyazıt to Eminönü walking tour
Route: Starting from Beyazıt to Eminönü as you will see on the map below. We will see; Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Paşa Madrasa, Çorlulu Ali Pasa Madrasa, Nuruosmaniye Mosque, The Column of Constantine, Şerefiye Cistern, Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque, Cafer Aga Madrasa, First Courtyard of Topkapı Palace , Gulhana Park, Cistern Basilica Tour takes nearly two […]
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Taksim to Şişli walking tour
Route: Starting from Taksim square to Şişli Mosque as you will see on the map below. This tour is a journey in recent history, we will be around 150 years historical places and events. Not old like Hagia Sophia… This tour is dedicated to journalists, as we will see the monuments of some Turkish […]
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New Baklava trend in Istanbul- Hafız Mustafa
You can sell anything if you have a good story, good decoration and good sales team. If you are in Istanbul you will see Hafiz Mustafa Confectionary with impressive decoration and full of desserts. So many desserts that you feel like you are in a child’s movie whose dream came true:) And they taste good! […]
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Walking to the smallest church of Istanbul
Aya Ekaterini is the smallest church of Istanbul. Grek fishermen found some remains in 1924 and built the church. It is in the backyard of Koço Restaurant. You should see! as the location is really strange. Relgious ceremonies take place in Modays, a priest comes on Mondays. People visit here and make wishes. They say […]
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Catching a boat in Istanbul
Catching a boat is a city exercise in Istanbul. You run, jump and do all kind of difficult moves to catch the boat. The funniest part is while you struggle a seagal sits on the top of the entreance of the port and watches you:) We love seagals and they love us! So if you […]
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An Istanbul scene from Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Movie “Distant”
Istanbul hosted many movies for many years. For example the pictures above… The first one is from 2002, from Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s movie “Distant” meaning Uzak in Turkish. The other is from 2018 December from my camera. It is nice to explore the scenes from movies and see it from the director’s perspective. This picture […]
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Comparision of 55 years
The movie “From Russia with love” is a James Bond Movie from 1963. Most of the movie took place in Istanbul and on the Orient Express. From Russia, with Love is the fifth novel by the English author Ian Fleming and the book was inspired by author’s Fleming’s visit to Turkey on behalf of The […]