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Balat is a neighborhood of Fatih, on the European shore of the Golden Horn. It was a center of Istanbul's Jewish community. The Ahrida and Yanbol synagogues remain…
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Balat is a neighborhood of Fatih, on the European shore of the Golden Horn. It was a center of Istanbul's Jewish community. The Ahrida and Yanbol synagogues remain…
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The Basilica Cistern is an underground water reservoir built in the sixth century during the reign of Justinian I. Beneath its vaults, stone columns reused from ear…
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The Blue Mosque, called Sultanahmet Camii in Turkish, is an Ottoman imperial mosque in Istanbul. It was built during the reign of Ahmed I, opposite Hagia Sophia and…
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The Bosphorus is the strait that connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara and forms part of the boundary between Europe and Asia. The city of Istanbul extends…
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Chora, called Kariye Camii in Turkish, is a former Byzantine church in the Edirnekapı neighbourhood that now serves as a mosque. It preserves mosaics and frescoes m…
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Dolmabahçe Palace is a nineteenth-century Ottoman imperial residence on the European shore of the Bosphorus. The palace has rooms for state occasions and private qu…
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Galata Bridge crosses the Golden Horn between Eminönü and Karaköy. Completed in 1994, it replaced a succession of earlier bridges. Cars, trams and pedestrians share…
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The Galata Tower stands in the Beyoğlu district, north of the Golden Horn. The Genoese built it as part of their fortifications. Its history includes uses as a pris…
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Istanbul's Grand Bazaar is a complex of covered shopping streets in the Fatih district. Its core grew up around trading buildings called bedestens, established in t…
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Hagia Sophia is a mosque in Istanbul originally built as a church by order of Justinian I. The current building was constructed between 532 and 537. The name Ayasof…
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The ancient Hippodrome of Constantinople occupies today's Sultanahmet Square. It was an arena for chariot races and public ceremonies next to the imperial palace. A…
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The Istanbul Archaeological Museums form a complex alongside Gülhane Park and Topkapı Palace. They bring together the Archaeological Museum, the Museum of the Ancie…
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Istanbul Modern is a museum of modern and contemporary art beside the Bosphorus in Karaköy. It opened its Renzo Piano Building Workshop building in 2023. The buildi…
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İstiklal Avenue is a pedestrian street in Beyoğlu that links Tünel and Taksim squares. It preserves buildings from the late Ottoman Empire, commercial arcades, chur…
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Kadıköy is a district on the Asian shore of Istanbul, beside the Sea of Marmara. Its center brings together ferry piers, commercial streets and a food market. To th…
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The Maiden's Tower, Kız Kulesi in Turkish, occupies a small islet off Üsküdar, at the southern entrance to the Bosphorus. It has served as a watchtower, a lighthous…
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Ortaköy Mosque stands on the Bosphorus waterfront in Beşiktaş. Officially called Büyük Mecidiye Camii, it was commissioned by Sultan Abdülmecid in the nineteenth ce…
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Rumeli Fortress stands on the European shore of the Bosphorus, opposite Anadolu Hisarı. Mehmed II built it in 1452 to control traffic through the strait before the…
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The Spice Bazaar is a covered market in Eminönü, in the district of Fatih. Its Turkish name, Mısır Çarşısı, means Egyptian Bazaar. It is part of the New Mosque comp…
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The Süleymaniye Mosque stands on Istanbul's third hill, above the Golden Horn. Suleiman the Magnificent commissioned Sinan to build it. A colonnade surrounds the mo…
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Topkapi Palace was the residence of the sultans and the administrative centre of the Ottoman Empire. It is located in Sarayburnu, a promontory on the Golden Horn. T…
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