Topped with a distinctive witch's hat roof, the prominent Galata Tower dates back to the days when Genose traders were settled in this part of town.
The 6th-century church of Hagia Sophia that dominates the Istanbul skyline is one of the best known and most visited sites of the historic peninsula.
Topkapi is the palace over looking the Bosphorus where the sultas made their homes and supervised government during the glory days of the Ottoman Empire.
Amid Istanbul's many surprises, few places can be more unexpectedly romantic than the wonderful Yerebatan Cistern, which lurks underground just across the tram lines from Hagia Sophia.
Galata Köprüsü, Yeni İstanbul (Karaköy, Beyoğlu, Harbiye) ve Eski İstanbul'u (Sultanahmet, Fatih, Eminönü) birbirine bağladığı için "iki kültürü birbirine bağlayan köprü" simgeselliğini taşımaktadır.
İnşaatına 4 Ocak 1986 tarihinde başlanılmış ve halen dünyanın en büyük çelik asma köprüleri içinde 14. sırada yer alan bu büyük proje 3 Temmuz 1988 tarihinde tamamlanmıştır.
Taksim Square, with its monument to the founding of the Turkish Republic, is very much the symbolic heat of modern Istanbul, a busy transport intersection within walking distance of all cafes,...
Also known at the Pera Museum, this gallery is filled with impressive art collections such as the Anatolian Weights and Measures and Kütahya Tiles and Ceramics. Also don't miss the Pera Cafe
Arguably the most beatiful Turkish bath in Istanbul, Cagaloglu having been built in 1741 for Sultan Mahmut I who wanted to use its revenue to finance a library for Aya Sofya
Ayasofya,topkapi sarayi,yerebatan,hipodrom,sultanahmet camiisi,islam eserleri muzesi,istanbul arkeoloji muzesi gorulmeye deger.
