Built as a rival to Versailles Palace in France, Dolmabahçe Palace is located on the coast of Bosporus, in Istanbul with its all magnificence and glory. In 2019, the number of tourists visiting the...
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Basilica Cistern also known as “Sunken Cistern” is one of the main tourist attractions in Istanbul. Every year, around 2.2 million tourists visit the Cistern and there is usually a long queue in...
The Spice Bazaar is also called Mısır Çarşısı meaning ‘Egyptian Bazaar’ by local people since historically the spice was exported from Egypt to the Ottomans. Entering the bazaar, you will...
Istiklal Avenue with its old name ‘Pera’ is the most crowded shopping street in Istanbul with daily 3 million shoppers and tourists. In this straight and long street, starting from Taksim...
Topkapi Palace is the most unique and organic imperial palace in the world which has spread over 700.000 square meters. It is located in the first hill out of legendary seven hills of Istanbul. This...
After converting Hagia Sophia Mosque into a museum in 1935 in the early years of the republic, Blue Mosque became the main mosque of Turkey with its 5 million annual visitors. Locating in the...