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Ayasofya Museum, Archeological Museum, Topkapi Palace Museum, Museum of Turkish Ceramics, St. Irene Museum, Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Museum of Turkish Carpets, Mosaic Museum, Military Museum, Cartoon Museum, Sadberk Hanim Museum
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| Mosques |
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Information about Hagia Sophia, Blue Mosque -Sultan Ahmet Mosque-, Suleymaniye Mosque, Ortakoy Mosque, Fatih Mosque, Eyup Sultan Mosque, Zeyrek Mosque, Chora Mosque, Dolmabahce Mosque
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| Churches & Synagogues |
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Paganism flourished in Istanbul before Chistianty was established in the 14th century, when chuches began to appear. The fist churches in Istanbul ...
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| Palaces & Pavilions |
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Information about Topkapý Palace,Dolmabahçe Palace,Beylerbeyi Palace,Þale,Yildiz Palace,Aynalý,Ihlamur Pavilion ,Maslak Pavilions ,Malta Pavilion
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| Historical Sites |
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Information about Galata Tower, The ancient Hippodrome, Obelisk of Theodosius, Serpentine Column, The Ahmet III Fountain, Valens Aqueduct, Istanbul city walls, Rumeli Fortress, Beyazit Tower, Leander’s Tower with high quality pictures
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| The Bosphorus |
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A stay in Istanbul is not complete without a traditional and unforgettable boat excursion up the Bosphorus, that winding strait that separates Europe and Asia.
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| The Golden Horn |
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This horn-shaped estuary divides European Istanbul. One of the best natural harbors in the world, the Byzantine and Ottoman navies and commercial shipping interests were centered here.
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| The Environs of Istanbul |
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The Princes’ Islands, Sea of Marmara, Kinali, Sedef, Burgaz, and Heybeliada, Polonezköy, Üsküdar, Sile’s sandy beaches, Bayramoglu-Darica Bird’s Paradise and Botanic Park
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| Baths (Hamam) |
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Baths are very special buildings of Istanbul dating back to Roman and Byzantine periods. Apart from its natural aim, Baths have played an important role in social life of the Ottoman period. At weddings and
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| Bazaars in Istanbul |
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