Istanbul Culture and Sights

Visit the Ottoman Sultans' Original Home. Topkapı Palace was the center of the Ottoman Empire for more than four centuries. The sultan, the political and religious head of the Muslims, and his harem liv...

A beautiful mosque built in the Ottoman Empire. Süleymaniye competes with the Blue Mosque for the title of the largest, most beautiful, and grandest mosque of the city. Sultanahmet, as the Blue Mosque ...

This European-style palace was the head administrative building for the Ottoman Empire. This palace is one of the greatest buildings in Europe and literally filled with gold - 14 tons were used in buil...

An underground labyrinth of columns: the city's largest cistern - amazing!!! The Yerebatan Sarnıcı (Yerebatan Sarayı) is also called Basilica Cistern. It's part of an ancient cistern system that are st...

A beautiful tower and popular landmark, the Galata tower is 14th century architecture. The Galata Tower, which was built in 1348 by the Genoese colony in Constantinople, was the highest part of the fo...

The original tower dates back tot he ancient Greeks, now the tower is a cafe and restaurant serviced by private boats. One of the most beautiful landmarks of the city is the "Maiden's Tower." It was bu...

Located in the sprawling neighborhood of Beyoglu, this square is the entrance point for day- and nighttime activities. One of the amazing things to do on Taksim Square is people watching. In the evenin...

Originally a Church and turned into a mosque, a jewel of late Byzantine mosaic art! It is well hidden in a residential neighborhood, but worth the extra trip. Today this building is neither a church nor...

address: İstiklal Cd, İstanbul, Turkey