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Çiragan Palace
Çiragan Cad., Besiktas
Istanbul, Turkey Description: From the first wooden summer mansion built on the spot in the 16th century to the grand... Read More
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Beyazit Mosque (Beyazit Camii)
Yeniçeriler Cad., across from the Beyazit tramway stop
Istanbul, Turkey Description: Beyazit II, son of the Conqueror, is remembered kindly by history as one of the more benevolent... Read More
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Beylerbeyi Palace (Beylerbeyi Sarayi)
Istanbul, Turkey
Description: Beylerbeyi, built under Sultan Abdülaziz by another member of the talented Balyan family of... Read More
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Church of the Pantocrator (Zeyrek Camii)
Zeyrek
Istanbul, Turkey Description: This former monastery church is one of the most important historic landmarks of the Byzantine... Read More
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Church of Theotokos Pammakaristos (Joyous Mother of God Church, now the Fethiye Camii)
Fener
Istanbul, Turkey Description: This church was built in 1292 by John Comnenus, probably related to the royal family, and his... Read More
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Dolmabahçe Palace (Dolmabahçe Sarayi)
Dolmabahçe Cad., Besiktas
Istanbul, Turkey Description: Extending for almost .8km (1/2 mile) on a tract of landfill on the shores of the Bosphorus is... Read More
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Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
Ibrahim Pasa Sarayi, on the Hippodrome, Sultanahmet
Istanbul, Turkey Description: Ibrahim Pasa, swept into slavery by Turkish raids in Greece, became the beloved and trusted... Read More
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Rumeli Fortress (Rumeli Hisari)
Tarabya Yeniköy Cad. north of Sariyer
Istanbul, Turkey Description: This citadel was built by Mehmet the Conqueror across from the Anatolia Fortress (Anadolu... Read More
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The New Queen Mother's Mosque (Yeni Valide Camii or Yeni Camii)
Egyptian Spice Bazaar, Eminönü
Istanbul, Turkey Description: Begun by Valide Safiye, mother of Mehmet III, in 1597, the foundations of this mosque were laid... Read More
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Yerebatan Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnici)
Yerebatan Cad. diagonal from St. Sophia, Sultanahmet
Istanbul, Turkey Description: Classical music echoing off the still water and the seductive lighting make your descent into... Read More
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