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Selmani Pak Caddesi

The main street of the Uskyudar district originates very close to the ferry piers, to the right of the mosque is the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque and stretches for one and a half kilometers to the Bulbulderesi cemetery...read more

Tavukhane Sokak

In the south-western corner of the Hippodrome Square (At Meydanı) begins a street built up with wooden houses from the end of the Ottoman era. The main attraction of the street is a row of two-storey small houses, painted in bright colors...read more

Arasta Bath (Arasta Hamamı)

To the south of the Blue Mosque, at the turn of Torun Sokak Street, there are ruins of the era of Sultan Ahmet I, who ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1603 to 1617. It is to him that we owe the appearance of the world's largest famous mosque, the complex of which included many different residential and public buildings...read more

Kadirga Park, Istanbul

Şehsuvar Bey Street led me to a small park in the southwestern part of Sultanahmet district, recently built on the site of an old wooden building. This quiet and cozy place is popular among locals, tourists rarely wander here...read more

Night Walk Around Sultanahmet Square

After returning from Ortakoy, despite having walked most of the way, I found the strength to take a tripod and go for a night photo shoot. I didn't think twice about choosing a place, so I went to Sultanahmet Meydanı, which was located two blocks from my hotel...read more

Scorpions Live in KüçükÇiftlik Park

When I saw the poster for the Scorpions concert on May 23, I went through a long and painful struggle... The fact is that I had to leave Istanbul on May 22, and I had a reservation through AIRBNB in Tekirdağ. However, I couldn't miss out on this event...read more

Circumcision Room (Yazlik Oda, Sünnet Odasi). Topkapi Palace, Istanbul

On the south side of the Marble Terrace there is a pavilion built in the middle of the 16th century during the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent. The name Sünnet Odasi speaks for itself: This room was intended for the ceremony of the Sünnet (circumcision)...read more

Akbıyık Değirmeni Sokak, Istanbul

I was led to this street by a map from Sergei Ivanov's remarkable book In Search of Constantinople. The street is located south of the Blue Mosque, starting from Akbıyık Caddesi and running westward parallel to the railway line...read more

Bosphorus at Kabataş

Today, there are few places where you can freely and for free approach the Bosphorus coast in the European part of the city center. Kabataş pier is one of the places where you can see the entire strait within the city limits...read more

Şehsuvar Bey Street Wooden Architecture

From Cinci Square (Cinci Meydanı), I headed to Kadırga Parkı, which is located one and a half hundred meters to the northeast. These two public spaces are connected by a very interesting street, built up with two-storey houses, mostly wooden...read more

Istanbul Districts

Sultanahmet

Evening at Sultanahmet square - Night Sultanahmet square and around - Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnici) - Hagia Sophia: Atrium, Narthex, Columns, Gallery of the second tier, Mosaics, Details of Islamic culture, Baptistery, The fountain of ablutions - Mehmet Akif Ersoy Parkı - Tavukhane Sokak - The Arasta Market (Arasta Bazaar) - Mosaic Museum (Mozaik Müzesi) - Artemis Old City Hotel - Peykhane Caddesi - Keçecizade Fuad Pasha's mausoleum (Keçecizade Fuad Pasha Türbesi) - Night on Alemdar Caddesi - Fountain on Sultanahmet square at Night - Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Sultan Ahmet Camii, Blue Mosque): Architecture, Interiors, Panoramic photos of the interior - Spring Sultanahmet square after the rain - Hamidiye drinking fountain (Hamidiye Çeşmesi ve Sebili) - Bab-I-Ali gate (Bâb-I Âli kapısı) - Alemdar Caddesi - Square of Hippodrome (At Meydanı) - Ayasofya Square (Ayasofya Meydanı) - Hammam Hurrem Sultan, Roksolany Baths (Ayasofya Hürrem Sultan Hamamı) - Kabasakal Caddesi - Ishak Paşa Bath- Cinci square - Şehsuvar Bey street wooden architecture - Kadirga Limani Caddesi - Kadirga Park - Bukoleon Palace - Ahırkapı Lighthouse (Ahırkapı Feneri) - April evening in Sultanahmet square - Tulip Festival...read more

Ortaköy

Vapur Iskelesi lane - Ortaköy Flea Market - Sunday afternoon at Ortaköy Meydanı - Streets of the Ortaköy quarter - Büyük Mecidiye Camii - Ortaköy Camii - Ortaköy sahil - Bosphorus. View from the Cape of Ortakoy...read more

Golden Horn

Fishermen on the Galati bridge - Karaköy waterfront - Sunset over the Golden Horn Bay - On the Ferry Across the Golden Horn Bay - Istanbul-Hasköy Ferry - Ataturk Bridge - Hasköy Parkı - Across the Golden Horn Bay by Eminönü-Ayvansaray Ferry...read more

Dolmabahçe Palace

Dolmabahçe Clock Tower - Gate of the Treasure (Hasine Kapısı) - Selmlik Garden (Selamlık Bahçesi) - Swan fountain (Kuğulu Çeşme) - Sultan Gate (Saltanat Kapısı) - Men's Eing (Selamlık) of Dolmabahçe Palace - Interiors of Male Wing (Selamlık) - Ceremonial hall (Muayede Salonu) - Bosphorus at the Dolmabahce Palace - The Dolmabahçe Palace. Harem - National Museum of Palace paintings (Milli Saraylar Resim Müzesi) - The Dolmabahçe Palace. Harem Garden (Harem Bahçesi) - The Dolmabahçe Palace. Clock Museum (Saat Müzesi) - Dolmabahçe Palace. Kuşluk Bahçesi - Poultry house of Dolmabahce Palace - Glass Pavilion of Dolmabahçe Palace - Dolmabahce Mosque (Dolmabahçe Camii)...read more

Walls of Constantinople

Bukoleon Palace - Palace Cape Sarayburnu - Tower 90, Theodosian Walls - Edirnekapi Walls (Edirnekapı Surları) - Edirne Kapısı, Theodosian Walls - Tarihi Çeşme...read more

Topkapi Palace

Welcome gate (Babu's-selâm) - Circumcision Room (Yazlik Oda, Sünnet Odasi - Baghdad Pavilion - Yerevan Pavilion - Sofa-I Hümâyun terrace - Topkapi Palace Harem - Imperial Hall of the Harem - Pavilion of Sultan Abdul Mecid - View from the terrace of the Abdul-Majid pavilion - Iftariye Pavilion (Iftariye Köşkü) - View from the Sofa-I Humayun terrace - Bosporus Panoramic Photos...read more

Grand Bazar