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Saint Sophia Cathedral - Wisdom of God [1], Holy Sophia Konstantinople, Ayia Sofia (Greek. Ἁγία σοφία, completely: νόςός ῆςῆς Γίίί τοῦ θεῦῦ Σοφίίς; to..

Topkapi or Topkapi (tour. Topkapı "Cannon gate" from top "cannonball; ball; ball" + kapı "gate, door"), obsolete. Serail (French Serail ← Turkish sara..

The Bosphorus (Greek Βόσπορος, Tur. İstanbul Boğazı) is a strait between Europe and Asia Minor, connecting the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara[1]. I..

The Blue Mosque, or Sultanahmet Mosque (tour. Sultanahmet Camii), is the first mosque in Istanbul. It has six minarets: four, as usual, on the sides, ..

It was built in 1842-1853 for Sultan Abdulmejid I, who became weary of the medieval Topkapi palace complex and wanted to have a baroque palace that co..

Galata Tower (tur. Galata Kulesi) is located in the European part of Istanbul on a high hill in the Galata district. It can be seen from almost all po..

The Suleymaniye Mosque (tour. Süleymaniye Camii) is the second largest and before the opening of the Chamlija Mosque in 2019[en] the first largest[1] ..

The Maiden's Tower (Leander's Tower, Kız Kulesi, tour. Kız Kulesi) is located in the Asian part of Istanbul on a small island in the Bosphorus Strait ..

The Basilica Cistern (Greek: Βασιλική Κινστέρναı) is one of the largest and well-preserved ancient underground reservoirs in Constantinople, which bea..

Istiklal Street (Turkish: İstiklâl Caddesi) is one of the most popular pedestrian streets in Istanbul, located in the Beyoglu district. The street ori..