Istanbul

A city of worldIstanbul; the capital of three great empires, the host for the cultures of the communities that have been living in Anatolia for thousands of years, and the city housing the most...

The Yildiz GroveSultan Selim III built a pavilion named "Yildiz" -meaning the Star- for his mother Mihrisah Sultan in this grove he admired in the 18th century. It was followed by other pavilions and...

Istanbul lived it`s “Golden Age” between 527 and 565.It was the most magnificent and the greatest city of its era with a population more than half a million.A capital that hosted East Roman-Byzantine Empire...

Guided Tour Istanbul for the Republic of Congo Diplomatic group on 11th March 2016We started the Guided Tour Istanbul from Hippodrome. Again it`s Friday and we couldn`t go into Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque). ...

The famous Ottoman historian Evliya Celebi describes the Topkapi Palace (Topkapi Sarayi) as “the loveliest sultanate palace that human skill could have created. One can not help doing anything but ruling if living in...

Istanbul is a matchless city on earth with its unique characteristic of setting the two continents apart.The Bosporus which passes right through the middle of the city also borders the continents of Asia and...

Uftade (died 988/1580)Uftade whose real name is Mehmed Muhyiddin was born in Bursa. He played an important role in the development of the Celvetie religions order. He was the sheik of Aziz Mahmud (died...

Curious EyesThe next day, it`s reported that the wind changed direction and the ices move rather to the shores of Sile and this fact lightens the Bosphorus. After that the ices quit the Bosphorus...

Trip to BosphorusThe visitors must absolutely take a trip to Bosphorus by ferry. The ferry passes below the two bridges, visits the landings of neighbor hoods as beautiful as paintings, and creeps away from...