İSTANBUL

There, God and human, nature and art are together, they created such a perfect place on earth that is valuable to see. "Asia in one arm, reaching out to Europe to another city which embraces two continents Lamartine describes it.

History and culture;

Museums and Historical Ruins

Archaeological Museum

Address: Osman Hamdi Bey Ascent Gulhane - Istanbul

Tel: (212) 520 77 40

Fax: (212) 527 43 00

Command of the Military Museum and Cultural Center

Under the Command of the Military Museum and Cultural Center, the Mehter band is
the oldest in the world..The Mehter band, the museum is open between the hours of 15:00 to 16:00 on days in two sessions, concerts vermektedir.Her kinds of conferences, panel discussions, exhibitions, open session, such as culture, artistic and scientific activities on "Cultural Center" in the almaktadır.Sanatçıların complex picture, such as photo exhibits of the exhibition halls.

Military Museum, the first day of religious holidays, the first day of the new year with between 09:00-17:00 every day except Mondays and Tuesdays are open to visitors.

Military Museum, the collections in terms of the richness and variety of the world's leading museums of ancient birisidir.Müzede about a thousand-year period in various European states belonging to the Turkish and Islamic states, and cutting and defensive weapons, firearms, guns, shooting weapons, tables, tents, flags and banners, military clothing, medals and decorations, and other ethnographic artifacts on display.

TEL: 0212 233 27 20 (4 Lines)

FAX: 0212 296 86 18

ADDRESS: Command of the Military Museum and Cultural Center

Harbiye / Sisli / ISTANBUL

Ataturk Museum

Sisli Ataturk-occupation then converted into a museum in his memory. Personal belongings are also displayed.

Opening hours: open every day except Monday and Tuesday

St. Irene Church (St. Irene), the first church built in Istanbul. The 4th century on the orders of Constantine, Justinian later time has been restored. Structure, the temple was built on the pre-Christian era.

Hagia Sophia Museum

Address: Sultanahmet Square - Istanbul

Tel: (212) 528 45 00

Fax: (212) 512 54 74

Hagia Sophia Museum Mahmut I Library

Great Palace Mosaic Museum Address: Arastası Sultanahmet - Istanbul

Tel: (212) 511 97 00

Mosaic Museum, the Great Palace, dates from the Byzantine emperors. 5. rare 6th century mosaic flooring, and is protected here.

Maritime Museum

Besiktas. A very interesting addition to the works of naval history of the Ottoman sultans used by passing through the Strait of "imperial boats" are exhibited.

Opening hours: open every day except Saturday and Sunday

Museum of Divan Literature (Galata Mevlevi Lodge)

Address: Galipdede Cad. 15 Beyoglu - Istanbul

Tel: (212) 245 41 41

Fethiye Museum (Pammakaristos)

Museum of Fine Arts

Beşiktaş, the Museum of Fine Arts 19 in the period since the end of th century examples of Turkish painting and sculpture is located.

Opening hours: open every day except Mondays and Thursdays

Aviation Museum

Yeşilköy ıt's places. The theme is based on the development of Turkish aviation.

Opening hours: open every day except Tuesday

Imrahor Monument (Ilyas Bey Mosque) St. Prodromos Monastery, Basilica Studios Hagios Ionnes

Kariye Museum

Address: Edirnekapi - Istanbul

Tel: (212) 523 30 09

11. is the work of a century, and "the Prophet. Jesus "is also called as the Church. After the Byzantine Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, the most important structure. Istanbul Edirnekapi this church which is located near the famous mosaic of the Byzantine Emperor Alexius Komnenos, and freksleriyle Dukaina built by the Prophet-law Maria. Jesus then raised have been dedicated. Hz. Jesus and the Prophet. Most of mosaics and frescoes were made in adults, featuring the lives of Mary, 1305-1320. II. Bayazit converted into a mosque during the church was restored in 1929 during the Republican period, after the removal of the mosaics in the museum opened to the public. In the meantime, the museum after a visit to the Church, the surrounding wooden houses, thronged the city's environment, away from tea and coffee are offered in a relaxed atmosphere.

Orhan Kemal Museum

Museum Tel: (+90-212) 292 92 45-292 12 13 Fax: (+90-212) 243 67 82

Our literature to shed light on the near Orhan Kemal, Orhan Kemal in Istanbul with the contribution of Culture and Arts Coordinator, River Street No: 32 Cihangir 80060 at the house became a museum. Orhan Kemal's photos of the museum, the first print books, books published in foreign languages, study room, personal belongings and clothing on display.

The band is open every day between the hours of 10:00 to 17:00. Admission is free.

Rumeli Fortress Museum - Anadoluhisari Museum - Museum, Rumeli Fortress Museum Yedikule

Address: Yahya Kemal Cad. No. 42 Hisaronu - Istanbul

Tel: (212) 263 53 05

Anadoluhisari Museum

Address: Beykoz - Istanbul

Tel: (212) 263 53 05

Rahmi Koc Industry Museum Hasköy suburb, bordering the Golden Horn, formerly known as the Ottoman period Lengerhane iron and steel industry developments in the labor Rahmi Koç Museum exhibit space.

Opening hours: open every day except Monday

Museum Sadberk up the Bosphorus, Büyükdere edge neighborhood, the 19 th century wooden villas of two fills Sadberk Museum collections. Previously these special museum exhibits examples of Turkish decorative arts, has grown with the addition of new archaeological collection.

Opening hours: open every day except Wednesday.

City Museum

Stars Palace garden of the Museum of the City since the Ottoman conquest of Istanbul's historical documents relating to the remains.

Opening hours: open every day except on Thursday. Again, the Yıldız Palace garden decor and the scene of a very rich, elegant costumes and the Theatre and Stage Costume History Museum is located.

Monopoly Museum

Topkapi Palace Museum

Address: Sarayici Sultanahmet - Istanbul

Tel: (212) 522 44 22

Fax: (212) 522 44 22

Museum of Turkish Carpets

Across the street from the Palace of Ibrahim Pasha. Very beautiful antique carpets and kilims gathered from all over Turkey are on display.

Opening hours: open every day except Monday

Turkish - Islamic Works Museum

Address: Ibrahim Pasha Palace - Istanbul

Tel: (212) 518 18 05

Fax: (212) 518 18 07

Exhibited in the Museum of Turkish and Islamic works of art. The building, the Chief Vizier Ibrahim Pasha in 1524 by Süleyman the Magnificent was built as a residence. The largest private residence of the Ottoman Empire period. Today, an elegant collection of ceramics, miniatures, calligraphy samples, textiles, wood carving works are displayed in a place next to the old carpets.

Tombs Museum

Address: Atmeydanı Sultanahmet - Istanbul

Tel: (212) 517 05 44

Yildiz Palace Museum

Address: Besiktas - Istanbul

Tel: (212) 258 30 80

Fax: (212) 258 30 85

Basilica Cistern

Cistern Byzantine cistern known as the Hagia Sophia and close. Thin-brick arches of the great hall of 136 columns with Corinthian style is supported.

Opening hours: open every day except Tuesday

Towers and Fortresses

Towers

Maiden's Tower: The Maiden's Tower which is the symbol of Istanbul, the Bosphorus is built on a small island at the entrance, a charming tower. Posted in the observation tower, used as a lighthouse tower has been allocated to tourism today. Here in Western sources describe this as Leander's Tower, who drowned while swimming, to reach his lover Hera. Another story suggests that it, having dreamed that the emperor's daughter would be bitten by a snake, was a tower put her there for security. Leads to tragedy, from the snake in a fruit basket.

Galata Tower: The response to the movement against the Byzantines, the Genoese, were made by the Genoese. Region in order to protect every kind of attack that tower yaptırmışlardı. The tower turns in a great wall of stone stairs to the landing there. In recent years, was restored in 1967, laid into the elevator, was also a restaurant on the other floors.

Beyazit Tower: The one from the main building of Istanbul University building (former palace), II. Ministry of National Defense during the reign of Mahmut (Seraskerlik) was used as. Seraskerliğin wooden tower for fire watchers, and remains. II. Mahmoud, demolished it to construct a better one, according to his orders, in 1828, reflecting the architectural features of that era by Seraske Hussein Pasha, was a tower built of brick. This monument to 50 m in height, mass, and significantly, the city gives the characteristic line. Accessible via wooden staircase from the upper landing, a large part of the city provides a bird's-eye watch.

Fortresses

Istanbul peninsula, which resembles a triangle around the 5th century in the Roman period, 22 is surrounded by walls of kilometers to. Byzantium city site, the establishment of the new 4 times was surrounded by walls extending from the western direction. Shores of the Sea of ​​Marmara and the Golden Horn as a single but was surrounded by strong walls. Walls surrounding the city's acropolis, 3 century, and 320 by the Emperor Constantine the Great built by Septimus Severius 3 wall was completely destroyed. Hills and valleys of the coast from the city walls the walls of the Golden Horn goes through.
Yedikule: This is the most magnificent gate in the city walls, close to the Sea of ​​Marmara, the "Golden Door" was. This Emperor ceremonial gate, such as the triumphal arch was placed between two marble towers. Troops returning from victories, the Emperor and his people through the door dire straits in this city. Here the work of Turkish period surrounding the tower addition of 5 to 7 towers, was inserted in an inner fortress into. Over time, the treasury, while the warehouse was used as a prison and an envoy, an interesting entry today, and the "Golden Door" is a city of towers and other museum. Summer opening months of various activities and concerts.

Anatolian Fortress: The fortress on the Black Sea's only outlet of the Bosphorus in Asia, in 1390'lı built by Sultan Bayazit. Rumeli Fortress on the opposite shore with the transit of the Bosphorus under the full control that kept this small castle, leaning bastions of the old wooden houses and a picturesque landscape of the vicinity.

Rumeli Fortress: Rumeli sides of the Bosphorus. Byzantium in order to prevent aid from the north was built in 1452 by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror. Undertaking the construction of three huge towers Candarli Kara Halil, Saruca and Zağanos Pashas State Bird.

Mosques, Churches and Synagogues

Mosques, Churches and Synagogues

İsanbul'un of famous mosques, the Blue Mosque, Suleymaniye Mosque, Rustem Pasa Mosque, Fatih Mosque, Eyüp Mosque, Yeni Mosque, Sokullu Mehmet Pasha Mosque, Sultan Mosque, and include Mihrimah.

Many churches and monasteries in the city are operational. Some of which have been turned into mosques. Studios Monastery Church, Sergios-Bakhos Church, Hagia Eirene Church, Pantakrator Monastery Church, the Church of Loyalty (Hagios Theoderos), Nyrelaion Monastery Church, Eglise D'Hagia Thekla Monastery, Eski Imaret Mosque (Pantepoptes Monastery Church), Kalenderhane Mosque (Akataleotos Monastery) , Fenari Isa Mosque (Lios Monastery Church) and Fethiye Mosque (Pammakaristos Monastery Church) famous.

Palaces, Pavilions and pavilions

Aynalıkavak Pavilion

Mirror Kavak Summer Pavilion is the 18 th century and later was restored by various sultans. Installed in 1718, the Venetians, a part of the name are thought to receive this gift because of the mirrors. Palace on the Golden Horn, one of the finest examples of traditional Turkish architecture.

Beylerbeyi Palace

Asian Tower of Bosphorus Bridge Beylerbeyi is planted, a beautiful district allotted for palaces since the Byzantium era. Beylerbeyi Palace between 1861-1865, the older, wooden palace built by Sultan Abdulmejid place. Exterior and interior decoration in Eastern and Turkish motifs are used in conjunction with the Western decorative items. The three-storey structure on the air of the Dolmabahce Palace, the harem and men's greeting which consists of 26 rooms and six halls. This small palace, a small fortune in each of the Bohemian chandeliers, Stars production of ceramic tiles and ceramic vases, carpets, furniture and a separate beauty gives süslenmiştir.Yaldızlı. The original furniture, carpets, curtains and other fixtures have been preserved in.

Decorations of the facade to the sea, well-kept garden and pool hall with a spiral staircase remarkable places in the central section. At the back of a large pool, terraces and a beautiful example of its kind took place at the stables. Until the 1970s, used the old road passed through a tunnel under the palace garden. Two small pavilions on the beach in the palace, the state also used to accommodate guests.

Çırağan Palace

Golden Horn, the Bosphorus and the most beautiful places in palaces and mansions were reserved for the sultans, and important people. Over time, many of them have disappeared. With a large Ciragan palace was burned down in 1910. YIında 1871 on a site of an old wooden palace, the palace by the Sultan Abdul Aziz, the architect Serkis Balyan. Partition of the structure of four million gold pieces, and wooden ceiling, the walls were covered with marble. Columns are examples of stone work, rich decorated spaces were completed. Rooms rare carpets, furniture, gold and decorated with mother of pearl. Like the other palaces of the Bosphorus Ciragan many important meetings. Decorated with colorful marble facades, there were monumental doors and tied with a bridge to Yıldız Palace. Side of the street was surrounded by high walls. Remains standing in ruins for years have been reestablished at the end of major repairs, next to the additional plug-ins with the 5-star hotel into a beautiful.

Dolmabahçe Palace

19 th century, Sultan Bosphorus facade of Dolmabahce Palace, built by Abdulmejid 600 meters along the European coast. Dolmabahce Palace, built between 1843-1856 as a mix of European architectural styles have been. The architect of the Sultan Abdülmecit Karabet Balya. Many palaces in every period of the Ottoman Sultans. However, based on the Topkapi palace, Dolmabahce palace was abandoned after the completion.

Dolmabahce Palace, a three-storey, symmetrical plan. There are 285 rooms and 43 halls. 600 m long quay from the sea, the land side are one of them very ornate two monumental gates. Surrounded by well-kept garden and a beautiful palace in the middle of this beach, which is higher than the other sections is located in the ceremony and ballroom. Large, 56-columned hall with 750 lights illuminated from 4.5 ton colossal crystal chandelier astonish visitors.

The entrance of the Sultan accepted, and negotiations, ceremonial hall was used as part of the harem. The interior decoration, furniture, silk carpets and curtains and all other goods in full, like the original is present. Dolmabahce Palace, a palace, without wealth and grandeur that has never been available. The era of European craftsmen pictures and tons of walls and ceilings are decorated with ornaments of gold. Important rooms and halls, everything has the same color tones. All grounds are different from each other, with very ornate wooden parquet floors. Top quality silk and wool carpets, the most beautiful works of Turkish art, are covered in many places. Europe and the Far East the rare works of decorative handcrafted ornaments all over the palace. Sparkling crystal chandeliers, chandeliers and fireplaces in many rooms of the palace displays the beauty.

Palaces here are the largest ballroom in the world. 36 m. height of the huge crystal chandelier hangs from its dome weight 4.5 tons. Important political meetings, greetings and balls used in this hall, past the bottom, with a layout similar to the oven ısıtılırdı. Heating and electrical systems were added later to the palace. Six hammam Selamlık section, which is unique, beautifully decorated with carved alabaster marble. And diplomats from the upper galleries of the hall is reserved for large orchestra.

Reached by passing the harem section of the long corridors, rooms and beds in the sultan sultan's mother and other women's section, and there are parts of the servants. Sultan's sons in the northern part of the palace was allocated to add-on. Besiktas district of entry, the structure serves as the Museum of Painting and Sculpture. During the Republican era, the most important event in the palace is used as a residence, visits to Istanbul Atatürk, 1938 Atatürk's birth.

Florya Atatürk Sea Pavilion

Florya Atatürk Sea Pavilion was used as the summer residence of the presidents of Turkey. With a T-shaped extension of the Sea of ​​Marmara, this mansion was built in 1935. Early 20th century furnishings serves as a showcase of the finest examples. Mondays and Thursdays.

Hereke Silk Weaving and Carpet Factory

Linden pavilions

19 th-century palace built in the name of Linden linden trees were grown in the garden. Now, in the middle of Istanbul's old city was out of the mansion.

Küçüksu Pavilion

Used as a summer palace, in the middle of the 19 th century, I. Built by Abdulmejid.

Maslak pavilions

Maslak Pavilion, designed by Sultan Abdulaziz as hunting house, the 19 th century Ottoman decorative arts are the best examples of remarkable.

Pavilion Ceremony

Is much used for official ceremonies, the sultan's palace retinue retinue, in some cases leave the palace harem to ride down there. (Open every day except Monday and Thursday.)

Topkapi Palace

Between 15-19 th centuries, the Ottoman Empire in the center of the Topkapi Palace, the maze of the Bosphorus, Golden Horn and the Marmara Sea, at the confluence, is located on a piece of land. New Palace (Topkapi Palace), the construction started after 1466 and was completed in 1478, a few years ago the death of Fatih. This palace is not a building, such as other European Palaces, mansions and apartments, is composed of a variety. First, the Tiled Pavilion, Glass Palace, and concluded on 1472. Two-storey mansion in 1875, and the character of architecture and archeology of Central Asia in 1908 was the Turkish-Islamic Works Museum. The Conqueror in 1953, opened as the Museum of Art. Tiled Pavilion, the Kubbealtı Arzodası, Oda, Treasury, such as storerooms and Seferliler dormitories, a part of kitchens, patients room, Turkish bath, now a library of stewardship of a mosque, followed by the construction of barns and other buildings, and finally, building 1478, the palace walls and the Bab-i Humayun, completed with the construction of main gate that Blue.

Increased steadily during the reign of Fatih approximately 750 people and the people of the palace of XIX. century, 5000 during normal days, public holidays, such as the extraordinary times, more than 10,000 have found. For this reason, new additions were made to this palace.

Part III, Topkapi Palace Harem. During the reign of Ottoman Sultan Murat 1574 - 1595 and since then has been in the harem Bayazıt'daki people were moved here. XIX. century the people of the harem were 474 persons. Eunuch in the Harem, entering the top floor of his office and the little princes in the Prince's School for the Sultans. Over time in the palace Enderun School, Master Doctor Room, Enderun Pharmacy, internal courtyards and pavilions built cottage Sarayburnu coasts, kitchens, barns, expanded, and new mosques and küyüphaneler were added.

Stars Palace

Scattered over a wide area covering the hills and valleys of the Bosphorus, surrounded by high walls, in courtyards, pavilions, gardens complex. The second largest palace in Istanbul today, the different services plan which has come up with. Yildiz Palace, Selim III's mother New post by The pavilion was first built. Stars in the name of a manor house built by his second II.Mahmut, then this name Abdulmejid, Abdul Aziz and Abdul Hamid's reign to the entire group was commissioned. The time of Sultan Abdüaziz mansions began to multiply, Malta, fence, tent, made of Şale Pavilions, protect pristine appearance of the hands of a master bahçevanların held intact. Sultan Abdulhamid II, who lived here for 32 years, 33-year reign, which is like a city within a city that guarded the harem of the circle and used it as a palace official.

Management Kısımları'na addition to Yildiz Palace is located in many departments and a mosque. At the end of the 19 th century, II. Abdul Hamid was completed on time. The large and elegant structures in Sale, how the sultans lived in a luxury is having fun. Flowers brought from all over the world, a large palace decorated with plants, trees and shrubs are very beautiful park and panoramic view of the Bosphorus. Salem and parking is only open to the public due to restoration work.

Beaches

Buyukada, Beykoz, Poyrazkoy, Kilyos and Saunders are beaches.

WHAT TO BUY?

Istanbul cuisine, the world's leading mutfaklarındandır. Materials from all over the country's capital city of the empire, the masters, styles, and tastes led to the emergence of the Ottoman Turkish cuisine. Imperial cuisine with more flavors and new cuisine that is open every day enriched Ottomans.

Istanbul cuisine, lamb, mutton or veal dishes in addition to the basis of the various vegetables. Rice, pastries, wheat, dry beans, rich olive oil and vegetables are served as side meals. Meatballs and shish kebab, doner kebab or hot, with yogurt, eggplant other special kebab kebab varieties are acceptable. Pastry tarts, baklava, shredded wheat, and the like, the genuine tastes good, sometimes for several generations, this work continues the small shops that are available.

There are restaurants of many nationalities in Istanbul. Fast-food, quick snack service is available in lots of places that. However, the typical local dishes in restaurants tadılır delicious. Raki and buttermilk, the most famous two Turkish national drink. Both the color of milk: one raki alcohol, water whiter By adding a hard liquor. The other is made of diluted yogurt refreshing; buttermilk. Raki or melon and feta cheese with nuts as a snack, meal time can be taken by the various types of appetizers, along with other beverages and smoking. Anatolia is the land of the homeland of wine and beer.

The famous Turkish coffee, is served every chance to guests in small cups plain or sweetened. "A cup of coffee that lasts 40 years" mentioned in the consistency of coffee, known by the Turks, it was used in the 16th said to be a century old.

DO NOT LEAVE WITHOUT

Suleymaniye Mosque and Blue Mosque in Istanbul without seeing the masterpieces of religious architecture,

Without having to visit the Hagia Sophia and the Kariye Museum,

Topkapi Palace, Dolmabahçe Palace and Rumeli Hisarını Visiting,

Ferry trip on the Bosphorus and the islands, without

A wonderful view of Istanbul, Galata Tower and Pierre Loti,

Art and cultural activities, monitoring,

Wondered whether the life of leisure, without seeing,

Ortakoy market, without

Büyükadada coach tour without

Throat, Kumkapıda, flower passage of fish, kanlıcada yogurt, eating profiteroles Beyoglu,

Carpet Bazaar, jewelry, leather clothing, Egyptian Bazaar, Turkish delight, baklava, bacon, candy, without

Beyoğlu and all mega shopping centers Do shopping.


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