Category: Things to See in Istanbul

November 8, 2007

A Night of Turkish Belly Dancing – Istanbul

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This was our highlight dinner evening and we were brought to a massive nightclub which obviously caters to tour groups.  We were all busy chatting away on the coach and I believe it was the Hilton Hotel that we went to, but …

November 2, 2007

Topkapi Palace – The Harem

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Apart from the Treasury, the other most popular part of the Palace is The Harem.  You’d need a separate ticket to enter the harem and there is a usually long queue to get in.  The harem was the …

November 1, 2007

Topkapi Palace – Circumcision Room & Revan Kiosk

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The Summer Pavilion was built by Sultan Ibrahim in 1640.  As this place was used for the circumcision ceremonies of the crown princes, it is also called the Circumcision Room.  The walls are covered with rare samples of …

October 31, 2007

Topkapi Palace – The Treasury

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As mentioned earlier, The Treasury is the most popular part of the Topkapi Palace Museum for most visitors.  It holds the most amazing and richest collection of its kind in the world.  Anywhere else …

October 30, 2007

Topkapi Palace – Royal Kitchens

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As you enter the Second Courtyard, you will find the Royal Kitchen with twenty chimneys. When the kitchens were functional, there were over a thousand cooks plus assistants, preparing and serving meals for …

October 29, 2007

Topkapi Palace – Porcelain Collection – Second Courtyard

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The Second Courtyard of Topkapi Palace includes the Kitchens and the Porcelain collection, including one of the world’s richest collection of Chinese porcelain.

The Silk Road is noted through history as the route of cultural and commerical contacts between …

October 28, 2007

Topkapi Sarayi (Topkapi Palace) – Istanbul

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Topkapi Palace was the residence of the Ottoman sultans from the 15th to 19th centuries.  When Sultan Mehmet conquered Istanbul in 1453, he made Istanbul the capital of his empire.  His first palace was set …

October 27, 2007

Golden Horn Waterfront & Galata Bridge

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The current Galata bridge which was constructed in December 1994, links Karaköy and Eminönü.  Prior to this, there was a floating bridge, which unfortunately was badly damaged in a fire in 1992 and subsequently towed up …

October 23, 2007

The Old Town – Istanbul

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The Old Town is the historical settlement which has been called Byzantium, or at other times, New or Second Rome, …

October 22, 2007

Sultan Ahmet Square – Istanbul

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Sultan Ahmet Square is the central point around which many of Istanbul’s historical and interesting sites can be found, such as the Hippodrome, Blue Mosque …

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