Category: Things to See in Istanbul

The Egyptian Spice market is the oldest bazaar in Istanbul.  After the Grand Bazaar, the Egyptian Spice Market is the second largest covered market.  It was named Mısır Çarşısı or Egyptian Bazaar because …

Construction of the Hippodrome began in 203 AD by the Emperor Septimus Severus and it was then enlarged by Constantine the Great. It was completed in 335 AD when Constantine declared Istanbul the new Roman city …

After the Turkish conquest of Constantinople in 1453, a distinctive style of art and architecture developed which is now typically described as Ottoman.  It reached its peak in the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent and the buildings now …

Hagia Sophia, or the Church of the Holy Wisdom, was a former Byzantine church and later became a mosque during the …

Whether you’re a shopper or not, Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar will amaze you with the number of stalls and the massive range of …

If you’re in the vicinity of Hagia Sophia, one of the magnificent Istanbul attractions not to be missed is the Basilica Cistern.  Situated near the south-west of Hagia Sophia, this massive cistern was founded by Justinian …