Golden Horn
by Kuznetsov_Sergey
The Golden Horn is an inlet of the Bosphorus dividing the city of Istanbul and forming a natural harbor.
It forms a deep natural harbor for the peninsula it encloses together with the Sea of Marmara.
You can watch my 3 min 07 sec HQ Video Istanbul Galata Tower View at the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn part I Turkish Gambit out of my Youtube channel with the music out of the Russian movie “Turkish Gambit” – by Maxim Pokrovsky – “We’re going to the Orient”.
You can watch my 4 min 01 sec HQ Video Istanbul Galata Tower View at the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn part II Turkish March out of my Youtube channel with Turkish March - Rondo Alla Turca by Mozart.
ou may watch my high resolution photo of Istanbul on the Google Earth according to the following coordinates 41° 0' 41.67" N 29° 0' 43.73" E or on my Google Earth Panoramio Bosphorus and Golden Horn.
You may watch my high resolution photo of Istanbul on the Google Earth according to the following coordinates 41° 1' 17.64" N 29° 0' 23.80" E or on my Google Earth Panoramio Bosphorus and Golden Horn.
Turquoise
by Erkmen
A Nation that gives a name to a color..
Turquoise is a term to express the name of a color, and it comes from the Turkish blue... So in general what is Turkish blue..
Our roots came from Asia, where all the dome of the buildings have Turkish blue.. And now we live in the Turquoise blue waters of Bosphorus..
When you are in Istanbul, you may have the chance to see the color Change in the Bosphorus and sometimes it looks exactly Turquoise.. And it is the greatest blue for us..
Dress conservatively. It's...
by grrl_travel
Dress conservatively. It's not that all women in Turkey wear chadors (full black with veil), but you'll get hassled a lot less if you are wearing pants or a conservative skirt. If you go into a mosque (as a woman) make sure to cover your head, and ideally put on long sleeves. It's just respect. You can buy head scarves for cheap outside of larger mosques, or you can borrow one. People do dress up in miniskirts, etc for clubs, but if you are traveling alone and are out at night, I'd stick with nice pants.
Comodo Steps..Another Istanbul story.
by mehbos37
Istanbul used to be the home of many Italian families like Comodos..They came to Istanbul in early 1500s , became very powerful in banking in 1800s and left their hometown in 1920s...This is the Comodo Steps which were built by the family in 19th century.
Location: Bankalar Caddesi,Karakoy..Very close to Galata Tower.
Shopping Centers
by SamiGuzel about Akmerkez,Galleria, Migros, Capitol
These are Istanbul' s biggest and modern shopping centers. You can find everything ( like cinema, dance, toys, games and famous marks ) n them. But they are more expensive then bazaars. If u want to buy local things u must go to the bazaars. Don't forget, bargains s important everywhere...
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Mosaics - Hagia Sophia
9th c. Virgin & Child, apse
The Blue Mosque
Map of Kadıköy
