Bazaars
by draguza
ne of my favorite walking tours in Istanbul was from the Grand Bazaar downhill along Uzunçarsi Caddesi (Longmarket Street) through the Tahtakale district to the Golden Horn and the Egyptian (Spice) Bazaar (Misir Çarsisi).
Although the Grand Bazaar and Egyptian Bazaar are real live markets filled daily (except Sunday) with both Turks and tourists, the Tahtakale market district is 99% Turkish, and all the more interesting for those who want to get away from the tourist crowds.
This is a good walking tour for any day except Sunday, when the Grand Bazaar, the Egyptian Bazaar, and many of the shops along this walking tour will be closed.
Galata Tower
by JeremiahK
It's always a treat when a place has a historic vantage point from which to view the layout of the land from a 360-degree birds-eye perspective. Go up Galata Tower and see the Bosporus -- the worlds most crowded waterway -- sweep across a massive, bustling city.
Istanbul International Film Festival
by traveloturc
The Istanbul International Film Festival is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkiye, organised by the Istanbul Foundation of Culture and Arts (IKSV),which is a non-profit organisation. It is held every year in April in movie theaters in Istanbul, Turkey. As mentioned in its regulations, the festival aims to encourage the development of cinema in Turkey and to promote films of quality in the Turkish cinema market.
Sirkeci Station
by luiggi
This is where the famed Orient Express ended its run from Paris, at the 19th-century Orientalist station near Seraglio Point beneath the walls of Topkapi Palace, right next to Eminönü, its ferry docks, and Galata Bridge.
Monument and Park near Fatih Mosque
by balhannah
On the corner of Macar Kardesler caddesi and Ataturk Blvde, is Sarachane park. This is right next to the Aqueduct of Valens. Take a quick look at the monument here, its quite impressive. It is of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, who's Tomb is in the Fatih Mosque compound.
Be careful in this park, I did not feel real comfortable here, there were Vagrants sleeping on the ground and benches, and people eyed me up!
I was glad to move on, but glad that I had a look at the monument.
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The Hagia Sophia
Floodlit cistern
St Procopios & St Sabas Stratelates
Miniaturk Map
