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Bebek is a very, very nice neighbourhood up the Bosphorus a little south of the Fatih Mehmet Bridge and Rumeli Hisari. It's just north of Arnavutkoy, another ritzy neighbourhood. It has nice views down the Bosphorus and some fashionable places to eat. Leave a Comment Directions: As mentioned, it's fairly far north on the Bosphorus from the old city core, but just before Rumeli Hisari and the second bridge (Fatih Mehmet Koprusu).
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 BEYLERBEYI PALACE &LIDYA by Arkeolog
Empress Eugénie of France (1853-1870), during her visit to Istanbul in 1869, stayed at the Beylerbeyi harem; Emperor Joseph of Austro-Hungary, Shah Nasireddin of Iran, Prince Nicholas of Montenegro and Crown Prince Oscar of Sweden were also hosted at this palace.
In the garden there are marble-lion n bronze-deer statues signed by P Roulliard n dated 1864 Address: Beylerbeyi District
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As a tourist you walk the streets intent on getting to your next destination that you have read about here on VT, or in your guide book. Often just off the main street you will find a fantastic opportunity to see things only the locals know about.
Here in the first photo we found this colorful and out of kilter home, or series of homes, we never did find out more.
The second photo is a small wooden home on a small out of the way side street between HagiaSofia and Topkapi.
The third photo is of a mosque on one of the main streets, but with no name we could discern outside, apparently not obvious or not important in the tourist industry, if anyone can help me with this one it would be appreciated.
The fourth photo shows a very colorful building, at the bottom of which there was a fast food shop. We stopped for a sandwich, but were invited inside. We then found out that the seating arrangements for the restaurant go up steep stairs on all the floors above, we sat on the third floor overlooking the street.
The fifth photo shows and open air restaurant in the forground and a shopping "street" in the background. We found this area by accident. When we were at the Blue Mosque, we saw all the tourists exiting the gate in the direction of the HagiaSofiya...but we also saw a smaller gate off to the right. We of course opted to take the gate where nobody was going and exited onto this shopping area. Aside from the restaurants and shops there you will also find a mosiac museum at the end of the street. Leave a Comment
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If some big water divides a city, water transportation becomes an important part of city life. Bosphorus does this in Istanbul. And Sirket-i Hayriye tries to connect two parts since 1851.
Everything had begun with the capitulations. Two companies, English and Russian, started to transport people with two ferries. Since they could not be forbidden, Ottoman Empire started to have its own ferries.
First ferries ordered to England. All of them named by numbers first. Today all ferries have their names. Generally they are named after some public figures.
I’ve read an essay about Huseyin Haki Efendi today. He was the manager of Sirket-i Hayriye between 1867-1894. He designed the first car-ferry and it was produced in England for Istanbul. “Suhulet” was her name. Also there was a ferry named after Huseyin Haki.
Now, Sirket-i Hayriye is long gone but IDO (Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri) carry on their mission. IDO is the biggest (they claim this on their web page) with its 86 ferries and 86 piers.
After all these historical information, you can pick up a ferry and enjoy the ride. Don’t forget to buy a “simit”, share it with seagulls and drink a tea on the ferry.
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Pierre Loti Hill is named after a famous french writer Pierre Loti (birth name Louis Marie Julien Viaud). To get there you shold take the cable car. After getting there you will find yourself at the top of a hill with a breathtaking view - the panaroma of Istanbul is just outstanding.
There's also a cafe - you can enjoy the wonderful view while sipping turkish coffee. Directions: take the bus from Eminönü port. You should get off at Eyup. The Cable car stop is near the graveyard.
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Rustem Pasha is known for bringing ukranian beauty Anastasia Lisovskaya to the sultan. She was captured by turks in the Ukraine and became the sultan's wife. She's known as Roxalana. Directions: Eminönü, next to the Spice Bazar and New Mosque
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