Istanbul - Where Civilizations meet!

East meets West, Byzantine meets Ottoman, bustling meets leafy — Istanbul is full of eclectic surprises.

Topkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul

Places to Visit

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The Grand Aya Sophia
A mosque and a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Topkapi Palace Museum
Museum for Ottoman clothing, weapons, armor, miniatures, religious relics, and manuscripts

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Sultan Ahmed Mosque
Ottoman-era historical imperial mosque constructed between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I

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Basiclia Cistern
The largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city

If the Earth were a single state, Istanbul would be its capital

- Napoleon Bonaparte

Where the east meets the west!

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