10 places to visit in Istanbul

Istanbul is the capital in its history, the most populous city in Turkey with a population of 14 million attracting thousands of local and foreign tourists with its cosmopolitical significance. 10 places to visit from this city, whose history is worth visiting, even for the general culture alone:

HAGIA SOPHIA Is a cultural heritage that served as a church in the Byzantine empire in the past, passed to the Ottoman treasury with the conquest and opened to worship as a mosque. It is currently welcoming its visitors as a museum.

YEREBATAN SARNIÇI The cistern, located south of Hagia Sophia, is the largest closed cistern in Istanbul. The cistern, which was also built during Byzantine times, is used as a museum and continues to host many cultural events.

TOPKAPI SARAYI Sarayburnu is a dynastic palace that has hosted sultans in the last 400 years of the Ottoman Empire. It attracts a lot of visitors with its majestic appearance.

CIRAGAN SARAYI Besiktas district, captivating people with its splendor, the historical palace in which various organizations were held.

DOLMABAHÇE SARAYI Another palace located in Besiktas, Dolmabahce, with its splendor and 150-year history attracts the attention of tourists as a palace accepts its visitors.

ADALAR The general name of the 9 islands located in the northern part of the Anatolian side of Istanbul is The Islands. The most visited are Büyükada.

Hİİv KASRI attracts customers with its restaurants as well as the historical beauty it contains in the pavilion, built by egypt’s last hydra, located in The Beykoz district of Istanbul.

PIRERRE LOTI The hill, named after a French writer who frequently comes there, is one of the most tourist-attracting places in Istanbul where you can watch the Golden Horn from Eyup district of Istanbul.

SULTAN AHMET MOSQUE Sultan Ahmet Mosque, known to Europeans as Blue Mosque, took this name from the unique Iznik tiles used in its architecture.

The tower, which attracts tourists with legends and rumors about KIZ TOWER and hosts many photographs with its visual aesthetics, is also home to one of Uskudar’s distinguished restaurants.