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Dolmabahce Palace
7,807 reviews
"The building is magnificent, especially the ceremonial hall with its famous Bohemian crystal chandelier glowing with 750 lamps, gifted by Queen Victoria.""Things I enjoyed in the palace : the crystal staircase - glamourous ...amazing , The Sultan's marble hammam is incredible with see views through the windows.The Harem are the rooms where Atatürk passed away"
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Hagia Sophia
43,504 reviews
"The Byzantine influence of the Hagia Sophia is great; its architecture was copied by Ottomans and can be seen at the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet) in Istanbul and in Cairo (“Blue Mosque” as well) at the Fortress gover...""Before St. Peters basilica in Rome and St. Paul London, the biggest christian church in the world with famous mosaics, cupola, ramp for pedestrians, doors of heaven and hell, monument of Enrico Dandolo etc."
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Sultanahmet District
16,415 reviews
"And all within walking distance of each other - the Blue Mosque, Aya Sophia, Topkapi Palace and a number of Sultans tombs (found at the side of Aya Sophia and entrance is free).""... (Sultan Ahmet Camii), Topkapı Palace, the Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Saray), Suleymaniye mosque, Grand Bazaar, Binbirdirek Cistern, the Istanbul Archeological Museums, Great Palace Mosaic Museum, and many more."
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Suleymaniye Mosque
12,167 reviews
"What an amazing and beautiful mosque - definitely worth a visit beautiful architecture beautiful grounds and you can see far across the city views are amazing.""Great Mosque .. attached to it buildings for teaching, a building contains the King Soliman Alkanoni and others graves, building contains his wife's grave, a cemetery and few gardens, the back garden is very beaut..."
Museums
Topkapi Palace
27,153 reviews
"You must visit this to see how the Ottomans use to live... it has a lot of historical artifacts from the time of Prophet Moses and Propher Mohammed PBUH... definitely take the audio guide and make sure you ask how...""We thoroughly enjoyed our visit,there is much to see,we especially loved the harem area,the tiles and colours are incredible.The gardens are lovely to just sit and watch the world go by,there are gift shops and ca..."
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Historic Areas of Istanbul
10,672 reviews
"The Blue Mosque, Emperor Constantine's old Hippodrome, Hagia Sophia, Serpent column, Obelisk of Theodosius are all within walking distance.""You must visit old city, Egytp Bazaar, Grand Bazaar, Taksim Square, İstiklal Street, Bosphorus boat trip, You must seen to Hagia Sophia Church, Sultanahmet Mosque......"
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Galata Tower
9,596 reviews
"The elevator was fast and modern and at the very top you can even buy a meal or a refreshment to enjoy the 360 degree view at 260 feet high or just walk outside imagining Ahmet Celebi jumping from the tower and cr...""Galata tower, a beautiful cozy spot in the middle of Istanbul ,just after Istiklal street overlooking Bosphurus and separated of Sultanahmet and Eminonu by galata bridge."
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Rahmi M. Koc Museum
1,566 reviews
"You will be able to see old cars, old toys, Apple computers through history, motorcycles, bicycles, boats, baby trolls, carriages, motors, and many many many other things.""after great Osman Historic dont miss this great collection museum collection of classic cars, trains boats , aircraft & old military plus some antiques interested of for all ages"
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Miniaturk
1,714 reviews
"All these miniature models are key monuments around Turkey, and it really gives a lot of information of when and why they were built.""My 5 year old got a little bored after a while and was more interested in the ice-cream, mini train that takes you around (5TL per person), the playground and the maze."
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Ortakoy
1,786 reviews
"I would say this is one of the main attractions that any tourist must visit during his stay in the charming Istanbul, with a stunning sea view close from the Bosporus Bridge and lots of Cafes and Rests for dining...""The baked baked potatoes are delicious .Highly recommended area with baroque mosque lots of quaint food stalls and vibrant market ."
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Kız Kulesi
1,069 reviews
"... historical and has amazing views of Istanbul... the trip up to the watchtower at the top is worth the small climb.. there is a lovely bar and seating area in the tower to enough a drink and admire the view""Beautiful island to visit you could even have a nice drink , travel by small boat, they also will return you back."
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Sultanahmet Square
3,409 reviews
"Excellent place to unwind in the gardens,although very busy you just need time to let your feet and brain to unwind ,from all the walking and cultural bombardment of the area,Its Istanbuls main old city area,with...""Amazing area next to the Sultanahmed mezquite to Hagia Sophia museum and having its own points of interests (e.g.: the Egyptian obelisk nearly 3500 years old! brought by the Greeks from the Karnak temple, and the..."
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Basilica Cistern
31,230 reviews
"Truly interesting place and if you're there during a hot summer, this is a great place to visit, because it's cool and you get break from the heat :) I loved the dark atmosphere.""Found this to be a great place to visit Famously used as a backdrop in James Bond movie From Russia with Love, the 6th century cistern provided a fresh water supply for buildings including the Emperor's palace The..."
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Istiklal Caddesi
5,884 reviews
"A super busy shopping street ,multicolored and wonderful Lots of big and small shops and numerous restaurants and pastry shops to enjoy Loved the ice cream,the chestnuts,the chocolate and the street musicians The...""A very long busy street full of modern shops cafes and restaurants, start at Taksim Square and take a long leisurely walk down the whole length of it taking care to look out for the little red tram that goes up an..."
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Blue Mosque
34,536 reviews
"... work just infront of Hagia Sophia to rival it and decorated it with the best,highest quality blue tiles so that it was called as Blue mosque and has a great Architecture, perfect symmetry and harmony!!! Defini...""Amazing facts about Blue Mosque: Aside from its staggering size and exquisite beauty, one of the most distinctive elements of this Istanbul mosque is that it has six minarets, as opposed to the usual two or four o..."
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Besiktas
332 reviews
"night time or day time is a district full of life ,sea port,restaurants,coffes,bars, erea where you can sit and enjoy the city life""We love to watch Soccer and to see and experience to be staduim is awesome visit to Vodafone Besiktas Stadium it was unforgettable experience to see the stadium and the history when was started just amazing ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"
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Kapali Carsi
11,913 reviews
"More than sixty streets and several thousand shops make up one of the largest markets on the planet, the infamous Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, is an awe inspiring site that delights visitors with a wonderful mix of col...""... write abt , basicallyu can get anything from the bazaar clothes bags jewellery shoes and lots more really enjoyed the haggling bt be ready to get pestered by the shop keepers dats jus hw it is all good fun tho ."
