Turkey vacation
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Side destinations in Turkey
Turkish Riviera
Verwöhnt of Mediterranean climate, rich in historic sites, blessed with a varied 250 km long coastline and inhabited by gracious and hospitable people, the Turkish Riviera offers its guests a fully developed holiday paradise. Verträumte bays with crystal clear water and fine sand beaches, oranges and lemon orchards, Oleanderhaine, wonderfully [...]
Istanbul Holiday Guide
Istanbul - Constantinople - Byzantium. City on the Bosphorus, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea, City on two continents. Officially 9 million, unofficially 14 million inhabitants. Boundary between Asia and Europe, between Orient and Occident. Mosques and bazaars, western lifestyle and Anatolian tradition. The reason for our 4-day stay in [...]
Category: Istanbul, Istanbul Turkey
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Tags: ayasofya, bazaars, bosphorus, cami, Istanbul, marmara, Mosques, square, sultanahmet, taksim |
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Ankara may have replaced Istanbul as the capital of Turkey , but the old imperial capital will never be replaced in the affections of the populace. A pride in the city plays a part in the consciousness of locals of every age ,race and creed. Its feeling summed up best by novelist Yasar Kemal , [...]
Category: Istanbul Turkey
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Tags: aya sofya, beyazit.bosphorus, blue mosque, eminonu, galata bridge, golden horn, Istanbul, istiklal caddesi, kapali carsi, laleli, misir carsisi, place, sultanahmet, taksim, topkapi |
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Sultanahmet
Most short-stay visitors spend all their time in Sultanahmet, home of Istanbul’s main sightseeing attractions: the Topkapi Palace, heart of the Ottoman Empire; the Sultanahmet Camii (better known as the Blue Mosque); and the greatest legacy of the Byzantine Empire, the church of AyaSofya. Here also are the ancient Hippodrome, the Museum of İslamic Culture [...]
Arriving in Istanbul can come as a shock. You may still be in Europe - with tree-lined boulevards and chic cafe bars in many areas - but step away from the main drag and most likely you will find you have entered a completely ailen environment. Traders with handcarts , hamals (stevedores) carrying burdens of [...]