PLACES TO VISIT IN ISTANBUL
In addition to being the largest and most popular city in Turkey, Turkey’s arts and culture economy Istanbul is one of the biggest cities of Turkey and the world. It has a unique importance in the world with its feature that unites the continents of Asia and Europe.. This beautiful city, which has been the subject of songs, poems and novels, has places to visit in all four seasons, and after summer and autumn, winter came.. We have listed the places where you can enjoy Istanbul in these cold weathers.
Grand Bazaar
The Grand Bazaar, the most visited tourist attraction in the world, is visited by nearly half a million people daily. . The Grand Bazaar is just for you, for those who want to wander around a bit instead of staying at home in the cold of winter.. There are 24 doors in the covered bazaar, which is one of the oldest and largest bazaars in the world.. Even though you sometimes feel lost while walking around, you come across one of the main gates. History will be the first thing you feel when you enter through that magical door decorated with Ottoman tours.. Even when we look at the street names of the historical bazaar, the reason why the streets with names such as Terlikçiler, Kürkçüler, Hasırcılar, Yorgancılar, Aynacılar are named because there are only craftsmen of that profession in those streets. Nowadays, in the gated bazaar, there are mostly carpet shops, spice shops, souvenir shops and jewelers.. Isn’t it possible to stop by Gramophone Dad when you come to the Grand Bazaar? In the shop decorated with old gramophones, you must comply with the visiting time. In the cold of winter, the covered bazaar can host you for a day without getting bored.. You can easily go to the covered bazaar in Beyazıt district by tram.. CLICK HERE for the Grand Bazaar..
Istanbul Aquarium
One of the places to visit in the rain of Istanbul in Istanbul aquarium. Located on a 100-decare land in Florya, Istanbul aquarium is a place where you can spend time all day long with its social facilities and activities, the aquarium with 1500 different species and 15000 creatures, and a 1.2 km excursion route. Some of the activities that you can hardly fit into a day here are feeding time of fish, diving with sharks, 5D cinema and a simulated helicopter tour. In addition to sea creatures, this aquarium also includes rodents and reptiles native to the tropics. Istanbul Aquarium, which is among the largest in the world, has been increasing the number of visitors every day since its opening, and annually hosts 2.5 million domestic and foreign visitors. The aquarium is open to visitors every day of the week, from 10:00 to 19:00 on weekdays and from 10:00 to 20:00 on weekends. For Istanbul Aquarium CLICK…
Basilica Cistern
One of Istanbul’s most magnificent historical structures, Yerabatan Cistern, also known as Basilica Cistern is . It is also known as the Basilica Palace among the people due to the marble columns rising in the water. Covering an area of 9800 square meters in total, this cistern is a giant structure with a length of 140 meters and a width of 70 meters. The cistern, which met the water needs of the great palace and its surroundings, where the emperors lived in the Byzantine period, was used for a while after the conquest of Istanbul by the Ottomans in 1453. Byzantine emperor I. This cistern, which was built by the Justician after 532, still welcomes its visitors standing tall, and hosts many events as well as being a museum. For Basilica Cistern CLICK
Topkapi Palace
To be used as a residence after Fatih Sultan Mehmet’s conquest of Istanbul in 1453 The palace, which was started to be built and completed in 1478, is one of the most important historical buildings of Istanbul.. This building, which sheds light on Ottoman history today, was opened to the public as a museum by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk on April 3, 1924, after the foundation of the Turkish Republic. Topkapı Palace, the first museum of the Republic of Turkey, is established on an area of 300,000 square meters and is one of the largest palace museums in the world with its architectural structures, collections and 300,000 archive documents.. Topkapı Palace, which consists of six sections, continues to host its visitors with its Divan Square, Alay Square, Enderun Courtyard, Bab-ı Hümayun, Sofa-ı Hümayun and Harem sections.. You can spend a day at Topkapı Palace to witness the history of the Ottoman Empire. For Topkapı Palace CLICK…
Dolmabahçe Palace
Dolmabahçe palace 31. The palace, which was started to be built in 1843 by the order of the Ottoman sultan, Sultan Abdülmecit Han, was put into service in 1856 after 13 years of work. The main structure of the palace; It consists of three sections named Mâbeyn-i Hümâyûn (Selâmlık), Muâyede Hall (Ceremonial Hall) and Harem-i Hümâyûn. Although Dolmabahçe Palace was built during the difficult times of the Ottoman Empire, the palace was built with a dazzling beauty, as its location zero to the Bosphorus, on a 250,000 m2 area, with 285 rooms, 44 halls and 6 baths on 3 floors in total.. The highest and most magnificent place of the Dolmabahçe Palace is the Muâyede Hall, located between the harem and the mabeyn sections.. With an area of more than 2000 m², 56 columns, a dome reaching 36 meters in height and an English-made chandelier of approximately 4.5 tons connected to this dome, this hall is distinctly separated from the other parts of the Palace.
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Dolmabahçe Palace has hosted 6 sultans and the last Ottoman Caliph Abdülmecid Efendi from 1856 when it was opened to 1924, when the caliphate was abolished.. With the establishment of the Republic, Dolmabahçe Palace was used as the Presidency between 1927-1949, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk used Dolmabahçe Palace in his studies in Istanbul between 1927-1938 and died here.. The Palace, which was partially open to protocol and visits between 1926-1984, has been opened to visitors as a museum-palace since 1984. Dolmabahçe Palace is a five-minute walk from the tram stop and bus ferry junction in Kabataş. For Dolmabahçe Palace CLICK…