Balat
Balat, Fatih, Türkiye
When Spain expelled its Jewish population in 1492, Sultan Bayezid II did something that no other European ruler was willing to do — he invited them in.
Eyüp Sultan Mosque
Eyüp Sultan, Camii Kebir Cd., Eyüpsultan
Outside of Mecca, Medina, and Jerusalem, this may be the holiest site in the Islamic world.
Istiklal Avenue
Istiklal Cd., Dolapdere, Beyoğlu, 34433, Türkiye
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Kadıköy
Kadikoy, Türkiye
Before Istanbul was Istanbul, before Constantinople was Constantinople, there was Chalcedon.
Ortaköy
Ortakoy, Beşiktaş, Türkiye
Ortaköy might be the most Instagrammed square meter in Istanbul, and it deserves it.
Pera Palace Hotel
52 Mesrutiyet Cd., Galatasaray, Beyoğlu, 34430, Türkiye
The Pera Palace was built in 1892 for a very specific clientele: passengers arriving on the Orient Express who needed somewhere suitably glamorous to stay at the end of the world's most famous train journey.
Pierre Loti Hill
20 Karyagdi Sk., Eyup, Eyüp, 34050, Türkiye
A French naval officer fell in love with this city so completely that Istanbul named a hill after him.
Taksim Square
Taksim Meydani, Taksim, Beyoğlu, 34437, Türkiye
The name gives the game away.
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