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Istanbul... One of the oldest and precious cities of the world, history goes back to 6000 BC... It is essential during your stay, in Istanbul to discover the traces left by the most cardinal empires such as Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires that oriented the history.
Here, we listed a couple of the treasures of the Istanbul;
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Turkish Islamic Art Museum, Hippodrome, Blue (Sultanahmet) Mosque Fatih Mosque, Suleymaniye Mosque, Maiden Tower, Galata Tower, Hagia Sophia Underground Cistern, Mosaic Museum, Archeological Museum, Kariye (Chora) Museum, Tekfour Palace , Rumeli Fortress, Princes Islands Topkapi Palace, Dolmabahce Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, Ciragan Palace Grand Bazaar, Egyptian (Spice) Bazaar |
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FLEA MARKETS
Away from the classical, historical markets which have always attracted the guests, there are many flea and street markets around the city, usually consisting of streets of junk shops. As usual, getting a real quality bargain is often down to luck, but it is still an interesting way to shop.
Cukurcuma Sokak is the central point of streets of shops selling old wooden furniture, antiques, and books, near the Galatasaray Hamam, off Istiklal Caddesi. Uskudar's Bit Pazari is on Buyuk Hama Sokak, and in Kadikoy, Ozelli Sokak sells mainly furniture. Horhor market, behind Aksaray mosque, is famous for antiques, selling rare Ottoman furniture. The Entel, or Intellectual Market in Ortakoy sells arts, craft and antiques, music cassettes and books, and is open every Sunday and usually very crowded, full of university students. Besiktas Pazar is open every Sunday, a warren of streets near Sair Nedim Caddesi, sells bargain clothes. Terkoz Cikmaz, next to the Pasabahce glass store off Istiklal Caddesi, has bargain designer clothes, factory seconds or overruns from France, England and Germany at rock-bottom prices. Sahaflar Carsisi is near a flea market, and specializes in second hand books. |
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