İstanbul

İstanbul

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Population15,701,602
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With a population over 15 million, it is home to 18% of the population of Turkey. Istanbul is among the largest cities in Europe and in the world by population. It is a city on two continents; about two-thirds of its population live in Europe and the rest in Asia. Istanbul straddles the Bosphorus—one of the world's busiest waterways—in northwestern Turkey, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea. Its area of 5,461 square kilometers (2,109 sq mi) is coterminous with Istanbul Province. Istanbul's climate is Mediterranean.

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Nuruosmaniye Camisi

Nuruosmaniye Camisi

The Nuruosmaniye Mosque (Turkish: Nuruosmaniye Camii) is an 18th-century Ottoman mosque located in the Çemberlitaş neighbourhood of Fatih district in …

Beylerbeyi Sarayı Kompleksi

Beylerbeyi Sarayı Kompleksi

Şehzadebaşı Camii

Şehzadebaşı Camii

The Şehzade Mosque (Turkish: Şehzade Camii, lit. 'Prince's Mosque') is a 16th-century Ottoman imperial mosque located in the district of …

Yavuz Sultan Selim Cami

Yavuz Sultan Selim Cami

The Yavuz Selim Mosque, also known as the Selim I Mosque and the Yavuz Sultan Selim Mosque (Turkish: Yavuz Selim …

Aya İrini Kilisesi

Aya İrini Kilisesi

Hagia Irene (Greek: Αγία Ειρήνη) or Hagia Eirene (Medieval Greek: Ἁγία Εἰρήνη Ancient Greek pronunciation: [aˈʝia iˈrini], "Holy Peace", Turkish: …

TCG Uluçalireis

TCG Uluçalireis

USS Thornback (SS-418), a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the …

Fatih Camii

Fatih Camii

The Fatih Mosque (Turkish: Fatih Camii, "Conqueror's Mosque" in English) is an Ottoman mosque off Fevzi Paşa Caddesi in the …

İstanbul Surları

İstanbul Surları

The walls of Constantinople (Turkish: Konstantinopolis Surları; Greek: Τείχη της Κωνσταντινούπολης) are a series of defensive stone walls that have …

Zeyrek Sarnıcı

Zeyrek Sarnıcı

Şerefiye Sarnıcı

Şerefiye Sarnıcı

The Theodosius Cistern (Greek: Κινστέρνα Θεοδοσίου, Turkish: Şerefiye Sarnıcı) is one of many ancient cisterns of Constantinople that lie beneath …

Büyük Saray Mozaikleri Müzesi

Büyük Saray Mozaikleri Müzesi

The Great Palace Mosaic Museum (Turkish: Büyük Saray Mozaikleri Müzesi), is located close to Sultanahmet Square in Istanbul, Turkey, at …

Çemberlitaş Sütunu

Çemberlitaş Sütunu

The Column of Constantine (Turkish: Çemberlitaş Sütunu; Greek: Στήλη του Κωνσταντίνου Α΄; Latin: Columna Constantini) is a monumental column commemorating …

Panorama 1453 Tarih Müzesi

Panorama 1453 Tarih Müzesi

The Panorama 1453 Historical Museum is a historical museum in Istanbul that opened on 31 January 2009. This museum shows …

Sinematek

Sinematek

Atatürk Kültür Merkezi

Atatürk Kültür Merkezi

The Atatürk Cultural Center (Turkish: Atatürk Kültür Merkezi), commonly called the AKM, is a concert hall, theatre and cultural centre …

Çamlıca Televizyon Kulesi

Çamlıca Televizyon Kulesi

Küçük Çamlıca TV & Radio Tower (Turkish: Küçük Çamlıca TV-Radyo Kulesi), or simply Çamlıca Tower, (Turkish pronunciation: [tʃamlɯdʒa]) is a …

Atatürk Museum, Şişli

Atatürk Museum, Şişli

Atatürk Museum (Turkish: Atatürk Müzesi) is a historic house museum dedicated to the life of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the first …

santralistanbul Enerji Müzesi

santralistanbul Enerji Müzesi

İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi

İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi

The Istanbul Toy Museum (Turkish: İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi) is a toy museum located in the Göztepe neighbourhood of Kadıköy district …

Kazım Karabekir Paşa Müzesi

Kazım Karabekir Paşa Müzesi

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