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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Muhammed El-Ensari Türbesi

Muhammed El-Ensari Türbesi

Malta Köşkü

Malta Köşkü

The Malta Kiosk (Turkish: Malta Köşkü), also known as the Malta Pavilion, is a historic imperial Ottoman residence located within …

Deniz Müzesi

Deniz Müzesi

The Istanbul Naval Museum (Turkish: İstanbul Deniz Müzesi) is a national naval museum, located in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, …

İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri

İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri

The Istanbul Archaeology Museums (Turkish: İstanbul Arkeoloji Müzeleri) are a group of three archaeological museums located in the Eminönü quarter …

Büyük Mabeyn Köşkü

Büyük Mabeyn Köşkü

Kamondo Merdivenleri

Kamondo Merdivenleri

The Camondo Stairs (Turkish: Kamondo Merdivenleri) are 19th century stairs on Bankalar Caddesi (Banks Street) in the Galata quarter (modern …

Ihlamur Kasrı (Merasim Köşkü)

Ihlamur Kasrı (Merasim Köşkü)

Ihlamur Palace (Turkish: Ihlamur Kasrı, lit. Linden Pavilion), is a former imperial Ottoman summer pavilion located in Istanbul, Turkey. It …

Alay Köşkü

Alay Köşkü

The Procession Kiosk (Turkish: Alay Köşkü) is a 16th-century historical building on the outer walls of the Gülhane Park next …

Müze Gazhane

Müze Gazhane

Hasanpaşa Gasworks (Turkish: Hasanpaşa Gazhanesi, also known as Kadıköy Gazhanesi or Kurbağalıdere Gazhanesi), today known as Museum Gasworks (Müze Gazhane), …

Türkiye İş Bankası Müzesi

Türkiye İş Bankası Müzesi

İşbank Museum is a bank museum in Istanbul, Turkey.

Rüstem Paşa Camii

Rüstem Paşa Camii

The Rüstem Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Rüstem Paşa Camii) is an Ottoman mosque located in the Hasırcılar Çarşısı (Strawmat Weavers Market) …

Mahmut Paşa Camii

Mahmut Paşa Camii

The Mahmut Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Mahmut Paşa Camii) is a 15th-century Ottoman mosque near the Grand Bazaar in the Fatih …

Galata Mevlevihanesi Müzesi

Galata Mevlevihanesi Müzesi

Kılıç Ali Paşa Camii

Kılıç Ali Paşa Camii

The Kılıç Ali Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Kılıç Ali Paşa Cami) is a mosque at the heart of a complex designed …

Haseki Hürrem Hamamı

Haseki Hürrem Hamamı

The Hagia Sophia Hurrem Sultan Bathhouse (Turkish: Ayasofya Hürrem Sultan Hamamı, aka Hagia Sophia Haseki Bathhouse (Ayasofya Haseki Hamamı) and …

Zeyrek Molla Camii

Zeyrek Molla Camii

Zeyrek Mosque (Turkish: Zeyrek Camii) or the Monastery of the Pantokrator (Greek: Μονή του Παντοκράτορος Χριστού; Turkish: Pantokrator Manastırı), is …

Pera Müzesi

Pera Müzesi

Pera Museum (Turkish: Pera Müzesi) is an art museum in the Tepebaşı quarter of the Beyoğlu (formerly called Pera) district …

Sepetçiler Kasrı

Sepetçiler Kasrı

The Basketmakers' Kiosk (Turkish: Sepetçiler Köşkü), also known as Basketmakers' Palace (Turkish: Sepetçiler Kasrı), named after the Sepetçiler Roma, is …

Alman Çeşmesi

Alman Çeşmesi

The German Fountain (Turkish: Alman Çeşmesi; German: Deutscher Brunnen) is a gazebo styled fountain in the northern end of the …

Eski Şark Eserleri Müzesi

Eski Şark Eserleri Müzesi

The Museum of the Ancient Orient (Turkish: Eski Şark Eserleri Müzesi) is a museum in Istanbul, and part of the …

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