Hotel deals in Istanbul, Turkey

... the modern downtown north from the historical south. One of my friends from the World Bank, a native of Istanbul, always maintained that Turkey was not all that different from Greece, and indeed the people, food, and overall urban style were not so ...

From Istanbul, Turkey by stephenchien

... , but today it's more of a park, with an ancient Egyptian obelisk in the centre. Basilica Cistern This is Istanbul's largest cistern (underground water storage area), which was built so that the people in Istanbul could have enough water in ...

From Istanbul, Turkey by danestern

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From Istanbul, Turkey by alanzb

... courtyard out from with a fountain and multitude of pretzel vendors.  In my opinion, its the coolest site to see in Istanbul from the outside at least.  Built in the 1600's, it is unique in that it has six minarets instead of four.  ...

From Istanbul, Turkey by srb013

... first in Istanbul after a late arrival and we found a cab to bring us directly in the historical center. Istanbul is a city mixed of: - civilisation between the antic roman civilisation and Ottoman Empire. - religion Musulman, catholique - ...

From Istanbul, Turkey by worldtaste

... view across the square to the Blue Mosque. The Hagia Sofia is being renovated because next year Istanbul will be the "cultural capital of Europe" (even though Turkey isn't in the EU...) so they are working hard to clean up and do maintenance work on ...

From Istanbul, Turkey by jimmyandkristen