THE MAIDEN'S TOWER

When we look at the historical evidence, we see that the tower was first mentioned in 410 BC. It was used to control ships passing through the Bosphorus and to collect taxes. When Rome get the control of Istanbul, the emperor of Byzantine designed the tower and made it into a defense building. 

After Ottomans had the control of Istanbul, the tower was restored by them too. This tower, which has been destroyed and restored many times in its history, serves as a cafe, museum and restaurant that can be visited in Üsküdar.

GALATA TOWER

The tower was built by the Genoese who settled in Galata in the 14th century in 1348 to protect their region against foreigners. It was used as a dungeon for the prisoners employed in the Kasımpaşa shipyard in 16th century. Also Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi who flied first in Turkish made his famous flight from Galata Tower to Üsküdar. Galata Tower is one of the oldest towers in the world and its height from the ground is 77.25 meters.

GRAND BAZAAR

The Grand Bazaar is a historical shopping square surrounded by shops covered with roofs and domes built by Fatih Sultan Mehmet. The Grand Bazaar is located in the center of the city of Istanbul. Grand Bazaar needs to be seen with its 60 streets, more than three thousand shops, like a maze.

ÇEMBERLİTAŞ

It was erected for Constantine in the middle of a large square on the second hill of the city, due to the transfer of the capital from Rome to Istanbul in 330 A.D. It has survived in a shorter form than the original. In the past, there was a statue of Constantine the Great in the pose of the sun god on it. As the blocks of the column cracked over time and from fires, they were surrounded by iron rings. The marble cap is from 12th century, and the lower part of it is from 18th century. 

SÜLEYMANİYE MOSQUE

Süleymaniye Mosque is in the list of the most popular place to visit in İstanbul. Let's talk about history of it.

PİERRE LOTİ

ÇAMLICA HILLS

OTAGTAPE PARK

             RUMELİ HİSARI

Rumeli Hisarı is located on the Bosphorus in Sarıyer district of Istanbul and gives its name to its district. It was built by Fatih Sultan Mehmet in 1452. The purpose of the fortress is to prevent attacks from the north of the Bosphorus before the conquest of Istanbul. It has the largest castle bastions in the world.

Haydarpaşa Train Station is the old main train station located in Kadıköy district on the Anatolian side of Istanbul. It was built to be the starting station of the Baghdad Railway line and entered service in 1908.

                                HAYDARPAŞA

A large part of the building was damaged as a result of a sabotage fire in 1917 against the ammunition in the station warehouse during World War I. Because of that Haydarpaşa was completely closed to train services on 19 June of 2013.

                        DOLMABAHÇE PALACE

Dolmabahçe palace is an ottoman palace built in 1856. There are many sections in it. Pharmacies, kitchens, foundries, confectioneries are some of them. Today it is used as the Palace Collections Museum. So there are many valuable work. Also Mustafa Kemal Atatürk passed away in here.

                    GERMAN FOUNTAIN

German Fountain is located in Sultanahmet Square. It is gift from German Emperor II. Wilhelm to İstanbul. The most important feature of the fountain is that it was built in Germany and assembled in İstanbul in 1901. It's inside is covered with gold mosaic. The German Fountain is a wonderful structure that attracts people's attention with all its appearance.