The Great Palace Mosaic Museum
The Great Palace Mosaics have been tessellated with a unique workmanship between the years 450-550 AD.
Istanbul Museum Of Islamic Arts
Istanbul Museum Of Islamic Arts
Ibrahim Pasha Palace on the Sultanahmet Square is believed to have been built in the 16th Century.
The Palace first became popular with the glory of the celebrations of the wedding of Ibrahim Pasha in 1521 who was highly favoured by Sulaiman the Magnificant.
After the execution of Ibrahim Pasha, the palace changed hands for a few times. The palace was renovated and converted into museum during 1966-1983. Since 1983 it serves as the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts.
Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Istanbul Archaeological Museum
Istanbul Archaeological Museum dependent on the General Directorate of Monuments and Museums of the Ministry of Culture is on the Osman Hamdi Bey Ascent that opens to the Topkapı Palace Museum from the right of the Gulhane Park Entry which is in the Sultanahmet district.
Basilica Cistern - Istanbul
Basilica Cistern - Istanbul
The construction which was built by Emperor Justinian I in the 6th Century AD is located in Sultanahmet.
Yerebatan which has been called Basilica Cistern due to its close location to Hagia Sophia for centuries has been built by caving the rocky ground 25 meters under the surface.
Blue Mosque - Istanbul
Blue Mosque - Istanbul
The Blue Mosque has been constructed between the years 1609-1616 by Mehmet Aga who was one of the famous architects of the period.
The mosque , originally called "I. Sultan Ahmet Mosque" is situated at the Sultanahmet square where important Byzantine buildings stand too.
The mosque complex includes a bazaar, bath and caravanserai. The Main Entrance of the Sultanahmet Mosque is on the side where the hippodrome from the Roman Empire time stands. The mosque comprises four semidomes and a dome with a height of 43 meters supported by four pillars.
Hagia Sophia - Istanbul
Hagia Sophia - Istanbul
Hagia Sophia which is situated at the Sultanahmet Square and which is considered as the biggest Christian place of worship for years is one of the most important historical places in Istanbul.
According to Theophanes, Nikephoros and Grammarian Leon the first building of Hagia Sophia was erected during the reign of Emperor Constantius I (324-337).
Gallipoli war memorials, near Eceabat
Gallipoli war memorials, near Eceabat
The battlefields of Gallipoli were the scene of the bloodiest campaigns of World War L scores of war cometeries and monuments, both Allied and Turkish, have been maintained within a singularly evocative memorial park.
This covers a wild and beautiful country---the largest strech of Aegean coast to remain wholly undeveloped.
Highlights include the Anzac Cove, the site of an Australian-New Zeland landing in 1915, and Chunuk Hill, where the trenches of opposing forces lie within a few metres of each other.
How to get to Gallipoli war memorials: The road to the (more intereting) northern sector of the park branches off 3km N of Eceabat. A full tour-over Anafartalar-Kabatepe-Alcitepe-Seddulbahir-Kilitbahir covers about 80km.
Regions of Turkey
- Marmara
- Aegean
- Mediterranean
- Black Sea
- Central Anatolia
- Eastern Anatolia
- Southeast Anatolia
Cumalikizik Village in Bursa
Cumalikizik Village in Bursa
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