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Bahariye Islets, Halic, The Golden Horn
Halic, the Golden Horn, was so polluted in the past that I always thought the reason for those two islets was pollution. I found out later they have been in… Read more
Yildiz Clock Tower, Besiktas
Yidiz clock tower was built in 1890 by Sultan Abdulhamid II in the courtyard of the Yildiz Hamidiye Mosque located in the Yildiz Palace complex. The orientalist and neo-gothic style… Read more
Nusretiye Clock Tower, Tophane
Nusretiye Clock Tower built by Sultan Abdulmecid in 1848-49 as part of the Nusretiye Mosque is the oldest clock tower in Istanbul built by the famous Balyan Family, responsible for… Read more
English Cemetery, Kadikoy
There are many non-muslim cemeteries for non-muslim Istanbulians but one of them, the English cemetery located in Kadikoy near Haydarpasa Train Station was reserved for the English soldiers wounded in… Read more
Beylerbeyi, Lord of the Lords
Beylerbeyi is a town on the Asian side located between Kuzguncuk and Cengelköy in Üsküdar district, where the Bosphorus Bridge is built on the Asian side. Beylerbeyi, like Ortaköy on… Read more
Comparison of European and Asian sides of Istanbul
Asian side is older than the European side. Before Byzantium was build, there were settlements around Kadikoy, Fikirtepe (a neigbourhood in the limits of Kadikoy district) and Pendik. European side… Read more
Cengelkoy, Anchor Village
Cengelkoy is a town by the Bosphorus on the Asian side between Vaniköy and Beylerbeyi. It is one of the best places in Istanbul for a lovely Bosphorus view, dining… Read more
Gotlar Sütunu, Column of Goths
Gotlar Sütunu, Column of Goths, located near Sarayburnu entrance at the Gulhane Park, is the oldest column survived from the Roman era until today. It is a Roman triumphial column… Read more
Arkadius Sütunu, Column of Arcadius
The column of Arcadius was a Roman triumphal column begun in 401 in the forum of Arcadius in Constantinople to commemorate Arcadius’ triumph over the Goths in 400. arcadius died… Read more
