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Built on a small rocky island in the middle of the sea near Üsküdar, where the Marmara Sea meets the Bosphorus, the Kızkulesi (Maiden’s Tower, also called Leander’s Tower) has been used for a variety of purposes[...]

Located in the Besiktas, district of Istanbul, Yıldız Park has two separate doors; one door in Cıragan Street, the other in Palanga Street. It began to become prominent at the beginning of 1600s. Those days, called as[...]

Situated in the Sariyer, district of Istanbul, Emirgan Park covers the area of 47.2 hectare which is surrogated high walls. Previously named as ‘’Feridun Gardens,’’ that area was called Emirgan Park anymore.[...]

The oldest preserved Mevlevihane in Istanbul, Mevlevi Dervish Lodge is located at Galip Dede Street which takes its name from Sheikh Galip Shrine the head of the Galata dervish lodge, the top of the slope lying down to Galata Tower at[...]

Galata Tower is one of the eye catching land mark of Istanbul for sure. This nine-story tower is 66.90 meters tall and was the tallest building when it was built in 1348 during an expansion of the Genoese colony in Constantinople. The tower is[...]