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East meets West-geographically, culturally and historically.
That’s the best way to describe what Istanbul looks like. While walking on the
street you can see a skyscraper rise against the ornamented walls of a palace
from Ottoman’s era, or you can hear a popular song with Arabic beats
originating from a music store blending against the modern techno beats of a
night club. Or, just simply take a walk on the Bosphorus Bridge; literally the
border that takes you from one continent-Asia to the other-Europe.
Yes,
Istanbul is situated at a crosspoint of two continents; that’s why it has
played a major role in history as a capital to many big empires; Roman,
Byzantium and finally Ottomans. Now it is a big cosmopolitan city with more
than 14 million population representing the modern Turkey.
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You can see a bit of its amazing history just by walking on the
streets, and if you come up with any of the tens of museums on your way; don’t
hesitate, just go in; you will get a the best presentation of history.
Istanbul is situated on 7 different hills that are surrounded by
the inner sea. Each neighbourhood has its own style. Among the tourism
attractions, you can see the biggest open bazaar; the Grand Bazaar with its
small businesses, the recently renovated Ottoman
Palace-turn-into-a-five-star-hotel; Ciragan Palace-Kempinsky Hotel, the street
shops with its walking pavement and running tramvay; Beyoglu, the old-town
where Ottoman’s headquarters were situated with Topkapi Palace and many other
ancient structures that are left from Ottomans, and many restaurants; cafes
along the Bosphorus, the famous historically preserved hotel Pera Palas where
celebs like Jackie Kenedy, Agatha Christie have stayed in, Cicek Passage with
its Turkish restaurants situated inside of a beautiful alley.
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istanbul and Turkish people Thank you for a Great vecation,we will come back.
Istanbul was one of the best places we have been ,we travel frequently almost every year, my next door neighbor brought some photos he took from their travel to Turkey and we were so impressed... Good and badWithout a doubt, Istanbul has a lot to offer and it is a very beautiful city with a great architecture. However, the Turkish culture is still quite "different" from a western culture ... istanbul is a wonderfull cityi think istanbul the most beautiful city in the world.istanbul have a lot historical place(rome empire-ottoman empire etc) and its have great food..I suggest that you should visit istanbul.. well definately go back againsome of the views and residents other then that the rest was a great experience all its very nice and colorful it was great indeed. CapitalIt had been the capital of the world after all.
Visit the great city at least once in your lifetime. You are not going to regret it.
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Culturally, Istanbul is best presented by its annual
International Festival that takes place during summer. Many famous, renowned
world acts come to the city to show their talent.
If you are somewhere traveling around East Europe, Istanbul is a
must to see.
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