“Sacred Light of Osman” Named after the enormous mosque that is its centrepiece, Nuruosmaniye is the area immediately to the east of the…
Within easy walking distance of Sultanahmet, the Cağaloğlu district is known for a particularly lovely Turkish bath frequented in the past by the…
“Hooped Stone” At Çemberlitaş what was Divan Yolu, the old Roman Mesa, changes its name to Yeniceriler Caddesi (Janissary Street). Today the Çemberlitaş Meydanı…
Just a few years ago few tourists to Sultanahmet ventured downhill behind the Arasta Bazaar to visit the wonderful Kücük Ayasofya Cami. Even fewer…
“In front of the hamam” Until recently a run-down, neglected part of old Ankara, Hamamönü has been given a complete Odunpazarı-style makeover with…
İstanbul’s answer to the British Museum or the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is the Archaeology Museum (closed Mondays, admission fee),…
Open daily outside prayer times. Closed Friday mornings for cleaning. Dress code requires both men and women to be modestly attired Standing to…
“Rose House” Pushed to name my favourite place in the centre of İstanbul, I’d probably plump for Gülhane Park, the enormous green space…
Hocapaşa is a tiny neighbourhood tucked away just off Ankara Caddesi and behind the tramway at the point where Gülhane segues into Sirkeci.…
I don’t know how many times I must have wandered past the Yeşil Cami in Kütahya without ever thinking to take a look…