“Wednesday” Market: Wednesday (beside Fatih Cami) For a taste of ultra-conservative İstanbul you need to head for the Çarşamba area of Fatih which lies…
“Goose Fountain” Just beyond the Theodosian Walls at Yedikule lies a district called Kazlıçeşme which was once known for the tanneries, first developed…
“Seven Towers” Yedikule is the İstanbul equivalent of London’s Tower of London, full of stories of gory deaths and executions in a dramatically…
“New Gate” Not so long ago Yenikapı was a relatively sleepy little place on the European shore of the Sea of Marmara just…
“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),…