Named after the Ottoman sultan Beyazıd II (1447-1512) whose tomb forms part of the mosque complex he founded here, Beyazıt is the extraordinarily…
“The Conqueror” Festival: 29 May (prayers at tomb of Sultan Mehmed II) These days even Sultanahmet falls within the jurisdiction of the Fatih…
Biggest bazaar in İstanbul Opening hours: 8.30am to 7pm. Closed Sundays and first days of Ramazan and Kurban Bayramı One of the must-see…
“Süleyman’s Place” Of all Sinan’s great designs for Constantinople the one that is usually thought of as his masterpiece is the Süleymaniye complex…
“Loyalty” Unlike so many districts of İstanbul, Vefa, which lies to the east of Atatürk BulvarI, is known not so much for a…
Cibali is the area immediately beside the Atatürk Bridge on the southern side of the Golden Horn. It’s also known as Unkapanı, a…
“With a Tulip” Old name: Koska West of Sultanahmet on Ordu Caddesi, the continuation of Divan Yolu, Laleli is a frantically busy commercial…
“White Palace” For most visitors to İstanbul Aksaray is the messy transport interchange that they whiz through on the tram on their way…
Main road linking the Golden Horn and Fatih Sliced through the old city during the French town planner Henri Prost’s redesign of it…
“The Edirne Gate” Edirnekapı is the district right beside the Theodosian Land Walls at the end of Fevzi Paşa Cami, the main road…