“Ballad” On the southern shore of the Golden Horn, Balat was once the heart of Jewish İstanbul and is home to the Ahrida Synagogue, one…
“Lighthouse” Old name: Petrion Festivals: 6 January (Tossing of the Cross for Epiphany), Easter (midnight ceremony on Sunday) Cramped and congested it may…
“Wooden Castle” Across the concrete square beside the Mısır Carşısı (Spice/Egyptian Bazaar) in Eminönü, Tahtakale is the delightfully ramshackle area immediately to the…