Admission (gallery only): 25 euros; children under 3 free, under 8s 12.5 euros; no other discounts for Turks, students, the elderly, museum cards.…
With its odd name that seems to mean “Cutting the Bosphorus”, Boğazkesen is the steep and busy road that runs down from beside…
Çırağan is a little stretch of the Bosphorus coast road west of Beşiktaş that is best known for the super-posh Çırağan Palace Kempinski Hotel,…
“Cradle Stone” Market: Saturday (Nüzhetiye Caddesi) Overlooked by most visitors to İstanbul, Beşiktaş (“Cradle Stone” in an allusion to a story that a piece…
“Thursday Market” Strictly speaking the name of a short street linking busy Tersane Caddesi to Voyvoda (Bankalar) Caddesi, Perşembe Pazarı is also the…
“Gate of Torment” Considering all the fuss that was made about the Metro bridge across the Golden Horn, it’s extraordinary to think that…
“Cannon Gate” Not to be confused with Topkapı Sarayı, the Ottoman palace in Sultanahmet, Topkapı is the area around the “Cannon Gate” on…
“Wooden Castle” Across the concrete square beside the Mısır Carşısı (Spice/Egyptian Bazaar) in Eminönü, Tahtakale is the delightfully ramshackle area immediately to the…
Between Beyazıt Meydanı (Square) and Fevzi Paşa Caddesi, the main road running through the heart of Fatih, is a small but wonderful neighbourhood…
“Middle Village” Market day: Sunday One of İstanbul’s liveliest and trendiest Bosphorus suburbs, Ortaköy boasts a rather odd name which means “Middle Village”…