It’s one of those great İstanbul landmarks that every visitor to the city sees without necessarily paying it the attention it deserves. The…
“Wooden Castle” Across the concrete square beside the Mısır Carşısı (Spice/Egyptian Bazaar) in Eminönü, Tahtakale is the delightfully ramshackle area immediately to the…
If you head inland northwest from Eminönü along the shores of the Golden Horn towards the Atatürk Bridge you will pass through a…
“In front of the Judge” The waterfront neighbourhood of Eminönü is always frantically busy with passengers boarding ferries of the tram. Just inland…
In the cool of early evening I thought I’d take a turn around the back streets of Eminönü. It always surprises me how…