“Village of Ali Bey” Once upon a time Alibeyköy, at the far end of the Golden Horn, was such a green and lovely…
“Gate of Torment” Considering all the fuss that was made about the Metro bridge across the Golden Horn, it’s extraordinary to think that…
“Kasım Paşa” Market: Sunday (Toprak Tabya Sokak, Küçük Piyale) Named after Kasım Paşa (? – 1543), one of Süleyman the Magnificent’s commanders who…
“Imperial Village” The main reason to come to the Golden Horn suburb of Hasköy is to visit the Rahmi M Koç Museum, Turkey’s…
“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…
It’s one of those great İstanbul landmarks that every visitor to the city sees without necessarily paying it the attention it deserves. The…
If you head inland northwest from Eminönü along the shores of the Golden Horn towards the Atatürk Bridge you will pass through a…
“Rather Milky” At the far end of the Golden Horn, Sütlüce is a little-visited suburb known mainly to peeople attending conferences at the…
The Golden Horn is an estuarine inlet that carves a 7km path from the Alibey and Kağıthan rivers to the Bosphorus, passing between…