“Mecid’s place” (presumably Abdülmecid’s) Poor old Mecidiyeköy has an unenviable location at the north-easterly end of Şişli’s Halaskargazi Caddesi where it meets up…
The water-facing Konak Meydanı in the town centre is as close as İzmir gets to a touristic and cultural heart. Once a depressing…
“In front of the Judge” The waterfront neighbourhood of Eminönü is always frantically busy with passengers boarding ferries of the tram. Just inland…
“Quite Pine-Filled” Traditionally the Asian suburb of Çamlıca was best known for two large hilltop parks. Büyük Çamlıca was familiar to 19th-century visitors…
Named after the Ottoman sultan Beyazıd II (1447-1512) whose tomb forms part of the mosque complex he founded here, Beyazıt is the extraordinarily…
“Loyalty” Unlike so many districts of İstanbul, Vefa, which lies to the east of Atatürk BulvarI, is known not so much for a…
“With a Tulip” Old name: Koska West of Sultanahmet on Ordu Caddesi, the continuation of Divan Yolu, Laleli is a frantically busy commercial…
Born in Istanbul, Ahmed Kemaleddin Bey (1870-1927) was, with Vedat Tek, a founding father of the Birinici Ulusal Mimarlık (First National Architecture) movement.…
In the cool of early evening I thought I’d take a turn around the back streets of Eminönü. It always surprises me how…