In 2013 the long awaited tunnel beneath the Bosphorus known as the Marmaray finally opened and immediately transformed the İstanbul transport scenario. Now,…
“New Gate” Not so long ago Yenikapı was a relatively sleepy little place on the European shore of the Sea of Marmara just…
Just a few years ago few tourists to Sultanahmet ventured downhill behind the Arasta Bazaar to visit the wonderful Kücük Ayasofya Cami. Even fewer…
“Sand Gate” If you head west along the Sea of Marmara coast road from Kadırga the next suburb along is Kumkapı which has…
“Cow’s Passage” Anyone fortunate enough to live in İstanbul knows that one of its greatest delights is the glorious Bosphorus (Boğaz in Turkish),…
“Vinegar-seller” For over a century as the location of İstanbul’s railway station for trains to Europe, Sirkeci was one of İstanbul’s main transport…