“Axe Harbour” The upmarket Bosphorus suburb of Baltalımanı is named after Kaptan–ı Derya Baltaoğlu Süleyman Bey, a 15th-century admiral who took his nickname…
“The Anatolian Castle” Anadolu Hisarı is to the Asian side of İstanbul what Rumeli Hisarı is to the European side: namely, a suburb…
“Roman (European) Castle” The well-heeled Bosphorus suburb of Rumeli Hisarı is named after the huge castle built here by Mehmet the Conqueror in…