The Bosphorus Bridge

”Completed in 1973, this suspension bridge, the only bridge in the world linking two continents...” More

Leb-i-Derya

Seven Hills

Anjelique

”Open-air restaurants, crowded bazaars, and a swoon-inducing location on the Bosporus—this is a city made for wandering ...” More

Reina

”A kind of mall of open-air restaurants and lounges...” More

Topkapi Palace

Archaeological Museum

”The things I chose to see were far from unorthodox: the subterranean Basilica Cistern, with its mossy vaults and thicket...” More

Great Palace Mosaic Museum

”So what if the euro is up and the dollar is down? ...” More

Istanbul Modern

”I made journeys to the various brand-new museums: the somewhat misnamed Istanbul Modern, which, strangely, possesses nothing by the foremost...” More

Pera Museum

”Set in a lavish 19th-century mansion overlooking the Golden Horn, the privately funded museum stages exhibitions such as a show...” More

Babylon

”Colonized for centuries by non-Muslim minorities a...” More

Beyoglu

”Colonized for centuries by non-muslim minorities and foreign traders, the district of Beyoğlu (pronounced be-yoh-LU and formerly known as Pera)...” More

Sultanahmet

Basilica Cistern

”Eighty-two feet below Istanbul is a 450-foot-long, 213-foot-wide former royal reservoir...” More

Church of the Holy Savior of Chora

Rumeli Hisari

”Open-air restaurants, crowded bazaars, and a swoon-inducing location on the Bosporus—this is a city made for wandering ...” More

Rüstem Pasha Camii

Abdulla

”Excellent towels, soaps, and loofahs at the Grand Bazaar; all can be shipped....” More

Alaturca

”Colonized for centuries by non-Muslim minorities a...” More

Beymen

”Useful in case one needs to check up on the latest offerings from Roberto Cavalli, D&G, and Prada; there's also...” More

Can Antiques

”Owner Íbrahim Uslucan stocks dazzling reproductions of 17th- and 18th-century Russian and Austrian jewelry—emerald-stacked rings, earrings encrusted to their bases...” More

Gönül Paksoy

”Made from refined, antique Ottoman-era cloth, Gonul’s creations have increased in price over the years as the material has become...” More

Grand Bazaar

Haci Bekir

”Colonized for centuries by non-Muslim minorities a...” More

Homer Kitabevi Books

Mehmet Cetinkaya Gallery

”Without question one of the best of the city's carpet dealers, located on an obscure side street near the Blue...” More

Robinson Crusoe Books

Sofa

”My favorite store in Sultanahmet, with a stock that reflects the exuberant tastes of its owner....” More

Spice Market

Turkish Handwoven Carpet Sales Center

Ümit Ünal Doors

Cagaloglu Hamami

”One of the more refined traditional baths, with a menu in English; go for the complete 'Oriental luxury service' ($36...” More

Istanbul Fast Ferries

”Ferries chug gently north toward the Black Sea past Ottoman palaces...” More