Admission (gallery only): 25 euros; children under 3 free, under 8s 12.5 euros; no other discounts for Turks, students, the elderly, museum cards.…
Before it housed the glamour and glitz that was the court of the Ottoman sultans, İstanbul was, as Constantinople, the capital of the…
“Cow’s Passage” Anyone fortunate enough to live in İstanbul knows that one of its greatest delights is the glorious Bosphorus (Boğaz in Turkish),…
For visitors to İstanbul all paths lead to Sultanahmet, the ancient heart of the city where first the Byzantines and then the Ottomans…
The original Aydın Old name: Andronicopolis Most famous son: Anthemius of Tralles As anyone who has ever seen the finds on display in İstanbul…
Last stronghold of Byzantium Population: 293,700 Old name: Trebizond Favourite son: Sultan Süleyman…