Turkey · Building
Sirkeci railway station
Built in 1890 as the Orient Express terminus, Sirkeci railway station is an iconic symbol of Istanbul. Recently…
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Süleymaniye Mosque
An Ottoman imperial masterpiece atop Istanbul's Third Hill, the Süleymaniye Mosque represents Mimar Sinan's greatest work and dominates…
Turkey · Building
Tahtakale Hamam
An Ottoman bathhouse built under Sultan Mehmet II and restored in the late 1980s, the Tahtakale Hamam stands…
Turkey · Building
Tayyare Apartments
A pioneering 1922 housing complex by Turkish architect Mimar Kemaleddin, converted into the Crowne Plaza Istanbul Old City…
Turkey · Palace
Topkapı Palace
The administrative heart and royal residence of the Ottoman Empire from 1459 to 1853, now a museum housing…
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Tünel
Istanbul's Tünel, opened in 1875, is the world's second-oldest underground urban railway. This rubber-tyred funicular still connects Karaköy…
Turkey · Tradition
Turkish archery
Turkish archery, a martial discipline refined across the Ottoman Empire and traced to second-millennium Eurasian steppe cultures, is…
Turkey · Tradition
Turkish coffee
Turkish coffee culture in Istanbul is a living tradition of hospitality and ritual, prepared in a cezve and…
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