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OSMAN TURBE AND ORHAN GAZI
Memorial to visit
In the citadel district (hisar), in the park at the top, you can visit the ...Read more
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MAUSOLEUM OF ABDÜLHAMID IER (SULTAN I. ABDÜLHAMIT TÜRBESI)
Monuments to visit
The mausoleum was part of a religious complex (külliye) whose construction ...Read more
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MURADIYE MOSQUE (MURADIYE CAMII)
Mosque to visit
By continuing Mimar Sinan Caddesi, we see this little mosque built in 1435 ...Read more
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MOSQUE OF THE HOLY MAHMUD HÜDAYI EFENDI (AZIZ MAHMUD HÜDAYI EFENDI CAMII VE TEKKESI)
Religious buildings
The mosque is part of a set that was built in 1594 at the request of the ...Read more
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ÇINILI MOSQUE (ÇINILI CAMII)
Religious buildings
Composed of a mosque, a medersa, an elementary school, a public fountain, a ...Read more
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NEVE SHALOM SYNAGOGUE
Synagogue to visit
Neve Shalom, an oasis of peace opened in 1951 in the heart of Istanbul, is ...Read more
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TÜNEL PASAJI
Works of art to see
Known rather like the Tünel Geçidi, it connects Tünel Square to General ...Read more
Istanbul
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AYAZMA MOSQUE (AYAZMA CAMII)
Religious buildings
Commissioned in 1760 to the architect Mehmed Tahir Ağa at the time of ...Read more
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NEW MOSQUE OF THE MOTHER SULTANA (YENI CAMII)
Religious buildings
The word Valid refers to the Mother Sultana. Because there are several ...Read more
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BEYAZIT TOWER (BEYAZIT KULESI)
Towers to visit
The building that dominates the square is located within the central ...Read more
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CHURCH OF SAINT ETIENNE DES BULGARES (AYA STEFANOS BULGAR KILISESI)
Religious buildings
The neo-Gothic and green grey style was built, as explained by the plaque ...Read more
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ORHAN GAZI CAMII
Mosque to visit
Built in 1336, it is one of the oldest mosques in Bursa, but its successive ...Read more
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MAUSOLEUM OF THE SULTAN HATICE TURHAN (VALID SULTAN TÜRBESI HATICE TURHAN)
Memorial to visit
It depended, in reality, on the Yeni Camii mosque. The redevelopment work ...Read more
2024
ULUDAG (ANCIENT OLYMPUS OF MYSIA)
Parks and gardens
About 30 kilometers from Bursa rises Uludağ, a high mountain of 2,543 ...Read more
Bursa
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AHMET III FOUNTAIN (AHMET III ÇEŞMES)
Fountains to see
It is a monumental fountain with four facades covered with a wooden roof, ...Read more
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM (ARKEOLOJI MÜZESI)
Museums
The archaeological museum of Canakkale is rather small but its collection ...Read more
2024
ROXELANE STEAM ROOM
Local history and culture
The destiny of Roxelane, first slave then wife of Sultan Soliman the ...Read more
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MEDERSA KÜÇÜK HÜSEYIN AGA (KÜÇÜK AYASOFYA MEDRESESI)
Mosque to visit
Outside the beaten paths, this intimate place is quiet and houses a ...Read more
2024
BUREAU DU TOURISME DE SULTANAHMET
Tourist office
The most important tourist office since it is in the heart of the historic ...Read more
2024
PASHA MEHMET MOSQUE (RUM MEHMET PASA CAMII)
Religious buildings
It was built on behalf of Rum Mehmet Paşa, vizier of Mehmed II the ...Read more
2024
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM (ARKEOLOJI MÜZESI)
Museums
The archaeological museum presents a collection of remains from Prehistory ...Read more
2024
IZNIK FAIENCE FOUNDATION (IZNIK ÇINI VAKFI KONUKEVI)
Art gallery exhibition space foundation and cultural center
This foundation, created in 1995, offers a very good overview of the ...Read more
2024
SAINT SOPHIA CHURCH (AYASOYFA)
Religious buildings
In the city centre, at the point where Atatürk Caddesi and Kılıçaslan ...Read more
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ÜÇ SEREFELI MOSQUE
Mosque to visit
Built in 1447, the 'Three Balconies' Mosque is an interesting example of ...Read more
2024
KOZA HAN (IPEKÇILER ÇARSISI)
Markets
The Cocoon Caravanserai is now converted into a market where silk is sold. ...Read more
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GREEN MAUSOLEUM (YESIL TÜRBE)
Religious buildings
Symbol of the city, it rises in the middle of a garden lined with cypress ...Read more
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MEDERSA DE SÜLEYMAN PAŞA (ÇINICILER PAŞA)
Schools colleges and universities to visit
After Hacı Özbek Camii, continuing south, you arrive at this religious ...Read more
Iznik - Nicee
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MURADIYE KÜLLIYESI
Mosque to visit
This complex of religious buildings built in 1424, during the time of ...Read more
2024
MUSEUM OF TURKISH AND ISLAMIC ART
Museums
In an old Koranic school built by Sinan, the prolific architect, are ...Read more
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MILITARY MUSEUM (HARBIYE ASKERI MÜZE)
Museums
Originally conceived as a military school in 1841 - the role it retains ...Read more
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GREEN MOSQUE (YEŞIL CAMII)
Religious buildings
Built in the 14th century during the reign of Sultan Murat I, the Yeşil ...Read more
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GELIBOLU YARUMADASI
Parks and gardens
Now a national historical park, the whole peninsula is dedicated to the ...Read more
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CONVENT OF THE DERVISHES HALVETI SOFULAR (HALVETI SOFULAR TEKKESI)
Religious buildings
Near the Marcienne column. This tekke or convent of dervishes turners is ...Read more
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OUR LADY OF SALMATOMRUK CHURCH
Religious buildings
This church was rebuilt in 1834 to replace an older building destroyed by ...Read more
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BAZAAR (BEDESTEN)
Markets
Built by Yıldırım Beyazıt in the 14th century, destroyed by an ...Read more
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CLOCK TOWER (SAATLI KULE)
Towers to visit
It dates back to the emperor Hadrian (117-138). On the other hand, its name ...Read more
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HACI ÖZBEK MOSQUE (HACI ÖZBEK CAMII)
Religious buildings
Built in 1333, it is later than the capture of the city by the Ottomans. It ...Read more
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM
Museums
Housed in a modern building near the Selimiye Mosque, this museum displays ...Read more
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BEYAZIT MOSQUE (YILDIRIM BEYAZIT CAMII)
Religious buildings
The Sultan's Mosque Beyazıt (1389-1403) dates from 1391. Initially, it was ...Read more
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CHURCH OF THE ARCHANGELS (SURP HRESDAGABET KILISESI)
Religious buildings
This church is one of the best known belonging to the Armenian community in ...Read more
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THE WALLS: ENCLOSURES AND DOORS
Fortifications and ramparts to visit
The city walls and gates are worth a short walk to inspect: the whole is ...Read more
Iznik - Nicee
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PALACE OF ÇIRAĞAN (HOTEL ÇIRAĞAN KEMPINSKI)
Monuments to visit
It was built at the time of Sultan Abdülaziz (1861-1876) by the architect ...Read more
2024
ULUABAT KUŞ CENNETİ (BIRD PARADISE)
Parks and gardens
This natural ornithological reserve covers 64 hectares. It is home to about ...Read more
Bursa
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POST OFFICE MUSEUM (PTT ISTANBUL MÜZESI)
Museums
On 4 floors, the Grande Poste was built in 1909. On its side, there is a ...Read more
2024
MOLLA ZEYREK MOSQUE (MOLLA ZEYREK CAMII)
Religious buildings
It is a complex of three buildings, the oldest of which is the monastery ...Read more
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MOSQUE AND MAUSOLEUM OF EMIR SULTAN
Religious buildings
Built in the 14th century, the mosque was destroyed at the end of the 18th ...Read more
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ESKI CAMII
Mosque to visit
It's the oldest imperial mosque in the city. Built by the sons of Beyazıt ...Read more