#1 most popular of 98 things to do in Istanbul
- "The Topkapi Sarayi occupies the most easterly point of Sultanahmet. To the south is the Sea of Marmara,
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- "Topkapi Palace, the home of the sultans from the 15th to the 19th centuries, is a large compound; its
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#2 most popular of 98 things to do in Istanbul
- "The Aya Sofya, or Haghia Sophia, Church of the Holy Wisdom, may no longer dominate the skyline of
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- "Our first stop on our first full day was one of Istanbul's most famous attractions, the Hagia Sophia, a
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#5 most popular of 98 things to do in Istanbul
- "Istanbul has always been characterised as a city on the water. The views and traffic of the Bosphorus,
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- "I'll leave it to the other IgoUgo reviewers to describe the history of the Basilica Cistern, but I did
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#6 most popular of 98 things to do in Istanbul
- "Step up to this 17th century mosque, surrender your shoes and step inside for a breathtaking moment. The
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- "The Suleymaniye Mosque, built between 1550 and 1557, was founded by Suleyman the Magnificent and designed
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#7 most popular of 98 things to do in Istanbul
- "This is an old church/mosque that is now a museum. This particular church was a Christian church at one
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- "The history of this complex is fascinating and serves as a capsule summary of Istanbul. It was originally
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#8 most popular of 98 things to do in Istanbul
- "The archaeological museums of Istanbul are not famous. In many ways they are a forgotten footnote to the
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- "This museum holds artifacts of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine civilizations. The Tile and Pottery Museum,
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#10 most popular of 98 things to do in Istanbul
- "This Museum is really just a roof over a magnificent stretch of Byzantine mosaic floor picturing a
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- "The Mosaic Museum has an extensive stretch of Byzantine floor showing a hunting scene with deer,
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#11 most popular of 98 things to do in Istanbul
- "Nestled under the shadow of the Bosphorus Bridge is Ortakoy an attractive neighbourhood of narrow cobbled
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- "Walking in the streets of Ortakoy on a Sunday morning is inspiring. Ortakoy is a little village on the
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#12 most popular of 98 things to do in Istanbul
- "According to my Rough Guide "many architectural historians are scathing about the Blue Mosque’s aesthetic
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- "The Blue Mosque was built in the seventeenth century on the orders of Sultan Ahmet I with the intention
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#13 most popular of 98 things to do in Istanbul
- "A good thing to do on the same day you visit the Dolmabache Palace is to go see the Military Museum. They
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- "The Turkish Military Museum (Asker Müzesi) is located just north of Taksim, easily walkable. The
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