ISTANBUL

✨THE BLUE CITY✨

PROJECT
SUBJECT: ENGLISH
MADE FROM: ALBINA BITRI
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 ISTANBUL

HISTORICALLY KNOWN AS BYZANTIUM AND

CONSTANTINOPLE, IS THE LARGEST CITY IN
TURKEY AND THE COUNTRY’S ECONOMIC,
CULTURAL AND HISTORIC CENTER. THE CITY
STRADDLES THE BOSPORUS STRAIT, AND LIES The biggest city of
IN BOTH EUROPE AND ASIA, WITH A Turkey
POPULATION OF OVER 15 MILLION Oslo known as the
RESIDENTS, COMPRISING 19% OF THE
Blue city 💙
POPULATION OF TURKEY.[4] ISTANBUL IS THE
MOST POPULOUS CITY IN EUROPE,[B] AND
THE WORLD’S FIFTEENTH-LARGEST CITY.
Here are some
of the beatiful
places of
istanbul 💦
THE MAIDEN’S TOWER
The Maiden's Tower (Turkish: Kız
Kulesi), also known as Leander's
Tower (Tower of Leandros) since the
medieval Byzantine period, is a tower
on a small islet at the southern
entrance of the Bosphorus strait
200 m (220 yd) from the coast of
Üsküdar in Istanbul, Turkey.

The tower todayE

Today, there is a restaurant on the
first floor and a café at the top of
the tower.
The tower was depicted on the
reverse of the Turkish 10 lira
banknotes of 1966–1981.[7]
Legend
There are many legends about the construction of the tower and its location. According to one legend, an
emperor had a much beloved daughter and one day, an oracle prophesied that she would be killed by a
venomous snake on her 18th birthday. The emperor, in an effort to thwart his daughter's early demise by
placing her away from land so as to keep her away from any snakes, had the tower built in the middle of
the Bosphorus to protect his daughter until her 18th birthday. The princess was placed in the tower, where
she was frequently visited only by her father.On the 18th birthday of the princess, the emperor brought
her a basket of exotic sumptuous fruits as a birthday gift, delighted that he was able to prevent the
prophecy. Upon reaching into the basket, however, an asp that had been hiding among the fruit bit the
young princess and she died in her father's arms, just as the oracle had predicted, hence the name
Maiden's Tower.The older name Leander's Tower comes from another story about a maiden: the ancient
Greek myth of Hero and Leander. Hero was a priestess of Aphrodite who lived in a tower at Sestos, at the
edge of the Hellespont (Dardanelles). Leander (Leandros), a young man from Abydos on the other side of
the strait, fell in love with her and would swim every night across the Hellespont to be with her. Hero
would light a lamp every night at the top of her tower to guide his way.Succumbing to Leander's soft
words, and to his argument that Aphrodite, as goddess of love, would scorn the worship of a virgin, Hero
allowed him to make love to her. This routine lasted through the warm summer. But one stormy winter
night, the waves tossed Leander in the sea and the breezes blew out Hero's light, and Leander lost his
way, and was drowned. Hero threw herself from the tower in grief and died as well. The name Maiden's
Tower might also have its origins in this ancient story. Due to the vicinity and similarity between the
Dardanelles and the Bosphorus, Leander's story was mistakenly attributed to the tower.
CHURCH OF ST. ANTHONY
OF PADUA, ISTANBUL

St. Anthony of Padua Church,

alternatively known as the Sent
Antuan Bazilikası or
Sant’Antonio di Padova Church,
S. Antonio di Padova, St.
Antoine, or locally as Sent
Antuan, is a basilica and the
largest church of the Roman
Catholic Church in Istanbul,
Turkey. It is located at İstiklal
Avenue No. 171 in the Beyoğlu
district
BOSPHORUS BRIDGE
• THE BOSPHORUS BRIDGE IS ONE OF TWO BRIDGES
THAT SPANS THE BOSPHORUS STRAIT, CONNECTING
THE EUROPEAN AND ASIAN SIDES OF ISTANBUL. IT
STRETCHES FROM ORTAKOY ON THE EUROPEAN SIDE
TO BEYLERBEYI ON THE ASIAN SIDE AND IS
SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE FIRST
BOSPHORUS BRIDGE.

• AT 1560 METERS LONG, THE BOSPHORUS BRIDGE

WAS THE FOURTH LONGEST SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN
THE WORLD WHEN IT OPENED IN 1973 AND WAS
THE FIRST BRIDGE TO CONNECT EUROPE AND ASIA
SINCE A BRIDGE SPANNING THE DARDANELLES IN
480 B.C. TODAY, IT IS THE 21ST LONGEST
SUSPENSION BRIDGE IN THE WORLD. IN 2007, AN
LED LIGHTING SYSTEM WAS INSTALLED TO
ILLUMINATE THE BRIDGE AT NIGHT AND THE
COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM IS NOW USED TO CREATE A
COLORFUL LIGHT SHOW EVERY EVENING.

• WHILE THE BRIDGE IS TYPICALLY CLOSED TO

PEDESTRIANS, IT OPENS EACH OCTOBER FOR THE
ARNNAVUTKOY
Arnnavutkoy
Arnavutköy (meaning "
Albanian village" in Turkish
[2][3]
) is a historic
neighbourhood in Istanbul,
Turkey renowned for its
wooden Ottoman mansions
and seafood restaurants,
as well as the campus of
the prestigious
Robert College with its
historic buildings. It is part
of the Beşiktaş district of
Istanbul, and is located
between Ortaköy and
Bebek on the European
shoreline of the Bosphorus
strait.
HAGIA SOPHIA
Hagia Sophia is a great architectural
beauty and an important monument
both for Byzantine and for Ottoman
The of Empires. Once a church, later a
se u m
m u gi a mosque, and now a museum at the
Ha a Turkish Republic, Hagia Sophia has
p h i always been the precious of its time..
So The mystical city Istanbul hosted
many civilizations since centuries, of
which Byzantium and Ottoman
Empires were both the most famous
ones. The city today carries the
characteristics of these two different
cultures and surely Hagia Sophia is a
perfect synthesis where one can
observe both Ottoman and Byzantium
effects under one great dome.
KUZGUNCUK
KUZGUNCUK IS A
NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE ÜSKÜDAR
DISTRICT ON THE ASIAN SIDE OF
THE BOSPHORUS IN ISTANBUL,
TURKEY. THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS
CENTERED ON A VALLEY OPENING
TO THE BOSPHORUS AND IS
SOMEWHAT ISOLATED FROM THE
MAIN PART OF THE CITY, BEING
SURROUNDED BY NATURE
PRESERVES, CEMETERIES, AND A
MILITARY INSTALLATION. IT IS A
QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD WITH
STREETS LINED WITH ANTIQUE
WOODEN HOUSES.
GALATA TOWER
THIS ARTICLE IS ABOUT THE LANDMARK
IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY. FOR THE TOWER
DESTROYED IN 1204, SEE GALATA
TOWER (OLD).
THE GALATA TOWER (TURKISH: GALATA
KULESI), CALLED CHRISTEA TURRIS (THE
“TOWER OF CHRIST” IN LATIN) BY THE
GENOESE, IS A MEDIEVAL STONE TOWER
IN THE GALATA/KARAKÖY QUARTER OF
ISTANBUL, TURKEY, JUST TO THE NORTH
OF THE GOLDEN HORN’S JUNCTION WITH
THE BOSPHORUS. IT IS A HIGH, CONE-
CAPPED CYLINDER THAT DOMINATES THE
SKYLINE AND OFFERS A PANORAMIC
VISTA OF ISTANBUL’S HISTORIC
PENINSULA AND ITS ENVIRONS.
ORTAKOY
• ORTAKÖY
• FOR OTHER USES, SEE ORTAKÖY (DISAMBIGUATION).
• ORTAKÖY (LITERALLY MIDDLE VILLAGE IN TURKISH) IN GREEK
KNOWN AS AGIOS FOKAS (ΆΓΙΟΣ ΦΩΚΆΣ) IN THE BYZANTINE
PERIOD AND MESACHORION (ΜΕΣΑΧΏΡΙΟΝ, MEANING "MIDDLE
VILLAGE") LATER, IS A NEIGHBOURHOOD, FORMERLY A SMALL
VILLAGE, WITHIN THE BEŞIKTAŞ DISTRICT OF ISTANBUL, TURKEY,
LOCATED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE EUROPEAN BANK OF THE
BOSPHORUS.
• VIEW OF THE OTTOMAN NEO-BAROQUE STYLE ORTAKÖY MOSQUE ON
THE BOSPHORUS, AS SEEN FROM THE ORTAKÖY PIER
SQUARE..ORTAKÖY MOSQUE AND THE BOSPHORUS BRIDGE.THE SUN
REFLECTING OFF THE ESMA SULTAN MANSION (1875) IN ORTAKÖY
NEAR THE BOSPHORUS BRIDGE. THE OTTOMAN ERA YALI, WHICH WAS
PRESENTED TO ESMA SULTAN AS A WEDDING GIFT BY HER FATHER
SULTAN ABDÜLAZIZ, WAS LARGELY DAMAGED BY A FIRE IN 1975. IT
WAS RENOVATED IN THE 1990S BY THE MARMARA HOTELS AND
OPENED IN 2001 AS A MULTIPURPOSE EVENT VENUE. THE EXTERIOR
APPEARANCE OF THE BURNT HISTORIC BUILDING WAS UNTOUCHED,
CREATING AN INTERESTING CONTRAST WITH ITS MODERN INTERIOR.
[1]
ORTAKÖY WAS A COSMOPOLITAN AREA DURING THE OTTOMAN ERA
AND THE FIRST DECADES OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC, WITH
COMMUNITIES OF TURKS, GREEKS, ARMENIANS AND JEWS. TODAY
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD STILL HOSTS MANY DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS (
MUSLIM, JEWISH, ORTHODOX, AND OTHER CHRISTIAN) STRUCTURES.
IT IS ALSO A POPULAR SPOT FOR LOCALS AND TOURISTS ALIKE, WITH
ISTIKLAL AVENUE

İSTIKLAL AVENUE OR GREAT PERAN

AVENUE (TURKISH: İSTIKLAL CADDESI IS ONE
OF THE MOST FAMOUS AVENUES IN ISTANBUL
, TURKEY, VISITED BY NEARLY 3 MILLION
PEOPLE IN A SINGLE DAY OVER THE COURSE
OF WEEKENDS (PRIOR TO THE LIMITATIONS
OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC). LOCATED IN
THE HISTORIC BEYOĞLU (PERA) DISTRICT, IT
IS AN ELEGANT PEDESTRIAN STREET, 1.4
KILOMETRES (0.87 MI) LONG, WHICH HOUSES
BOUTIQUES, MUSIC STORES, BOOKSTORES,
ART GALLERIES, CINEMAS, THEATRES,
LIBRARIES, CAFÉS, PUBS, NIGHTCLUBS WITH
LIVE MUSIC, HISTORICAL PATISSERIES,
CHOCOLATERIES AND RESTAURANT
LEVENT LEVENT IS A NEIGHBOURHOOD AND ONE OF THE MAIN
BUSINESS DISTRICTS OF ISTANBUL, TURKEY, LOCATED ON
THE EUROPEAN SIDE OF THE CITY. IT IS A PART OF THE
MUNICIPALITY OF BEŞIKTAŞ AND IS SITUATED TO THE
NORTH OF THE GOLDEN HORN, AT THE WESTERN SHORE OF
THE BOSPHORUS STRAIT.
A DISTANT VIEW OF LEVENT’S SKYLINE FROM THE
BOSPHORUS STRAIT IN ISTANBUL.A CATAMARAN SEABUS
ON THE BOSPHORUS, WITH THE SKYLINE OF LEVENT IN THE
BACKGROUND. ISTANBUL SAPPHIRE IS THE FIRST TOWER
AT LEFT LEVENT, TOGETHER WITH NEARBY MASLAK, IS ONE
OF THE MAIN BUSINESS DISTRICTS ON THE EUROPEAN SIDE
OF THE CITY, WHERE NUMEROUS SKYSCRAPER PROJECTS
ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR IN THE
PLANNING PHASE. ONE OF THE MODERN SKYLINE
CLUSTERS OF THE CITY IS LOCATED HERE, HIDDEN BEHIND
THE HILLS OF THE BOSPHORUS AND NOT DISTURBING THE
ATMOSPHERE OF THE HISTORICAL PENINSULA OF
ISTANBUL, WHICH IS AT QUITE A DISTANCE.
CAMODO STEPS THE CAMONDO STEPS, A
FAMOUS PEDESTRIAN
STAIRWAY DESIGNED WITH A
UNIQUE MIX OF THE NEO-
BAROQUE AND EARLY ART
NOUVEAU STYLES, WAS
BUILT IN CIRCA 1870–1880
BY ABRAHAM SALOMON
CAMONDO. IT IS LOCATED
ON BANKALAR CADDESI
(BANKS STREET) IN THE
GALATA (KARAKÖY) QUARTER
OF ISTANBUL.[5]
SEREFIYE
SARNICI
One of the historical
cisterns in our city is the
Şerefiye Cistern. The
cistern, which was built
for the purpose of
storing water from the
Bozdoğan Arch, was
completed by order of
the Byzantine Emperor 2.
Theodosius.
RUMELI HISARI
RUMELIHISARI (ALSO KNOWN AS RUMELIAN
CASTLE AND ROUMELI HISSAR CASTLE[1]) OR
BOĞAZKESEN CASTLE (MEANING “STRAIT-
BLOCKER CASTLE” OR LITERALLY “STRAIT-
CUTTER CASTLE”) IS A MEDIEVAL FORTRESS
LOCATED IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY, ON A SERIES
OF HILLS ON THE EUROPEAN BANKS OF THE
BOSPHORUS. THE FORTRESS ALSO LENDS ITS
NAME TO THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD
AROUND IT IN THE CITY’S SARIYER DISTRICT.
KARABATAK KARAKOY
• KARABATAK IS A RETRO-STYLE COFFEE PLACE
IN THE UP AND COMING AREA OF KARAKÖY
WITH A FUNKY YET COMFORTABLE INTERIOR
AND A COZY ATMOSPHERE. WHILE THEY ALSO
SERVE A VARIETY OF SNACKS, SALADS AND
SANDWICHES, IT IS THE AUSTRIAN-BASED
JULIUS MEINL COFFEE EXCELLENCE THAT
PEOPLE ARE COMING FOR. IF YOU ARE
LOOKING FOR A PLACE WORK OR EVEN FOR A
QUIETER PLACE- VISIT THEIR COMFORT ZONE
UPSTAIRS. AND PLEASE TAKE A WALK
THROUGH THE SMALL STREETS, YOU WILL FIND
LOVELY AND ROMANTIC PLACES EVERYWHERE
AROUND, IT IS DEFINITELY WOTH A VISIT!

Karakoy
SARAY BURNU
SARAYBURNU (TURKISH: SARAYBURNU,
MEANING CAPE PALACE; KNOWN IN
ENGLISH AS THE SERAGLIO POINT) IS A
PROMONTORY QUARTER SEPARATING THE
GOLDEN HORN AND THE SEA OF
MARMARA IN ISTANBUL, TURKEY. THE
AREA IS WHERE THE RENOWNED TOPKAPI
PALACE AND GÜLHANE PARK STAND.
SARAYBURNU IS INCLUDED IN THE
HISTORIC AREAS OF ISTANBUL, ADDED TO
THE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE LIST IN
1985.[1]
GRAND BAZAAR
• THE GRAND BAZAAR (TURKISH: KAPALIÇARŞI,
MEANING ‘COVERED MARKET’; ALSO BÜYÜK
ÇARŞI, MEANING ‘GRAND MARKET’[1]) IN
ISTANBUL IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND
OLDEST COVERED MARKETS IN THE WORLD,
WITH 61 COVERED STREETS AND OVER 4,000
SHOPS[2][3] ON A TOTAL AREA OF 30,700 M2,[4]
ATTRACTING BETWEEN 250,000 AND 400,000
VISITORS DAILY.[5] IN 2014, IT WAS LISTED NO.1
AMONG THE WORLD'S MOST-VISITED TOURIST
ATTRACTIONS WITH 91,250,000 ANNUAL
VISITORS.[6] THE GRAND BAZAAR AT ISTANBUL
IS OFTEN REGARDED AS ONE OF THE FIRST
SHOPPING MALLS OF THE WORLD.
ÇAMLICA HILL
• ÇAMLICA HILL (TURKISH: ÇAMLICA
TEPESI), AKA BIG ÇAMLICA HILL
(TURKISH: BÜYÜK ÇAMLICA TEPESI)
TO DIFFERENTIATE FROM THE
NEARBY LITTLE ÇAMLICA HILL
(TURKISH: KÜÇÜK ÇAMLICA TEPESI),
IS A HILL IN ÜSKÜDAR DISTRICT OF
ISTANBUL, TURKEY. SITUATED ON
THE ASIAN PART OF THE CITY AT 288
M (945 FT) ABOVE SEA LEVEL,
ÇAMLICA HILL HAS A PANORAMIC
VIEW OF THE SOUTHERN PART OF
BOSPHORUS AND THE MOUTH OF
GOLDEN HORN.[2][3]
DOLLMABAHÇE PALACE💐
Dolmabahçe Palace (Turkish
: Dolmabahçe Sarayı, IPA:
[doɫmabahˈtʃe saɾaˈjɯ])
located in the Beşiktaş
district of Istanbul, Turkey,
on the European coast of the
Bosporus strait, served as the
main administrative center of
the Ottoman Empire from
1856 to 1887 and from 1909
to 1922 (Yıldız Palace was
used in the interim period).
IHILAMUR PALACE
• IHLAMUR PALACE (TURKISH:
IHLAMUR KASRI), IS A FORMER
IMPERIAL OTTOMAN SUMMER
PAVILION LOCATED IN ISTANBUL,
TURKEY. IT WAS CONSTRUCTED
DURING THE REIGN OF SULTAN
ABDÜLMECID I (1839-1860). IT IS
UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF
THE TURKISH DIRECTORATE OF
NATIONAL PALACES.
BALAT/FATIH
Balat is the traditional Jewish
quarter in the Fatih district of
Istanbul. It is located on the
European side of Istanbul, in the
old city on the historic peninsula,
on the western bank of the
Golden Horn. (Another Istanbul
neighborhood deeply associated
with Jewish settlement is
Kuzguncuk on the Asian shore.) In
the present day, the ruins of Poli
Yashan ("Old City"), a former
Jewish synagogue, are in this
neighborhood. Some of the
congregation of Poli Yashan went
on to found the Poli Hadash, the
latter name being a mix of Greek
and Hebrew terms that means
"New City".[1]
GOLDEN GATE
The Golden Gate is a
triumphal arch from about 390.
It was built into the defenses of
Theodosius II, near the junction
of the land and sea walls. The
marble-clad bases of its two large
towers still stand, and three
arches decorated with columns
stretch between them.
The only well-preserved example
of Byzantine palace architecture
is the shell of a three-story
rectangular building of limestone
and brick, laid in patterns and
stripes. Dating from about 1300,
it is called the Palace of
Constantine (Tekfur Sarayı) and
is attached to the land walls not
far from the Golden Horn.
CRIMEA MEMORIAL
CHURCH
THE CRIMEA MEMORIAL CHURCH, ALSO
KNOWN AS CHRIST CHURCH, IS A
CHURCH OF ENGLAND CHURCH IN THE
BEYOGLU - TAKSIM DISTRICT OF
ISTANBUL, TURKEY.THE CURRENT
CHURCH WAS BUILT ON LAND
DONATED BY SULTAN ABDULMECIT AND
WAS CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN 1858
AND 1868 IN MEMORY OF BRITISH
SOLDIERS WHO HAD PARTICIPATED IN
THE CRIMEAN WAR.
🕍DEMIR CHURCH
Bulgarian St Stephen Church
(Bulgarian: Църква “Свети
Стефан”; Turkish: Sveti Stefan
Kilisesi), also known as the
Bulgarian Iron Church, is a Bulgarian
Orthodox church in Balat, Istanbul,
Turkey. It is famous for being made
of prefabricated cast iron elements
in the neo-Byzantine style. The
church belongs to the Bulgarian
minority in the city.
PERLI KÖSK
• PERILI KÖŞK (ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS
THE YUSUF ZIYA PASHA MANSION AND
CURRENTLY HOUSING THE HEADQUARTERS OF
BORUSAN HOLDING AND THE BORUSAN
CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM) IS A
HISTORICAL MONUMENT AT THE RUMELIHISARI
NEIGHBOURHOOD OF THE SARIYER DISTRICT IN
ISTANBUL, TURKEY.
• BUILT IN 1911, THE CASTLE-LIKE RED BRICK
MANSION WITH STAINED GLASS WINDOWS IS
LOCATED CLOSE TO THE
FATIH SULTAN MEHMET BRIDGE, ON THE
EUROPEAN SHORE OF THE BOSPHORUS STRAIT.
THE BUILDING HAS 9 FLOORS ABOVE GROUND
LEVEL AND HAS A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF
AROUND 5,000 M2 (54,000 SQ FT).[1]
YAVUZ SULTAN SELIM BRIDGE

The Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge (Turkish

: Yavuz Sultan Selim Köprüsü) is a bridge for
rail and motor vehicle transit over the
Bosphorus strait, to the north of two existing
suspension bridges in Istanbul, Turkey. It was
initially named the Third Bosphorus
Bridge (with 15 July Martyrs Bridge being the
First Bosphorus Bridge and
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge the Second
Bosphorus Bridge). The bridge is located near
the Black Sea entrance of the Bosphorus
strait, between Garipçe in Sarıyer on the
European side and Poyrazköy in Beykoz on the
Asian side.[2]
SARYER
Sarıyer (pronounced [saˈɾɯjeɾ])
is the northernmost district of
Istanbul, Turkey, on the European
side of the city. The Sarıyer
district is a huge area consisting
of the villages on the European
side of the Bosphorus from
Rumelifeneri, down through
Tarabya, Yeniköy, İstinye, Emirgan
to Rumelihisarı. Sarıyer also
administers the Black Sea coast
to the west of the mouth of the
Bosphorus including the village of
Kilyos. Its neighbours are Eyüp to
the northwest, Beşiktaş to the
south and Kağıthane to the west.
Sarıyer has a population of
approximately 260,000.
KÜÇÜKSU PAVILION
Küçüksu Pavilion (Turkish: Küçüksu
Kasrı), Littlewater Pavilion a.k.a.
Göksu (Skywater) Pavilion, is a
summer pavilion in Istanbul,
Turkey, situated in the Küçüksu
neighborhood of Beykoz district on
the Asian shore of the Bosphorus
between Anadoluhisarı and the
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge. The
pavilion was used by Ottoman
sultans for short stays during
country excursions and hunting
ISTINYE İstinye is a neighbourhood in Istanbul
, on the European side of the city. It is
located between Emirgan and Yeniköy
on the northwestern shore of the
Bosphorus, within the district of
Sarıyer. It is one of the finest
seashore locations on the Bosphorus
where people walk around during the
weekends. İstinye is famous for its
cafés and seafood restaurants. A
small bay is also among the things
that make İstinye a preferred location
to visit.
OTAGTEPE
Otağtepe is one of those spots on earth you
will never ever want to stop clicking your
camera.The park is located in Beykoz
village at Asian side of İstanbul. You will
notice at your right side where the huge
gorgeous flag of Turkey waving as you are
crossing The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge
from Europe to Asia.In history of Ottoman,
the camp of army forces had been called as
“OTAĞ” and hill means “Tepe” in Turkish. As
you combine these two turkish words
becomes
🌍"IF THE EARTH WERE A
SINGLE STATE, ISTANBUL
WOULD BE ITS
CAPITAL." NAPOLEON
BONAPARTE🌈💦