The Pammakaristos Church (Θεοτόκος ἡ Παμμακάριστος) was one of the most important Byzantine churches in Constantinople. It’s located on the edge of the Çarşamba neighborhood of the Fatih district in Istanbul.
Samatya is a pleasant neighborhood in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It sits on the Marmara Sea between Yedikule and Cerrahpaşa.
Yedikule is a quiet neighborhood on the southwest corner of the Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey. It’s located between Samatya and the Theodosian Walls. On the other side of the walls is the Kazlıçeşme neighborhood of Zeytinburnu.
Yedikule Fortress (Yedikule Hisarı / Yedikule Zindanları) is an Ottoman fortress along the Theodosian Walls of Constantinople in Istanbul, Turkey. It’s located in the Yedikule neighborhood.
The Little Hagia Sophia Mosque (Küçük Ayasofya Camii) is one of my favorite mosques in Istanbul. It’s located in the Küçük Ayasofya neighborhood near Kadırga, a short walk from both the Sultanahmet area and the Sokollu Mehmed Pasha Mosque.
Fener is a neighborhood on the southern shore of the Golden Horn in Istanbul. It’s full of charming Ottoman homes and a handful of Orthodox churches.
When you’re woken up in the middle of the night by the sound of someone walking through your neighborhood banging on a drum, you know it’s Ramadan in Istanbul.