The Yıldırım Bayezid Complex (Yıldırım Bayezid Külliyesi) is perched on a hill northeast of the historic city center of Bursa, Turkey. It’s included in the city’s UNESCO World Heritage listing.
Topkapı is a neighborhood in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It sits along the Theodosian Walls and shouldn’t be confused with Topkapi Palace.
Cerrahpaşa is a neighborhood in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It’s located between Aksaray and Samatya.
The Fatih Mosque (Fatih Camii) is one of the largest and most important mosques in Istanbul, Turkey. It’s located in a busy area of the Fatih district along Fevzi Pasha Avenue.
I rang in 2013 in quite a unique way – on a boat between two continents! A small group of Turkish and expat friends got together and purchased tickets to a special New Year’s Eve cruise on the Bosporus, the strait splitting the city of Istanbul in two and separating Europe from Asia. It started and finished at the docks in Kabataş.
The Great Palace Mosaics Museum (Büyük Saray Mozaikleri Müzesi) in Istanbul displays mosaics unearthed at the site of the Great Palace of Constantinople. The museum is included in the UNESCO World Heritage listing for the Historic Areas of Istanbul.
Beykoz is a village on the Asian side of the Bosporus in Istanbul, located in a district of the same name.
Paşabahçe is a village on the Asian side of the Bosporus in Istanbul. It was home to a famous glass factory and not much more.
