Mahmutpaşa is a neighborhood in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It’s bordered by the Grand Bazaar, Çemberlitaş, Cağaloğlu, and Eminönü, and is a heavily commercial area.
The Tomb of Ahmed I (I. Ahmed Türbesi) sits off the Hippodrome and near the Blue Mosque in the UNESCO World Heritage listed Sultanahmet area of Istanbul.
The Imperial Harem (Harem-i Hümayûn) at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, Turkey, was the location of the private apartments of the Ottoman sultans. It also housed the Queen Mother (Valide Sultan),…
Hagia Eirine (Ἁγία Εἰρήνη / Aya İrini), also known as Hagia Irene, was the first church commissioned in the city of Constantinople. The church is part of Istanbul’s UNESCO World…
The Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnıcı) is one of Istanbul’s treasures. It’s located southwest of Hagia Sophia in the Sultanahmet area of the UNESCO World Heritage listed old city.
Kayaköy is a Greek ghost town near the resort city of Fethiye, Turkey. It was evacuated in 1923 and is now an open-air museum.
