The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts (Türk ve İslam Eserleri Müzesi) is among Istanbul‘s premier museums. It occupies a historic site on the Hippodrome in Sultanahmet, placing it at the heart of the city’s ancient landmarks.
Beylerbeyi Palace (Beylerbeyi Sarayı) is a magnificent Ottoman palace under the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey. It’s located in the village of Beylerbeyi.
Kandilli is a pleasant village on the Asian side of the Bosphorus in Istanbul. It’s located in the Üsküdar district north of Vaniköy and south of Küçüksu Pavilion.
The Yıldız Palace complex in Istanbul, Turkey, was the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire for 22 years during the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II. It’s located in the Yıldız neighborhood of the district of Beşiktaş.
Doğubayazıt is a frontier town in Eastern Anatolia near the Turkish border with Iran. It’s remote but travelers will be rewarded for their efforts.
Beykoz is a pleasant village on the Asian side of the Bosphorus in Istanbul, located in the district of the same name. It’s a nice place to spend some time.
Küçüksu Pavilion (Küçüksu Kasrı) is a small palace in Istanbul, Turkey. It’s located on the Asian side of the Bosphorus between Kandilli and Anadolu Hisarı in a place the Ottomans called “The Sweet Waters of Asia”.
Çırağan Palace (Çırağan Sarayı) is a former Ottoman palace in Istanbul, Turkey. It’s located in the Yıldız neighborhood of the Beşiktaş district and best seen from the Bosphorus. On the hill just inland is Yıldız Park.