Kucuk Ayasofya church
Rome, Hellenism and Orient had unified here in a unique, and never imitate bled monument. Apart from the Kucuk Ayasofya church, Hagia Eirene Church, the Underground Palace (Yerebatan Sarayi) and Binbirdirek are what have...
Private Istanbul tour for Ethiopia Diplomatic group
Istanbul Tour Guides - Ensar - private Istanbul tour for Ethiopia Diplomatic group on 4th of March 2016We started our tour with Blue Mosque which is one of the most famous mosques of the...
Mihrimah Mosque
Mimar Sinan built this extremely beautiful mosque on the highest point of the city for Mihrimah Sultan, the daughter of Suleyman the Magnificent in 1560. The mosque is one of the dazzling late-period masterpieces...
The Topkapi Palace
The famous Ottoman historian Evliya Celebi describes the Topkapi Palace (Topkapi Sarayi) as “the loveliest sultanate palace that human skill could have created. One can not help doing anything but ruling if living in...
Best Port Coffee House
The biggest and the most prominent coffee house in Eyup is without a doubt the Bostan Port Coffee House. The significance of the coffee house that was opened next to the Eyup Port during...
The Military Expedition to Nahcivan
On 28 August 1553, the Sultan started from Istanbul for a new military expedition to Iran. This was his twelfth mili-taiyexpedition. He was quite an aged man, 59 years old. The Sultan arrived in...
Small But Yummy
How do you eat finger-food with style and finesse?Our expert offers some tips on how to eat classy snacks with dignity.They`re the tiny snacks that make it possible for us to try a wide...
Tram in Istanbul
In his book entitled "A Tramway from Dersaadet to Istanbul," R. Sertag Kayserilioglu tells the story of public transport, beginning in 1871 with the I.E.T.`s (Istanbul Electric Tramway Tunel) horse-drawn tramways. In so doing...
Istanbul Palaces and Kasirs
Dolmabahce PalaceSultan Abdulmecit moved his court from Topkapi Palace to Dolmabahce Palace in 1855.The palace that was built in showy style called Sekerci Style, is built by the Armenian Balyan family.It forms a complex...
How the Bosphorus was frozen in 1954
Curious EyesThe next day, it`s reported that the wind changed direction and the ices move rather to the shores of Sile and this fact lightens the Bosphorus. After that the ices quit the Bosphorus...
