İSTANBUL

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İstanbul is very important place in the world. The city population is estimated 12 to 15 millions. The city has a lots of historical mosque , church and museums of Turkey.

THE TAKSIM SQUARE

The large square at the end of the Istıklal street is the Taksim square, which is one of the most active centers of İstanbul . The square is the

most important for Istanbul. There are a lot of different countries people. There are a lot of big department store this place is really beautiful.

THE GALATA TOWERThis tower at the slopes of Galata is visible every where in the city, and is 61 m tall.

One day,an scientist named Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi jumped down the tower and flew to the opposite side of the Bosphorus strait by using the wings which he had invented.

Topkapı PalaceThe Topkapı Palace is a palace in Istanbul , Turkey. It was built in 1465.  The

palace was the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire. It was turned into a museum at the request of Turkey's first President, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in 1924. The palace has an very good view of the Golden Horn, the Bosphorus

and the Sea of Marmara.

Basilica CisternThe Basilica Cistern is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul , Turkey. The cistern, located South West of

the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.

Sultan Ahmed MosqueThe Sultan Ahmed Mosque is a historic mosque in Istanbul. The mosque

is popularly known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built from 1609 to 1616, during the rule of

Ahmed I. The Sultan Ahmed Mosque is still popularly used as a mosque.

Yedikule Fortress

Yedikule FortressYedikule Fortress not with the aim of creating a Dungeon, such as the name of Byzantium

guests from Kings and foreign members of the sumptuous palaces was to meet in a way. It is located in the Yedikule neighbourhood of Fatih, Istanbul, Turkey. It was built in 1458.

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