City Guide

Balık-Ekmek (Fish and Bread)

Balık-Ekmek (Fish and Bread)
The number two most popular street food in the city is indisputably balık-ekmek, better known as the fish sandwiches that are impossible to ignore anytime you’re near the Karaköy or Eminönü shore. You might be tempted to sit down at any one of the restaurants below the Galata Bridge to feast on these tasty sandwiches, but…
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Simit (Bagel)

Simit (Bagel)
It’s a well-known fact that even the most elite of Istanbulites have a hard time resisting the tantalising scent of this freshly baked, molasses-dipped and sesame-crusted dough. Turkey’s answer to the American bagel, simit is a staple of breakfasts on-the-go. Even day-old simit has its use as seagull feed. [well]Source: www.timeout.com[/well]
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Big Bus İstanbul

Big Bus İstanbul
Big Bus Tours Istanbul is the perfect introduction to a city that strides two continents - Europe and Asia. From the great vantage point of our double-decker buses, you'll enjoy panoramic views of Istanbul’s finest mosques and palaces, including the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace and Dolmabahçe Palace. During the tour you can learn about the…
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İstanbul Shopping Fest

İstanbul Shopping Fest
Istanbul Shopping Fest (ISF) is one of the most important festivals in Turkey since 2011. Istanbul Shopping Fest 1-31 July 2016 The 6th Shopping Fest at Istanbul, one of Europe’s most mesmerising cities, offers you the perfect opportunity for the ultimate ‘Istanbul’ experience and a shopping spree. The festival will be taking place from 1…
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İstanbul SEA LIFE Aquarium

İstanbul SEA LIFE Aquarium
Looking for family attractions and things to do in Istanbul? Visit Istanbul SEA LIFE Aquarium, located in Forum Istanbul Shopping Mall and home to an exciting collection of sea creatures. With an amazing 83m long underwater Ocean Tunnel, 270 degree panoramic viewing Sea Bed, 21 themed zones with 47 display tanks and more than 15,000…
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Dialogue In The Dark is in İstanbul

Dialogue In The Dark is in İstanbul
Dialogue In The Dark is an exhibition and workshop to explore the unseen. And it's now in Istanbul! Dialogue In The Dark offers you an incredible exprience to understand blind people's daily life. In Dialogue In The Dark, blind guides lead the visitors in groups through specially constructed dark rooms in which scent, sound, wind,…
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Where to swim in İstanbul?

Where to swim in İstanbul?
If you want to move away from the city's chaos, go to a suburb near Istanbul for a small vacation and relax by swimming in the blue sea and sunbath lying on the sand. Rent a car and go to the beach! Beaches of Istanbul Public Beaches Public beaches are either admission free beaches or…
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Çırağan Palace Kempinski İstanbul

Çırağan Palace Kempinski İstanbul
The hotel offers a vibrant sense of living history. ‘Çırağan’ is the Persian word for ‘light’. The word became synonymous with the palace when Sultan Fatma began organising torch-lit celebrations, called Çırağan festivals, in the palace gardens. Years later, after the sultans left this residence, Kempinski lovingly restored it to its former grandeur and opened its doors in 1991. Combining the architectural…
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Divan İstanbul

Divan İstanbul
Carrying the signature of renowned Architect Thierry Despont, acclaimed worldwide for his bold re-imagining of public spaces, such as the Getty Center in Manhattan, and private ones, such as the home of Bill Gates, Divan Istanbul brings the same innovative style and state of the art luxury to the heart of this ancient and exotic…
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Hilton Hotel

Hilton Hotel
In addition to Turkey's first 5 star hotel Hilton Istanbul, founded in 1955, the Hilton Worldwide Portfolio of Brands Turkey Hotels including Conrad Istanbul, Adana HiltonSA, Ankara HiltonSA, Hilton Bursa Convention Center & Spa, Hilton ParkSA, Hilton Izmir, Hilton Kayseri, Mersin HiltonSA, Hilton Bodrum Turkbuku Resort & SPA, Hilton Dalaman Sarıgerme Resort & Spa, DoubleTree…
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