Istanbul Travel Guide

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Hagia Sophia, the Bosphorus, and the Grand Bazaar. Istanbul plants one foot in Europe and the other in Asia, and the city spends every day reminding you of that split. Sixteen million people live here, which makes it bigger than most countries' capitals, and they've organised themselves around the Bosphorus Strait that cuts the city in half. One side gets the mosques and bazaars that tourists photograph, the other gets business districts and residential neighbourhoods that actually house people, and both sides claim they're the real Istanbul. This guide starts with the practical groundwork: how to get in from the airport, how to move around a city this size, and when to come. Then it walks through the great landmarks, from the monuments of the Sultanahmet core and the Bosphorus to Sinan's Süleymaniye, the Galata Tower, and the waterfront at Ortaköy, before ending with the neighbourhoods and a wider list of places worth your time once you have seen the headline sights. From the airport to the old city. 2 min read Istanbul has two airports, one on each continent, and which one you land at changes your whole arrival. İstanbul Airport (IST) sits on the European side in Arnavutköy, well to the northwest of the centre. It handles most international long-haul traffic. The catch is distance: Sultanahmet is roughly fifty kilometres away, so plan for the better part of an hour by road in light traffic, and considerably more at rush hour.

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إسطنبول

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إسطنبول، تركيا