December 2012 ~ Travel Turkey

Friday, December 28, 2012

Dolmabahce Museum

Dolmabahçe Palace

Dolmabahçe Palace is palace coming to pass across Uskudar, on left shore in entrance by seaway from Marmara Sea to Bogazici, in its chapter surviving between Kabataş and Beşiktaş of the coastline, reaching out from Karaköy to Sarıyer.Area where Dolmabahçe Palace is situated today was a big cove of Bogazici, on which Ottoman Kaptan Pasha would anchor ships. There is public transportation from Old City (Sultanahmet) that from Sultanahment station to Kabatas. (Last station of the tram). The Dolmabahce palace 200 meter from Kabatas tram station. There is daily Istanbul sgitseeing tour which dolmabahce museum included from 08:00am till 17:00pm.

Dolmabahçe palace still maintains its old beauty.The facade of the palace, built by Sultan Abdülmecid I, extends for 600 metres on the European shore of the Bosphorus. In a mixture of European architectural styles, it was built between 1843 and 1855 to a design by Garabet Amira Balyan, an Armenian, and his son Nigoğayos Balyan. The palace is composed of three parts; the Mabeyn-i Hümâyûn (or Selamlik, the quarters reserved for the men), Muayede Salonu (the ceremonial hall) and the Harem-i Hümâyûn (the Harem, the residential apartments of the family of the Sultan). The palace has an area of 45,000 m2 (11.2 acres), and contains 285 rooms, 46 halls, 6 baths and 68 toilets. The famous Crystal Staircase has the shape of a double horseshoe and is built of Baccarat crystal, brass and mahogany. The palace includes a large number of Hereke palace carpets made by the Hereke Imperial Factory. Also featured are 150-year-old bearskin rugs originally presented to the Sultan as a gift by the Tsar of Russia. The palace is managed by Directorate of National Palaces responsible to the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Dolmabahce Palace Museum is open to public on weekdays from 9:00 to 15:00, except Mondays and Thursdays.

You can contact once local turkey travel agent to organize your turkey trip with full arrangement.

Dolmabahçe Palace

Monday, December 24, 2012

Adam Mickiewicz Museum

Adam Mickiewicz Museum

Adam Mickiewicz Museum is a museum dedicated to the life of Adam Mickiewicz, renowned Polish poet. It's located on the European side of Istanbul, Turkey and district of Beyoğlu. It is located in a house where Adam Mickiewicz lived and died. Mickiewicz come to Turkey in September 1855 to help organize Polish forces under the Ottoman Army. He be friended Michal Czajkowski (Sadık Pasha) who commanded the Polish forces there. Mickiewicz died from illness on 26 November 1855. The museum houses some manuscripts of Adam Mickiewicz, historical documents and paintings.

You can include Mickiewicz Museum in your Istanbul itinerary and you can include part of your Istanbul Old city tour and istanbul packages.

Adam Mickiewicz Museum

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

The Istanbul Archaeology Museums are a group of three archeological museums in Istanbul city, located in the Eminonu, near Hagia Sophia Museum, Topkapi Palace and Blue Mosque. The Istanbul Archaeology Museums are consists of three. Archaeological Museum (in the main building), Museum of the Ancient Orient, Museum of IslamicArt (in the Tiled Kiosk). It houses over one million objects that represent almost all of the eras and civilizations in world history.The museum has a large collection of Turkish, Hellenistic and Roman artifacts.

Archaeology Museum is open everyday that you can visit during your Istanbul tours and you can include on your Old City tour of Istanbul.

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Istanbul Archaeology Museums

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Chora Church

Chora Church

The Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora (Turkish Kariye Müzesi, Kariye Camii, or Kariye Kilisesi the Chora Museum, Mosque or Church) is considered to be one of the most beautiful surviving examples of a Byzantine church. Chora Museum is famous withseramics, mosaics from Byzantium. The church is situated in Istanbul, in the Edirnekapı neighborhood, which lies in the western part of the municipality (belediye) of Fatih. In the 16th century, during the Ottoman era, the church was converted into a mosque and, finally, it became a museum in 1948. The interior of the building is covered with fine mosaics and frescoes.

Chora Museum is close on wednesday and you can include the Chora Church in your Istanbul itinerary with one of local Turkish travel agencies. You can take Istanbul tour packages and add other museums like Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace as well.