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9 Day Cheap Turkey Travel by Bus From Istanbul

9 Day Cheap Turkey Travel by Bus From Istanbul

Cheap budget Turkey tours, travel by public buses in 9 days from Istanbul. Visit Istanbul, Ephesus, Mary's House, Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Cappadocia fairy chimneys.

10 Day Travel Turkey by Public Buses From Istanbul

10 Day Travel Turkey by Public Buses From Istanbul

Cheap budget package tours to Turkey. Travel Turkey by public buses. Visit Istanbul, Ephesus, Mary's House, Pamukkale, Hierapolis, Cleopatra pool, and Cappadocia.

8 Day Quick Travel to Western Turkey: Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Pamukkale

8 Day Quick Travel to Western Turkey: Istanbul, Cappadocia, Ephesus, Pamukkale

Quick travel to West Turkey, an excellent itinerary for visitors. Visit Istanbul, Cappadocia, hot air Balloon, Kusadasi, Ephesus, Pamukkale, and much more.

14 Day Travel in Footprints of St. Paul From Istanbul

14 Day Travel in Footprints of St. Paul From Istanbul

St. Paul was born in Tarsus Asia Minor (today's Turkey). St.Paul made 4 journeys to the Asia Minor. You will travel, Antioch, Smyrna, Ephesus, Iconium, Troy, and many more.

Showing posts with label Istanbul travel packages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Istanbul travel packages. Show all posts

Thursday, January 10, 2013

Istanbul Aviation Museum

Istanbul Aviation Museum
Istanbul Aviation Museum 

The Istanbul Aviation Museum is a military-based museum, managed by Turkish Air Force. The museum is located in the Yesilkoy district of Istanbul, Turkey. The area of museum is 65,000 m². In 1963, he issued a warrant to protect special aircrafts and other units of the Air Force, and on May 15, 1971, Turkey’s first aviation museum officially opened in Cuma ovası. The museum not only presents various warplanes, helicopters and weapons used by Turkish Air Force, but also civilian air transport and many samples of Turkish aeronautics history, starting from Ottoman era. The best way to get there from a city center is to take a train from Sirkeci station to Yesilkoy. The trip takes ~40 minutes, the trains ride every 20 min. 


Istanbul Aviation Museum
Istanbul Aviation Museum 

Istanbul Aviation Museum
Istanbul Aviation Museum 


Istanbul Aviation Museum
Istanbul Aviation Museum 
Istanbul Aviation Museum
Istanbul Aviation Museum 

Istanbul Aviation Museum
Istanbul Aviation Museum 

Istanbul Aviation Museum
Istanbul Aviation Museum 

Istanbul Aviation Museum
Istanbul Aviation Museum 


Istanbul Aviation Museum
Istanbul Aviation Museum 

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Istanbul Modern Art Museum

Istanbul Modern Art Museum
Istanbul Modern Art Museum

The Istanbul Modern Art Museum, aka Istanbul Museum of Modern Art, is a museum of contemporary art in the Beyoglu district of Istanbul, Turkey, inaugurated on December 11, 2004, prominently featuring the work of Turkish artists. Chief curator of the museum is Levent Calikoglu, the chair of the board of directors is Oya Eczacıbasi.
The museum, located on the bosporus in a converted warehouse in the Tophane neighborhood, is the first of its kind in Turkey.
The Modern features exhibition space on two floors: work from the museum's permanent collection, as well as a shop and restaurant, are located on the top floor, while temporary exhibitions are located on the lower floor, along with a cinema and arts library.

There is public transportation from everywhere in Istanbul especially from old city to beyoglu. The museum close on Mondays and you can visit from 10:00am till 18:00pm


Istanbul Modern Art Museum
Istanbul Modern Art Museum

Istanbul Modern Art Museum
Istanbul Modern Art Museum

Istanbul Modern Art Museum
Istanbul Modern Art Museum

Istanbul Modern Art Museum
Istanbul Modern Art Museum

Istanbul Modern Art Museum
Istanbul Modern Art Museum
Istanbul Modern Art Museum
Istanbul Modern Art Museum

Istanbul Modern Art Museum
Istanbul Modern Art Museum



Istanbul Military Museum

Istanbul Military Museum
Istanbul Military Museum

Istanbul Military Museum is dedicated to one thousand years of Turkish military history. It is one of the leading museums of its kind in the world. The museum is open to the public everyday except Mondays and Tuesdays.
The museum initially opened in Saint Irene Church. Later in 1950, it was moved to the First Army Headquarters building in Cumhuriyet Caddesi, Harbiye, not far from Taksim Square in Istanbul. Harbiye district (an Ottoman derivation from the Arabic word harb for warfare) was the site of the Ottoman imperial military academy, the empire's "West Point" or "Sandhurst" and is still an important military installation. A fine collection of historical weapons, uniforms and tools of various periods of the army are on display. The highlights are the magnificent campaign tents and standards. Outside the museum, interesting Ottoman cannons and mortars, a rail gun, aircraft, helicopters are on display.

There is transportation from old city in Istanbul and you can visit Military Museum from 08:30 am till 17:00pm except saturday and sunday.  


Istanbul Military Museum
Istanbul Military Museum

Istanbul Military Museum
Istanbul Military Museum

Istanbul Military Museum
Istanbul Military Museum

Istanbul Military Museum
Istanbul Military Museum

Istanbul Military Museum
Istanbul Military Museum

Istanbul Military Museum
Istanbul Military Museum

Istanbul Military Museum
Istanbul Military Museum

Istanbul Military Museum
Istanbul Military Museum
 
Istanbul Military Museum
Istanbul Military Museum

Istanbul Military Museum
Istanbul Military Museum

Sunday, January 6, 2013

Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum
Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum (officially Galatasaray University Culture & Art Center) (Turkish: Galatasaray Muzesi) is a cultural center in Istanbul / Turkey, founded in 1868 by Ali Sami Yen, to inform the society of the traditions and history of Galatasaray. The museum is open to the public everyday from 10:00am until 19:00pm except Mondays. The museum is in beyoglu and you can use public transportation from old city.

The museum initially opened at Kalamıs Bay. Later in 1919, it was moved to Galatasaray High School. The museum building, formerly known as Galatasaray Post Office, was restored and remodelled to suit a museum. Galatasaray Museum was renovated and reopened in 2009 with a very successful and contemporary exhibition concept. 


Galatasaray Museum
Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum
Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum
Galatasaray Museum


Galatasaray Museum
Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum
Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum
Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum
Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum
Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum
Galatasaray Museum

Galatasaray Museum
Galatasaray Museum

Friday, December 28, 2012

Dolmabahce Museum


Dolmabahçe Palace
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.


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