Camlica Hill

Camlica is split into two hills: Kucuk Camlica (‘Little Pine Hill’) and Buyuk Camlica (‘Big Pine Hill’). Buyuk Camlica is the highest point in Istanbul at 267m above sea level. Big Camlica Hill is located in Uskudar. This hill is one of the hills in Istanbul mentioned as seven hills.

The hill is a touristical place. Camlica hill is surrounded by trees. It presents a fantastic perpective. Hill is preferred by lovers, strollers, those needing some peace. The views from BuyukCamlica are truly amazing, with a panoramic vista of all of Istanbul’s main waterways, the Bosphorus Bridge, the historic Eminonu Peninsula, the Princes’ Islands and even Mount Uludag near Bursa.

The Sofa, Cihannuma, Topkapi and Su pavilions, all of which demonstrate the elegance and detail of Ottoman architecture, are all located within the Kucuk Camlıca Woods. Since ottoman empires used this place as a resting and picnic area.

Camlica Hill which has been always subject to the Turkish cinema, literature and songs is a beautiful place to spend time with your family.

If you travel to Istanbul, you should stop by here and enjoy the theperfectionness of the nature. In Istanbul, there are daily tours and you can contact with a travel agency. 

Uskudar

Uskudar

Uskudar is a large and densely populated municipality of Istanbul, Turkey, on the Anatolian shore of the Bosphorus. It is bordered on the north by Beykoz, on the east by Umraniye, on the southeast by Atasehir, on the south by Kadikoy, and on the west by the Bosphorus, with the areas of Besiktas, Beyoglu, and Eminonu on the opposite shore. It is home to about half a million people.

Uskudar is also the usual name for the historic center of the municipality. Uskudar was a city in Bithynia founded in the 7th century BC, in a valley leading down to the Bosphorus shore, by the inhabitants of the Greek colony of Khalkedon and was first known as Chrysopolis (city of gold), perhaps because it was a wealthy port, or because of the way it shone when viewed from Byzantium at sunset.

According to an ancient Greek geographer, the city received the name Chrysopolis because the Persian empire had a gold depository there or because it was associated with Agamemnon and Chryseis' son Chryses.

It’s a one of the best place to visit that you should not miss to visit during your turkey travel and Istanbul tours. You can see the Uskudar area from by boat if you take a bosphorus cruise in Istanbul and you can visit by land if you take a full day two continent tour at Istanbul.

Uskudar

Uskudar

Uskudar

Uskudar

Uskudar

Uskudar

Uskudar

Uskudar

Uskudar

Uskudar

Shopping Center Galleria

Shopping Center Galleria

Galleria attracts with its 140 stores on two floors an average of 1.2 million visitors monthly. The complex housed Printemps, the renowned French department store, in the beginning. It hosts upscale Turkish stores, features fast food restaurants and cafeterias, entertainment centers, movie theaters, bowling alley and ice skating rink. The shopping mall has a covered car park for 2,000 vehicles. In 1990, Galleria was judged the world's most outstanding mall by the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) for sophisticated blueprint design, rapid construction, and unique structural features. The Galleria shopping center on the way to Ataturk Airport from Old City or Taksim Square that has a very good location. You can include in your Istanbul itinerary for shopping or for break time.

Istanbul Shopping Centers Cevahir

Istanbul Shopping Centers Cevahir

Istanbul Cevahir Shopping and Entertainment Centre, opened on 15 October 2005, is a modern shopping and entertainment centre located in the Sisli district of Istanbul, Turkey. Called also Sisli Kultur ve Ticaret Merkezi (Sisli Cultural and Trade Centre). Istanbul Cevahir is the largest shopping center in Europe also in Istanbul, and the sixth largest Shopping Center in the world. The shopping center was opened by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and 450,000 people visited the complex on the opening day. Recently, 190,000 visitors coming to the shopping center daily. It is open seven days a week from 10:00 to 22:00 hours and also it may extend at special days. Some of the international brands in the shopping center are as follows: Adidas, Bata, Benetton, BSB, Converse, Debenhams, Divarese, Dockers, Dorothy Perkins, Esprit, Evans, Fornarina, Gloria Jean's, Guess World, Jack&Jones, Kappa, La Senza, Levi's, Lotto, Massimo Dutti, Miss Selfridge, Mothercare, Nine West, Peacocks, Reebok, River Island, Topshop, Top Man, Vero Moda, and Zara as well as food chains, Burger King, KFC, McDonalds, Pizza Hut and Starbucks. There are also many locally based stores and Turkish restaurants, offering local dishes such as milk-based desserts and kebabs. Also, Cevahir shopping center is in Sisli (near Taksim ) and good way to go there by subway or taxi from Old City of Istanbul. Also, there is another option that you can include in your Istanbul tours itinerary or you can take a private Istanbul city tour.

Marmara Forum

Marmara Forum

Opened in March 2011, Marmara Forum Shopping Mall is an extensive shopping and entertainment complex in the heart of Istanbul's Bakirkoy district. Spread over 375,000m2, this elegant mall brings together 300 different local and international brands along with a 16-hall cinema, bowling alley and an amusement park with children's playgrounds. Just about anything can be found at Marmara Forum Shopping Mall, from accessories to home ware, bags, shoes, electronics, music, books, toys, health & beauty products and more. The Marmara forum very close from Ataturk Airport that about 10 min. by driver. It’s very good idea for break time or you can include in your Istanbul itinerary for shopping or you can take a private Istanbul city tour to go to shopping centers in Istanbul.

Miniaturk

Miniaturk

The park Miniaturk is a miniature park situated at the north-eastern shore of Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. It was opened on the 02.05.2003. Miniaturk covers a total area of 60,000 m2. It is one of the world's largest miniature parks with it's 15,000 m2 model area. Miniaturk has 40,000 m2 of open space, 3,500 m2 of covered area, 2,000 m2 of pools and waterways, and a parking lot with a capacity of 500 vehicles. The park contains 105 models done in 1/25th scale. 45 of the structures are from Istanbul, 45 are from Anatolia, and 15 are from the Ottoman territories that today lie outside of Turkey. Also featured are historic structures like the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus and the Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus. Additional space was reserved for potential future models. Also, miniature park very close to Pier Loti hill Eyup mosque. There is no any daily tour to miniature park that you should take a private Istanbul tour to include in your turkey tours.

Istanbul Ufo Museum

Istanbul Ufo Museum

The Istanbul UFO Museum is the fourth international UFO museum and it is located in the Beyoglu (Taksim new city) district of Istanbul, Turkey. The museum Founded by Mr. Haktan Akdogan's Sirius UFO Space Sciences Research Center in 2002, the museum contains various photos, videos, reports, UFO-alien models, and a library about UFO's and extraterrestrial life. There is no any daily tour to Ufo Museum that you should take a private Istanbul tour to include in your turkey trip.

Istanbul Ufo Museum

Istanbul Ufo Museum

Istanbul Toy Museum

The Istanbul Toy Museum is a small museum dedicated to toys. The museum is located in the Goztepe (Asian side of Istanbul) district of Istanbul, Turkey. The museum was founded by the Turkish poet and novelist, Mr. Sunay Akin, in 2005. The museum opened on April 23, which is a national holiday in Turkey, National Sovereignty and Children's Day. Currently, the museum has on display 4,000 toys and miniatures, from Turkey and abroad; many of the exhibits are antiques, some of which date back nearly 200 years. The first floor of the museum is actually the site of the Eyup Toy Shop, a famous toy shop that had closed down in the 1950s. Akin has indicated that the word "museum" originates etymologically from the name for the daughters of Zeus, the "muses"; on this basis, he suggests that the aim of the museum is to furnish a visitor with inspiration. There is no any daily tour to Toy Museum that you should take a private Istanbul tour to include in your turkey trip.

Istanbul Toy Museum

Istanbul Toy Museum

Istanbul Toy Museum

Istanbul Toy Museum

Istanbul Toy Museum

Istanbul Toy Museum

Istanbul Toy Museum

Istanbul Toy Museum

Istanbul Toy Museum

Naval Museum

Naval Museum

The Istanbul Naval Museum is a national naval museum of the Republic of Turkey, located in Istanbul. It was established in 1897 by the Ottoman Minister of Navy Bozcaadali Hasan Husnu Pasha. The museum contains an important collection of military artifacts pertaining to the Ottoman Navy.The museum is located on Hayrettin Iskelesi Sok.80690 Besiktas, Istanbul, near the Besiktas ferry. In the field of maritime, it is Turkey's largest museum, with a great variety of collections. Around 20.000 pieces are present in it's collection. Being connected to the sea-forces commander in Turkey, it is also the countrie's first military museum. There is no any daily tour to Naval Museum that you should take a private Istanbul tour to include in your turkey trip.

Naval Museum

Naval Museum

Naval Museum

Naval Museum

Naval Museum

Naval Museum

Naval Museum

Naval Museum

Shopping Center Akmerkez

Shopping Center Akmerkez

Akmerkez is a shopping mall located in the Etiler quarter of Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned on December 18, 1993. The Akmerkez complex covers an area of 180,000 m² and consists of a four-stores shopping area, with two towers offering 14 and 17 stories of office space, and a third tower with 24 stories of residential areas. The shopping area, offering visitors close to 250 stores, is spread over a triangular area connected to the surrounding main roads through 3 atria. There are 41 escalators, 2 panoramic elevators and 30 elevators providing greater speed and easy access for visitors. 2-2.5 million people visit the shopping center monthly. It provides women's, men's and children's clothing and textiles, stationery, toys, sports shoes, eyewear and gift shops along with restaurants, a hairdresser, a currency exchange office, electronic goods, car maintenance, shoe shine services, a dry cleaner, a tailor, travel agents, orthopedic goods and a supermarket. Also, there cinema, restaurants and book shops there. Akmerkez is in Etiler area that best way to go there by taxi or you can include in your Istanbul tours itinerary or you can take shopping tour in Istanbul.

Shopping Center Akmerkez

Shopping Center Akmerkez

Shopping Center Akmerkez

Shopping Center Akmerkez

Shopping Center Akmerkez

Shopping Center Akmerkez

Shopping Center Capacity

Shopping Center Capacity

Capacity Bakirkoy Shopping Center, the biggest shopping center of the spot defined as 3rd District of Istanbul, serves its visitors as a center of life and shopping. Capacity, which took its place among the select and popular shopping centers of Turkey opened it gates in November, 2007, and has reached aimed customer profile with its genuine peculiarity as of the moment it opened its gates, has been visited by about 63 thousand people daily. So, there is many shopping places to buy clothing, shoes, textile, gift shops and there is many restaurants as well. Also, Bakirkoy is once center area in Istanbul and best way to go there by taxi or you can take a public bus from Taksim Suquare or from Eminonu station. Also, there is another option that you can include in your Istanbul tours itinerary or you can take private shopping tour to go to whole shopping centers or private Istanbul tour.

Shopping Center Capacity

Shopping Center Capacity

 

Shopping Center Capacity

Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia 

Hagia Sophia "Holy Wisdom" in Latin Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia, is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its dedication in 360 until 1453, it served as the Greek Patriarchal cathedral of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Patriarch of Constantinople of the Western Crusader established Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931, when it was secularized. It was opened as a museum on 1 February 1935. 

Also, St. Sophia Museum in Old CIty and you can include in your turkey itinerary, with istanbul city tour or old city tour in istanbul. The Hagia Sophia Museum will close on monday. 

Hagia Sophia 

Hagia Sophia 

Hagia Sophia 

Hagia Sophia 

Hagia Sophia 

Hagia Sophia 

Hagia Sophia 

Hagia Sophia 

Hagia Sophia