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Things to do in
Istanbul

TURKEY

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Crowne Plaza Hotel ISTANBUL
SAHILYOLU ATAKOY · Istanbul · 34710
Holiday Inn ISTANBUL CITY
TOPKAPI, MILLET CAD 187 · Istanbul · 34280
 
Sunday
29°C/19°C
Mostly sunny. Warm.
Monday
29°C/20°C
Sunny. Pleasantly warm.
extended forecast

About Istanbul

From the grand Aya Sofia, once regarded as the greatest church in Christendom, to its neighboring Blue Mosque, with its magnificent domes and minarets, Istanbul, Turkey, is a cultural marvel, a sightseeing paradise and a history lover's dream. The city was founded around 657 B.C. and soon became part of the Roman Empire. After hundreds of years as Byzantium, the city was renamed Constantinople around 330 A.D and became the capital of the Eurasian world. The Ottoman Empire soon claimed the...