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Streetcars344 viewsPublic transportation in Istanbul seemed to be modern and adequate (subway, buses, streetcars), although we didn't get a chance to try it because we rode in our ccomfortable chartered tour bus.
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Labyrinth286 viewsWe had to thread our way through a maze of narrow streets to get to our luncheon spot.
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Baker's Dozens272 viewsWhile we were waiting to board our boat for the Bosphorus cruise, I shot this picture of a bread vendor wearing his wares like a hat.
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Tower Yali268 viewsHouse with its own mini-minaret - or could it be a neighborhood mosque?
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Ultra-modern Mansions265 viewsNo throwing stones here.
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Firuz Ağa Mosque264 viewsBuilt around 1491 by Firuz Ağa, chief treasurer of Sultan Bayezid II. Located very close to Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, and Topkapi Palace.
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Dolmabahçe Mosque263 viewsOttoman neo-Baroque mosque located near the Dolmabahçe Palace; completed in 1855.
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Istanbul Spring256 viewsSpring flowers were beginning to bloom as we trekked through the residential areas near the palace.
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Karabaş Mustafa Ağa Mosque256 viewsA 16th century stone-and-brick mosque near the Beyoğlu waterfront.
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Really Skinny Yali253 viewsThe price of real estate here means that you have to make the most of every square inch. It's the same principle that led to building skyscrapers in New York.
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Sultan Ahmet III Fountain250 viewsBuilt in 1728 in Turkish rococo style in front of the Imperial Gate of Topkapi Palace. Replaced a Byzantine fountain which previously occupied the site. It served as a favorite gathering place, providing not only drinking water but also free sherbet for the local population.
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Kuleli Military High School246 viewsThe oldest military high school in Turkey, founded in 1845 by Sultan Abdülmecid I.
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