The last of three church buildings to be successively erected on the site by the Eastern Roman Empire, later converted to a mosque. Amazing historical structure where Christianity and Islam coexist, definitely in to do list!

Great Ottoman Empire structure.. It is dubbed the Blue Mosque because of over 20,000 handmade ceramic tiles that decorate the interior, featuring many different tulips, rose, carnation, and lily designs, well lit by 260 windows.

This grand underground cistern, built by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I (527-565) to reserve water for the Imperial Palace and its surrounding areas.. The upside down and sideways Medusa heads in the cistern have become one of the most famous symbols of the Basilica Cistern..

Enjoy the walk on the Istiklal Street, down to Galata Tower one of the oldest towers in the world. It was used as military tower, later as a fire detection tower, then as a prison during the rule of Sultan Suleiman 'The Magnificent'

Hezârfen is one of the first people in the world who managed to fly with bird-like wings, “Hezarfen” jumped from the Galata Tower, crossed the Bosphorus and landed to Asian side..

According to a legend of the Romans; If a man and a woman go to Galata tower together for the first time, the fate of these two people will surely end up marrying each other.