One of the Greatest Magnificent Eclectic Cities on Earth - For more than 2000 Years....

(All Photos in this Post by Tavarua)

At the time of King Solomon it was here - Flavored by Byzantine Slave ships, Crusaders, Harems, Exquisite Gardens, Mosques, Palaces,.....Exotic Animals...from tigers, elephants, and lions to rare species of exotic birds...

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Experience the Past - The Bosphorus Shoreline,Sultanahmet, Suleymaniye Mosque, the Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia.....

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Located by the Black Sea is the historical center of Istanbul.

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Topkapi Palace, where Ibrahim the Mad and Selim the Sot ruled.

Water pipes and Raki... Mizi Carsis(the Spice Bazaar)...Open Air Markets from Jewelry to fish...

“If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.” - Alphonse de Lamartine
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