Turkey Guide

Istanbul, Turkey

Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia is one of the most known religious sites in Istanbul. It has a long history full of transformations due to the political and religious changes that happened over time. It is important to emphasize that it was built as early as in 360 and at that time was dedicated and used as an...

Topkapi Palace

The palace is in fact an entire complex consisting of many buildings and four main courtyards. The fact that is used to be home to about 4 000 people, speaks about the area it occupies. It was the main residence for Ottoman sultans and it is located on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list since...

Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque)

Majority of visitors who come to visit this architectural masterpiece know the mosque as the Blue Mosque and then they find out that its official name is the Sultan Ahmed Mosque. You may wonder if it is really blue. Well, its interior is decorated with blue tiles.

It is still used as a...

Grand Bazaar

Welcome to the world´s largest covered marked covering 61 street with over 3000 shops. Maybe it seems impossible but it attracts about half of million visitors daily.

Perhaps you want just to take a look and you´re not interested in buying but the splendor, the scent, the...

No Frills Ephesus Tours

Ephesus (/ˈɛfəsəs/;Greek: Ἔφεσος Ephesos; Turkish: Efes; ultimately from Hittite Apasa) was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, three kilometres southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey.

It was built in the 10th century BC...

Cappadocia

Basilica Cistern

Besides the usual name this basilica has two other names by which is often called. Sunken Palace and the Sunken Cistern. As you may conclude from the title this unusual tourist attraction once had one really important mission – it was used to provide water to the residents of Istanbul....

Bosphorus Cruise

Dolmabahçe Palace

This glamorous palace has a special place in the history of Turkey. Not only it was the residence of the last Ottoman Sulans but it is the place where the founder of the modern Turkey passed away. An interesting fact is that all clocks in the palace were stopped at the time when Mustafa Kemal...