İstanbul · Marmara
Fatih
- History
- Faith tourism
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Fatih covers the whole of the walled Historic Peninsula. Hagia Sophia, Topkapı Palace, the Blue and Süleymaniye mosques, the Basilica Cistern, the Grand Bazaar and the Spice Bazaar are all within walking distance of each other.
Places to see
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Museum
Istanbul Archaeology Museums
Turkey's first museum complex, made up of the Tiled Pavilion, the Museum of the Ancient Orient and the Archaeology Museum.
Religious
Hagia Sophia
Completed in 537, a masterpiece of world architecture with its giant dome.
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Religious
Fatih Mosque
The great mosque Fatih Sultan Mehmed had built after the conquest, at the centre of his complex.
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Religious
Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
The spiritual centre of the world's Orthodox Christians, at the Church of St George complex in Fener.
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Gülhane Park
Topkapı Palace's former garden; the historic park where the Tanzimat reform edict was read out.
© Mickey Mystique · CC BY-SA 4.0Historic
Grand Bazaar
One of the world's oldest and largest covered markets.
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Religious
Kariye Mosque (Chora Church)
A former church at the centre of the Chora Monastery, famous for its Byzantine mosaics and frescoes.
© Hunanuk · CC0Religious
Süleymaniye Mosque
The complex Mimar Sinan built for Suleiman the Magnificent, overlooking the Golden Horn.
Religious
Blue Mosque
The mosque famous for its six minarets and blue İznik tiles.
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Historic
Sultanahmet Square (Hippodrome)
The Hippodrome of the Roman and Byzantine periods, the Ottoman Atmeydanı; home to three ancient monuments.
Museum
Topkapı Palace
The palace where Ottoman sultans lived for centuries; the Harem and Treasury.
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Museum
Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts
The first Turkish museum to display Turkish and Islamic art as a whole, housed in the İbrahim Pasha Palace.
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Historic
Yedikule Fortress
A seven-towered fortress built over the Byzantine Golden Gate at the sea end of the land walls.
© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0Historic
Basilica Cistern
A Byzantine underground cistern of hundreds of columns, famous for its Medusa heads.
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Things to do
- Walking around Sultanahmet Square
- The Spice Bazaar
- Bosphorus ferry from Eminönü
Food and drink
- Fish sandwich at EminönüBeside the Galata Bridge.