Top 10 Most Amazing Attractions in Istanbul
Istanbul’s many attractions include towering minarets and exotic monuments of the Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Below are Istanbul’s most amazing attractions to visit.
Hagia Sophia, Topkapı again Turkey’s top tourist attractions
The Hagia Sophia Museum and the Topkapı Palace in Istanbul’s historic peninsula were visited by 3.5 million people each in 2014, according to data released by the Culture and Tourism Ministry.
Topkapi Palace Museum attracts record visitors
The Topkapı Palace, the largest palace in Istanbul, is the most visited museum in Istanbul. Museums in Turkey were visited by nearly 30 million people in 2013, according to a report issued by the Turkish Travel Agencies Union (TÜRSAB). The highest increase in the number of visitors was seen at Topkapı Palace, due to its Harem. While the number of visitors to the Harem exceeded over 1 million people for the first time, the total number...
Topkapi Palace’s gardens to regain its former glory
Topkapı Palace is ushering in spring – Ottoman style – by rearranging the iconic palace’s gardens to more closely resemble the way they were in imperial times. Istanbul Municipality is reviving the garden culture of the Ottomans with an ambitious project to overhaul Topkapı Palace’s gardens in line with their former glory. The changes have already attracted the attention of tourists visiting the palace. The gardens which were once...
