Istanbul has served as the capital of three major empires making it one of the worlds most unique cities. Located on the Bosphorus Strait that divides Europe from Asia, this has been truly where east meets west over the centuries. Located in Europe as well as Asia, Istanbul is the worlds only city in two continents.

Founded in the 7th century BC, as the Greek colony of Byzantium it Became the capital of the Eastern Roman empire under Constantine the Great in 324 CE. Renamed Constantinople it then served as the capital of the Byzantine empire until the Ottomans ceased it in 1453. It was the capital of the Ottoman empire until after its decline at the end of WW I. When the new Republic of Turkey was established in 1923 it was renamed Istanbul.

All this heritage makes Istanbul one of the worlds most unique cities. It’s rich culture, architecture and beauty set it aside from many other cities. It is a must see city for any serious traveler.

Name	Type	Class	Area
Haydarpaşa Station	Transportation	Train Station	Asian Side
Maiden’s Tower	Landmark	Tower	Asian Side
Sabiha Gökçen Airport	Transportation	Airport	Asian Side
Atatürk Arboretum	Attraction	Arboretum	Bosphorus
Dolmabahce Palace	Landmark	Palace	Bosphorus
Galata Tower	Landmark	Tower	Galata
İstiklal Caddesi	Landmark	Pedestrian Street	Galata
Taksim Square	Landmark	City Square	Galata
Eyüp Mosque	Landmark-Religious	Mosque	Golden Horn
Atatürk Museum	Museum	History	New City
Military Museum	Museum	Military	New City
Nişantaşı	Neighborhood	Art Nouveau	New City
Princes’ Islands	Natural	Islands	Princes’ Islands
Ahrida Synagogue	Landmark-Religious	Synagogue	Sultanahmet/Faith
Basilica Cistern	Landmark	Mosque	Sultanahmet/Faith
Chora Mosque	Landmark-Religious	Mosque	Sultanahmet/Faith
Column of Constantine	Landmark	Column	Sultanahmet/Faith
Dimitrie Cantemir Museum	Museum	Moldavian prince home	Sultanahmet/Faith
Egyptian Bazaar / Spice Market	Attraction	Shopping	Sultanahmet/Faith
Fatih Camii	Landmark-Religious	Mosque	Sultanahmet/Faith
Fethiye Mosque	Landmark-Religious	Mosque	Sultanahmet/Faith
Golden Horn	Natural	Water inlet from the Bosphorus	Sultanahmet/Faith
Grand Bazaar	Attraction	Shopping	Sultanahmet/Faith
Gülhane Park	Natural	City Park	Sultanahmet/Faith
Hagia Irene	Landmark-Religious	Mosque	Sultanahmet/Faith
Hagia Sophia	Landmark-Religious	Mosque/Cathedral	Sultanahmet/Faith
Hippodrome	Landmark	Old Center of Constantinople	Sultanahmet/Faith
History of Science and Technology in Islam Museum	Museum	History	Sultanahmet/Faith
Istanbul Railway Museum	Museum	Railways	Sultanahmet/Faith
Koca Mustafa Pasha Mosque	Landmark-Religious	Mosque	Sultanahmet/Faith
Little Hagia Sophia	Landmark-Religious	Mosque	Sultanahmet/Faith
Millon	Landmark	Ancient Pillar	Sultanahmet/Faith
Museum of Archaeology	Museum	Archaeology	Sultanahmet/Faith
Rüstem Mosque	Landmark-Religious	Mosque	Sultanahmet/Faith
Soğukçeşme Street	Landmark	Historic Ottoman Street	Sultanahmet/Faith
Sokollu Mehmet Pasha	Landmark-Religious	Mosque	Sultanahmet/Faith
St Stephen Church	Landmark-Religious	Church	Sultanahmet/Faith
Süleymaniye Mosque	Landmark-Religious	Mosque	Sultanahmet/Faith
Sultanahmet (Blue Mosque)	Landmark-Religious	Mosque	Sultanahmet/Faith
Theodosius Cistern	Landmark	Historic	Sultanahmet/Faith
Tombs Museum	Museum	Sultan Tombs	Sultanahmet/Faith
Topkapı Palace	Landmark	Palace	Sultanahmet/Faith
Valens Aqueduct	Archeological	Ancient Aqueduct	Sultanahmet/Faith
Valens Aqueduct	Landmark	Roman Ruin	Sultanahmet/Faith
Walls of Constantinople	Landmark	City Walls	Sultanahmet/Faith
Yedikule Fortress	Landmark	Old Triumphal Gate	Sultanahmet/Faith
Zeyrek Mosque	Landmark-Religious	Mosque	Sultanahmet/Faith
Aviation Museum	Museum	Aviation	Western Suburbs
Istanbul Airport	Transportation	Airport	Western Suburbs
Istanbul Halkali	Transportation	Train Station	Western Suburbs
Sea Life Istanbul	Attraction	Aquarium	Western Suburbs