The Wonders of Istanbul

             Sightseeing Tours in İstanbul 

HAGIA SOPHIA

The former church of the divine wisdom is one of the truly great buildings of the world.One of the greatest marvels architecture constructed as a basilica in the 6th century by Emperor Justinian.

                                                             

  GRAND BAZAAR  

Most attractive shopping center and the biggest covered bazaar in the world with nearly 4400 shops.Jewellers, carpets, leather ware& souvenirs.

BLUE MOSQUE

One of the largest mosques in İstanbul,famous with it's blue Iznık tiles and unique with 6 minarets.

Built at 17th century by Sultan Ahmet.

                                       

TOPKAPI PALACE

                                                                                                 

Imperial Residence of Ottoman Sultans exhibiting Imperial treasure, Chinese porcelain, weapons, Calligraph section etc...

The Spoonmaker's Diamond (Turkish: Kaşıkçı Elması) is a 86 carats (17.2 g) pear-shaped diamond which is considered the pride of the Imperial Treasury exhibitions at the Topkapi Palace Museum and its most valuable single exhibit. Considered the fourth largest diamond of its kind in the world, it is kept under conditions of high security.

Set in silver, surrounded by a double row of 49 Old-mine cut diamonds (brilliants) and well spotlighted, it hangs in a glass case on the wall of the third room in Imperial Treasury section of Topkapı's "Conqueror’s Pavilion", where it is clearly the most eye-catching jewel.

These surrounding separate brilliants give it "the appearance of a full moon lighting a bright and shining sky amidst the stars". Providing an additional beauty to the Spoonmaker's Diamond and increasing its value by as much again, the brilliants are considered to have been ordered or arranged either by Ali Pasha or by Sultan Mahmud II – though this, as all other details of the diamond's origins, is doubtful and disputed (see below).

Notwithstanding the many other treasures of gold, silver, rubies and emeralds of the Topkapı Palace Treasury, the Spoonmaker's Diamond is said to have drawn the adoring, amazed looks of countless Imperial favourites, Queens and mothers of Sultans.

SULEYMANIYE MOSQUE

The mosque of Sultan Suleyman the magnificent. The second largest but by far the finest an most magnificent of the imperial mosque

complex in the city and a masterwork of the great Ottoman Architects Sinan.

BOSPHORUS CRUİSE

It'sa strait that divides Asia From Europe and connects Black Sea to Marmara.During the cruise you can see Europen style palaces of the  Ottomans as Dolmabahce.Modern Villas at the two sides of the Bosphorus.

LAST OTTOMAN PALACES TOUR

Domabahce is last residecence of the Turkish Sultans, built at the middle of 19th century.

YILDIZ PALACE

Last Ottoman palace.Built by Sultan Abdulhamit II.

MINIATURK

Start at morning,visiting the biggest miniature city of Middle east which is exhibiting more than 80 architectural wonders of Turkey in 60.000 sgm with full brief details in English,French,Russian,Arabic and German languages

THE MAIDEN'S TOWER

The Maiden' Tower is located on a small island at a very short distance from the shores district "Uskudar" in Asian side of the city.According to a Turkish legend a princess was locked up in the tower by her father because of a prophecy.The prophecy alerted him saying that his daughter would die by the bire of a snake.

The king wanted to protect the princess and put her in Maiden's Tower unfortunately at the end of story the princess dies by the snake that was brought to the island in a basket of grapes.