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  İSTANBUL

  İstanbul Bosphorus Haliç Constantinople Byzantine Two Continents Ottoman Golden Horn

  For more than 1500 years İstanbul was the capital of Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. With one arm reaching out to Asia and the other to Europe, İstanbul is the only city in the world built on two continents. The Bosphorus courses the waters of the B...
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  7 Of Beyoğlu’s Most Historic Passages

  Victorian buildings Beyoglu Passages Flower Passage Atlas Passage Syrian Passage European Passage Aleppo Passage Hazzo Pulo Passage Aznavur Passage Varyete Circus Theater Beyoglu Movie Theater Atlas Cinem Istanbul State Theater

  Beyoğlu is famous for its “passages,” or arcades/galleries (“Pasaj” in Turkish). The arcades are full of shops selling all kinds of wares, with great prices and the ability to make some real discoveries. These arcades are often Victorian buildings, with s...
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  BEYOĞLU

  İstiklal Avenue Beyoğlu Taksim Square Galata Pera Flower Passage Çiçek Pasajı İstanbul

  During the late Ottoman Period, the European tradesmen, followed by the embassies community left the confines of Galata Walls surrounding the Galata port area, and created a new cosmopolitan development at Beyoğlu (Pera) along the lines of European cities...