6th-7th June 2024
The tour group with the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) in the background
Tour guide (and archaeologist) Özgür "Ozzie" Özer
Halal hotdog on a fast-food kiosk on Divan Yolu Cad
The Hagia Sophia from Divan Yolu Cad
oca-Cola: original tat
Sokollu Mehmet Pasha Mosque at night from the restaurant of the Hotel Grand Yavuz
The Blue Mosque at night from the restaurant of the Hotel Grand Yavuz
The New Mosque (Yeni Cami) in Eminönü
Waterfront west of the Galata bridge with Rustem Pasha Mosque (in middle distance) with the Suleymaniye Mosque behind
The Galata Tower
Fishing on the Galata Bridge
The Golden Horn and the Suleymaniye Mosque
The Hagia Sophia from the Galata Bridge
The New Mosque (Yeni Cami) from the Galata Bridge
The Topkapı Palace from the Galata Bridge
İBB Sarayburnu Parkı from the Galata Bridge
Bomonti Turkish beer
Pastries in a shop on Yeniçeriler Cd.
Restaurant over the road from room 409 of the Hotel Grand Yavuz
Souvenir shop apologetically open near the entrance to the Hagia Sophia
Inner dome
2 seraphim
Wooden plaques with sacred Islamic names
Upper gallery looking inwards
The nave
North-western interior
Interior of the dome at the north-western end
South gallery
Western interior
Behind one of the wooden plaques with sacred Islamic names
Mosaic of Christ flanked by an emperor and empress
Looking towards the south gallery from the northern upper gallery
Southwestern entrance mosaic with the Virgin Mary and Justinian the Great (left) and Constantine the Great (right)
South-western exit of the Hagia Sophia with a minaret
Hagia Irene byzantine church, with dome of the Hagia Sophia in the background
Model of the Topkapı palace grounds
Model of the Topkapı palace
Interior rooms of the Topkapı palace
The tour group outside the Imperial Council building in the second courtyard
Information board and map of the Harem
The Imperial Hall
Urn in the Imperial Hall
Information about the Courtyard of the Favourites
The Courtyard of the Favourites
A presumed favourite overlooking the Courtyard of the Favourites
Garden at the north-eastern end of the palace grounds
Birds bathing in a fountain
Topkapı towers
The Galata Tower from the Topkapı palace
Çamlıca mosque and the Çamlıca TV tower across the entrance to the Bosphorus from the north-eastern end of the palace grounds
The entrance to the Bosphorus and the Marmar sea from the north-eastern end of the palace grounds
Financial district (?) from the north-eastern end of the palace grounds
Visitors take a selfie
The Bosphorus Bridge (15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü) and ferries
The Çamlıca TV tower and shipping on the Bosphorus
Çamlıca mosque, the Çamlıca TV tower and shipping on the Bosphorus
The Egyptian obelisk
Plaque for the Serpent Column
The Serpent Column
Relaxing stray (but tagged) dog
The Blue Mosque from near the Hagia Sophia
Interior of the Blue Mosque
A supporting column and semi-domes
Windows below the dome
Interior of the central dome
Interior of a semi-dome
ourtyard of the Blue Mosque
Dome and semi-domes
A minaret from the courtyard
Panorama of the courtyard of the Blue Mosque
Tourist in the courtyard of the Blue Mosque
Fisherman on the bank of the Bosphorus near the lighthouse at the entrance to the Golden Horn
Ferry crossing the Golden Horn
Turkish flag at Atatürk Monument at İBB Sarayburnu Parkı
Sarayburnu restaurant on waterfront near İBB Sarayburnu Parkı
Nuruosmaniye Mosque near the eastern entrance to the Grand Bazaar
Eastern entrance to the Grand Bazaar
Inside the Grand Bazaar
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Rustem Pasha Mosque and the Suleymaniye Mosque from Bosphorus cruise boat
On the cruise boat
The Topkapı Palace
Martin points, Stewart ignores
Approaching the Bosphorus Bridge (15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü)
The Çamlıca mosque, southern end of the Bosphorus Bridge, and the Çamlıca TV tower
Panorama of the Bosphorus Bridge
The Çamlıca mosque
The Büyük Mecidiye Mosque
Southern end of the Bosphorus Bridge, and Bosphorus traffic
Bosphorus traffic
The cruise boat turns
Maiden's Tower (Kız Kulesi)
Inside the Basilica Cistern (Yerebatan Sarnıcı)
Art inside the Basilica Cistern
The ceiling of the Basilica Cistern
Base of one of the columns
Part of a carving
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