Talk Talk With Carl and Kacey – Istanbul
Istanbul was beginning and end of our tour in Turkey. There is a Talk Talk With Carl and Kacey – Turkey which covers balance of our trip. We thought there was just too much to talk about in a single episode.
Istanbul is a great destination on its own. In this adventure, “Talk Talk With Carl and Kacey – Istanbul” we will introduce you to this great city.
Now with Links to the attractions !!
Now with clickable pictures for a better look !!
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These pictures will give you a feel for Istanbul and the places we enjoyed.
Rustem Pasha Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey 2023
The Rüstem Pasha Mosque (Turkish: Rüstem Paşa Camii) is an Ottoman mosque located in the Hasırcılar Çarşısı (Strawmat Weavers Market) in the Tahtakale neighborhood of the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey, near the Spice Bazaar. Named after Rüstem Pasha, who served as Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Suleiman I, it was designed by the Ottoman imperial architect Mimar Sinan and completed in around 1563.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%BCstem_Pasha_Mosque
More information from one of my favorite websites for travel
https://havecamerawilltravel.com/places/rustem-pasha-mosque-istanbul/
Hippodrome – Istanbul
Sultanahmet Square (Turkish: Sultanahmet Meydanı) or the Hippodrome of Constantinople (Greek: Ἱππόδρομος τῆς Κωνσταντινουπόλεως, romanized: Hippódromos tēs Kōnstantinoupóleōs; Latin: Circus Maximus Constantinopolitanus; Turkish: Hipodrom) is a square in Istanbul, Turkey. Previously, it was a circus that was the sporting and social centre of Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire.
The word hippodrome comes from the Greek hippos (ἵππος), horse, and dromos (δρόμος), path or way. For this reason, it is sometimes also called Atmeydanı (“Horse Square”) in Turkish. Horse racing and chariot racing were popular pastimes in the ancient world and hippodromes were common features of Greek cities in the Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine eras.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultanahmet_Square
Istanbul Spice Market
The Spice Bazaar (Turkish: Mısır Çarşısı, meaning “Egyptian Bazaar”) in Istanbul, Turkey is one of the largest bazaars in the city. Located in the Eminönü quarter of the Fatih district, it is the most famous covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar. The building itself is part of the külliye (complex) of the New Mosque. The revenues obtained from the rented shops inside the bazaar building were used for the upkeeping of the mosque.
The structure was designed by the court architect Koca Kasım Ağa, but the construction works began under the supervision of another court architect, Mustafa Ağa
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_Bazaar
Hagia Sophia Istanbul
There is almost no description adequate for this place. Like St. Peters in Rome, or Machu Pichu, the place has an aura yoû can feel when you enter.
Hagia Sophia (lit. ‘Holy Wisdom’; Turkish: Ayasofya Ancient Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία, romanized: Hagía Sophía; Latin: Sancta Sapientia), officially the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque (Turkish: Ayasofya Camii),[3] is a former Christian church converted into a mosque, and is a major cultural and historical site in Istanbul, Turkey. The building was erected three times by the Eastern Roman Empire. The present Hagia Sophia is the third, built in 537 AD
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The Museum of Illusions – Pera District, Istanbul 2023
The Museum of Illusions in Istanbul brings you a space suitable both for social and entertaining tours into the world of illusions which has delights all generations. It’s a perfect place for new experiences and fun with friends and family. Not only is it a place for children who adore coming, but also a place for parents, couples, grandmothers and grandfathers.
https://istanbul.com/things-to-do/museum-of-illusions
Ancient Basilica Cistern
The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica (Greek: Βασιλική Κινστέρνα, Turkish: Yerebatan Sarnıcı or Yerebatan Saray, “Subterranean Cistern” or “Subterranean Palace”), is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The cistern, located 150 metres (490 ft) southwest of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.[1] Today it contains only a little water, for public access inside the space.
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_Cistern
One of my favorite travel photo websites:
https://havecamerawilltravel.com/places/basilica-cistern/
The Topkapı Palace Museum
The Topkapı Palace (Turkish: Topkapı Sarayı;[2] Ottoman Turkish: طوپقپو سرايى, romanized: ṭopḳapu sarāyı, lit. ’cannon gate palace’),[3] or the Seraglio,[4] is a large museum in the east of the Fatih district of Istanbul in Turkey. From the 1460s to the completion of Dolmabahçe Palace in 1856, it served as the administrative center of the Ottoman Empire, and was the main residence of its sultans.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topkap%C4%B1_Palace
https://muze.gen.tr/muze-detay/topkapi