Kadıköy
Creative jewellery, colourful ceramics, contemporary tea glasses, olive-wood coasters and bold-patterned textiles are among the ‘ideas inspired by nature’ at this lively, eclectic shop in Kadıköy, featuring homewares and accessories by local designers. A good place to pick up gifts and souvenirs that have Turkish flavour without being touristy.
There’s another outlet in Tophane (Boğazkesen Caddesi 55), on the European side of the city.
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Right in the heart of İstanbul’s historic center, this sacred Byzantine building remains an important symbol of power.
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Topkapı is the subject of more colourful stories than most of the world's museums put together. Libidinous sultans, ambitious courtiers, beautiful…
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İstanbul has more than its fair share of Byzantine monuments, but few are as drop-dead gorgeous as this mosaic- and fresco-laden church. Nestled in the…
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The Süleymaniye crowns one of İstanbul's seven hills and dominates the Golden Horn, providing a landmark for the entire city. Though it's not the largest…
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This subterranean structure was commissioned by Emperor Justinian and built in 532. The largest surviving Byzantine cistern in İstanbul, it was…
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İstanbul's most photogenic building was the grand project of Sultan Ahmet I (r 1603–17), whose tomb is located on the north side of the site facing…
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The colourful and chaotic Grand Bazaar is the heart of İstanbul's Old City and has been so for centuries. Starting as a small vaulted bedesten (warehouse)…
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There's plenty to see at this impressive museum, but its major draw is undoubtedly the 2nd-floor exhibition of paintings featuring Turkish Orientalist…
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An aromatic, colourful and alluring showcase of the best fresh produce in the city, the Kadıköy Pazarı is foodie central for locals and is becoming an…
2. Surp Takavor Ermeni Kilisesi
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This Armenian church in the centre of the bazaar was built in the late 19th century, although an Armenian church in one form or another has occupied this…
3. Aya Efimia Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi
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This Greek Orthodox church dates from 1830, although there had been a previous church on the same site from the late 17th century. Legend tells us that St…
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This extraordinarily detailed black-and-white mural of a floating boat was created by German artist Dome in 2012.
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This colourful mural of a woman and child was painted by French street artist Amose Vazimolo, commonly known as Amose.
6. Street Mural by Fintan Magee
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Australian street artist Fintan Magee created this massive men-with-buckets mural for the 2017 Mural İstanbul festival.
7. Street Mural by Chazme & Sepe
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Polish artists Chazme and Sepe created this 2014 mural, which is titled İstanbul in acknowledgement of the word's meaning in Ancient Greek ('the City').
8. Street Mural by PixelPancho
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This 2013 work by Italian street artist PixelPancho shows a young boy sitting in the lap of a strange-looking robot fighter.