İstanbul

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Flag of Turkey.
Provincial centers of Turkey 
Adıyaman
Afyonkarahisar
Ağrı
Aksaray
Amasya
Ardahan
Artvin
Bartın
Bayburt
Bilecik
Bingöl
Bitlis
Bolu
Çanakkale
Çankırı
Çorum
Düzce
Edirne
Erzincan
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Gümüşhane
Hakkari
Iğdır
Isparta
Karabük
Karaman
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Kastamonu
Kırıkkale
Kırklareli
Kırşehir
Kilis
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Muş
Nevşehir
Niğde
Osmaniye
Rize
Siirt
Sivas
Şırnak
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Uşak
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Yozgat
Zonguldak
Central cities of Turkey 
Adana
Ankara
Antalya
Balıkesir
Bursa
Diyarbakır
Eskişehir
Gaziantep
Hatay
İstanbul
İzmir
Kahramanmaraş
Kocaeli
Konya
Malatya
Mardin
Muğla
Ordu
Sakarya
Samsun
Tekirdağ
Trabzon
Van

Istanbul (Turkish spelling: İstanbul) is the biggest city in Turkey. Until 1930s this city was known in the West also by the name Constantinople; some writings named it Stambul, especially in the 19th century. In Classical Antiquity, it was known as Byzantium or Byzantion.

Maps[edit]

  • Map of the districts of Istanbul

    Map of the districts of Istanbul

  • Schematic rapid transit map with Metrobüs

    Schematic rapid transit map with Metrobüs

Satellite views[edit]

  • Istanbul 29.03667E 41.02378N A.png
  • Istanbul 29.03667E 41.02378N B.png
  • Istanbul 29.03667E 41.02378N C.png
  • Istambul and Bosporus big.jpg
  • Istanbul 222.jpg
  • ISS008-E-21752.jpg
  • Istanbul-satelite.jpg

Sights[edit]

General[edit]

  • View of Levent at night

    View of Levent at night

  • View of Istanbul from Gülhane Park near Topkapı Palace

    View of Istanbul from Gülhane Park near Topkapı Palace

  • Istiklal Avenue

    Istiklal Avenue

  • Bosphorus Bridge

    Bosphorus Bridge

  • Golden Horn Bridge

    Golden Horn Bridge

  • Yeni Mosque at dusk

    Yeni Mosque at dusk

  • Beyoğlu in winter

    Beyoğlu in winter

  • View of the Seraglio Point, the Golden Horn and the Marmara Sea, with the Princes' Islands in the background

    View of the Seraglio Point, the Golden Horn and the Marmara Sea, with the Princes' Islands in the background

  • Bosphorus and Black Sea

    Bosphorus and Black Sea

  • Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge at night

    Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge at night

  • Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge

    Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge

  • Maiden's Tower

    Maiden's Tower

  • View of the Bosphorus from Topkapı Palace

    View of the Bosphorus from Topkapı Palace

  • Bosphorus by night

    Bosphorus by night

  • Ferry on the opening of the Bosphorus to the Marmara sea

    Ferry on the opening of the Bosphorus to the Marmara sea

  • Istanbul panoramio 3.jpg
  • Istanbul panoramio 1.jpg
  • View of Levent financial district from Istanbul Sapphire.jpg
  • Fatih from plane by night.jpg

Miscellaneous[edit]

Others[edit]

Historical[edit]

  • Panoramic view of the city in the 1870s

    Panoramic view of the city in the 1870s

  • Taksim Square

    Taksim Square

  • Tahtirevan

    Tahtirevan

  • Gazanfer Ağa Madrasa

    Gazanfer Ağa Madrasa

  • Al-Azhar

    Al-Azhar

  • Uskudar

    Uskudar

  • The old Galata Bridge, built in 1910

    The old Galata Bridge, built in 1910

  • Galata Bridge

    Galata Bridge

  • Great Mecidiye Mosque

    Great Mecidiye Mosque

  • Sultan Ahmed Mosque

    Sultan Ahmed Mosque

  • Beylerbeyi Palace

    Beylerbeyi Palace

  • Galata Dervishes House

    Galata Dervishes House

  • Sultan Ahmed Square

    Sultan Ahmed Square

  • Public Gardens

    Public Gardens

  • Ferries

    Ferries

  • Fatih

    Fatih

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