Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in İstanbul, Turkey

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 6.1 km
Ascend 166 m
Descend 212 m

Experience İstanbul in Turkey in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in İstanbulIndividual Sights in İstanbul

Sight 1: Panorama 1453 History Museum

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The Panorama 1453 Historical Museum is a historical museum in Istanbul that opened on 31 January 2009.

Wikipedia: Panorama 1453 History Museum (EN), Website

173 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 2: Topkapı Şehir Parkı

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Topkapı Şehir ParkıAlexandru Panoiu from Bucharest, Romania / CC BY 2.0

Topkapi Park, 'Topkapi City Park' or Topkapi Culture Park, is a new generation architectural park built in Topkapi, Istanbul. Its construction started in 1999, went through various phases and took its final form today and was put into service in 2009.

Wikipedia: Topkapı Parkı (TR)

427 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 3: Takkeci Ibrahim Ağa Camii

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Takkeci İbrahim Ağa Complex is a complex built in the late 16th century, located outside the city walls in the Topkapı district of Istanbul.

Wikipedia: Takkeci İbrahim Ağa Külliyesi (TR)

947 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 4: Bayezid Ağa Camii

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Bayezid Ağa Mosque or Arabacı Bayezid Ağa Mosque is a mosque in Topkapı Square in the Topkapı neighborhood of the Fatih district of Istanbul. After the conquest, it was built in 1453 by Bayezid Ağa, the Sekbanbashi of Mehmed II. The mosque, which became dilapidated and unusable over time, was rebuilt in 1954-57 with the help of the community.

Wikipedia: Bayezid Ağa Camii (TR)

1170 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 5: Yakup Kethüda Çeşmesi

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Yakup Kethüda Fountain is an Ottoman-era fountain located in the Sulukule district of Fatih district of Istanbul.

Wikipedia: Yakup Kethüda Çeşmesi (Sulukule) (TR)

1874 meters / 22 minutes

Sight 6: Παναγία η Μουχλιώτισσα

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Παναγία η Μουχλιώτισσα A. Fabbretti / CC BY-SA 4.0

Saint Mary of the Mongols (full name in Greek: Θεοτόκος Παναγιώτισσα or Παναγία Μουχλιώτισσα ; Turkish name: Kanlı Kilise, is an Eastern Orthodox church in Istanbul. It is the only surviving Byzantine church of Constantinople that has never been converted to a mosque, always remaining open to the Greek Orthodox Church.

Wikipedia: Church of Saint Mary of the Mongols (EN), Url Ro

196 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Panagia Paramythia Church

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The Church of Panagia Paramythia is a church in the Fener district of Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is also known as Panayia Vlahsaray Greek Orthodox Church. It is registered as a first-degree historical monument. In 2021, a restoration project was prepared, but no work has started yet. It is in the side garden of the Metrology Church.

Wikipedia: Panayia Vlahsaray Rum Ortodoks Kilisesi (TR)

172 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 8: Metroloji Filistin Ortodoks Kilisesi

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Metrology Church is a church in the Balat neighborhood of Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. Although there is an orthodox church in Balat, it is affiliated to the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, not the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Istanbul. Today, it is closed to visitors and has no congregation.

Wikipedia: Metroloji Kilisesi (TR)

304 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 9: Church of St. George

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Church of St. GeorgeKlearchos Kapoutsis from Santorini, Greece / CC BY 2.0

The Patriarchal Cathedral Church of St. George is the principal Eastern Orthodox cathedral located in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and, as Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire until 1453, and of the Ottoman Empire until 1922. Since about 1600, it has been the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople whose leader is regarded as the primus inter pares in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and is frequently looked upon as the spiritual leader of the 300 million Orthodox Christians worldwide.

Wikipedia: St. George's Cathedral, Istanbul (EN)

796 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 10: Cumhuriyet Çeşmesi

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The Cumhuriyet Fountain is a fountain located in the Yavuz Sultan Selim neighborhood of Fatih district of Istanbul province, Ayakapı district. Its inscription is "Fountain of the Republic" and on its pediment is 341 according to the Hijri calendar. The fountain, which has a simple style, only has decorations on its boat. The marbles in the bench are broken.

Wikipedia: Cumhuriyet Çeşmesi (TR)

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