Pigeons Everywhere – Istanbul, Turkey – Daily Photo

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Online photo gallery for pros – smugmugSave up to $2,000 per stateroom on select 2010 Europe River CruisesThis photographer in the Ortakoy neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey seems very intent on getting a [...]

St Saviour in Chora Church – Istanbul, Turkey – Daily Photo

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Only slightly off the beaten path from the tourist throngs at the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul is the small church (now a museum) of St Saviour in Chora. The name means St [...]

Ortaköy – Istanbul, Turkey – Daily Photo

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This beautiful view of the Bosporus bridge with a small mosque in the foreground is used for many Turkey travel posters. This view is from the town of Ortaköy on the outskirts [...]

Spice Bazaar – Istanbul, Turkey – Daily Photo

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How to Teach English OverseasSpecial Deals from Rail Europe One of my favorite sites for taking pictures in Istanbul is the colorful Spice Bazaar. The Grand Bazaar has more drama as you [...]

Basilica Cistern – Istanbul, Turkey – Daily Photo

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One of the oddest sites in Istanbul is an underground cistern built by the Romans but not discovered by the Turks until after they had held the city for a hundred years. [...]

Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) – Istanbul, Turkey – Daily Photo

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There was a lot of controversy around the construction of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque in Istanbul. It was not that people did not like the beauty of this mosque. The controversy was [...]

Trolley – Istanbul, Turkey – Daily Photo

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European Cruises from $549 on Orbitz!Lowest Rates Guarantee on Flights and Hotels to Europe + $10 off by using coupon EUROPE10. Book now with CheapOair.com. This trolley in Istanbul runs the length [...]

Ortaköy (Istanbul), Turkey – Photo Friday

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Rudy Maxa – Turkey: Istanbul & Turkey’s Turquoise Coast DVDOnline photo gallery for pros – smugmug < !– google_ad_section_start –>One of the images that I often see on the tourism brochures for [...]

Video: Hagia Sophia – Istanbul

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Rudy Maxa – Turkey: Istanbul & Turkey’s Turquoise Coast DVDI stumbled across this video of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul. This beautiful building that was built by the Eastern Roman empire had a [...]

Istanbul on Travel in 10

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I had the opportunity to be interviewed by the Travel in 10 podcast Special Deals from Rail EuropeTraveling Europe eBook and again talked about Istanbul. You might have gotten the impression that [...]