Bulgarian Church
Customized tours Istanbul – Church Sveti StefanChristianity in Turkey has a long history. Anatolia had always been the cradle of Christianity. It is the birthplace of many Christian Apostles and Saints. It is also...
Where does the name Istanbul come from?
Istanbul Tours – Istanbul was officially adopted as a sole name in 1930. Through the ages the city of Istanbul has changed its name several times. It is a city with intriguing history, a...
Ensar on Chinese state TV
Customized Guided Tour – Ensar Islamoglu on CCTVChinese Television got the best guide for their customized guided tour. It was Ensar’s pleasure to tell them about and make them fall in love with his country.Chinese...
When was Istanbul settled?
Istanbul daily tours – The earliest-known settlement in the area, which people now know as Istanbul, was probably founded around 1000 BC. Its name was Semistra. Then appeared a small fishing village, named Lygos....
Forebodings Two Sketches part 3
“Let my fate go whither it listeth.”In the darkest corner of a ward, in the bed marked number twenty- four, a farm laborer of about thirty years of age had been lying for several...
Istanbul world city
A city of worldIstanbul; the capital of three great empires, the host for the cultures of the communities that have been living in Anatolia for thousands of years, and the city housing the most...
Groves Istanbul
The Yildiz GroveSultan Selim III built a pavilion named "Yildiz" -meaning the Star- for his mother Mihrisah Sultan in this grove he admired in the 18th century. It was followed by other pavilions and...
History Istanbul
Istanbul lived it`s “Golden Age” between 527 and 565.It was the most magnificent and the greatest city of its era with a population more than half a million.A capital that hosted East Roman-Byzantine Empire...
Private Istanbul tour Congo Diplomatic group
Guided Tour Istanbul for the Republic of Congo Diplomatic group on 11th March 2016We started the Guided Tour Istanbul from Hippodrome. Again it`s Friday and we couldn`t go into Sultan Ahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque). ...