Melissa Erdagi: A main collection consisting of Orientalist paintings, old weights and Ottoman tiles. Keep an eye on the Pera's top-notch travelling exhibitions by the likes of Picasso, Botero and Chagal.
Alemdar Mah. Yerebatan Cad. No:1/3, Fatih, İstanbul
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The Telegraph: Begin your day in the subterranean depths of the Basilica Cistern, a 1,500-year-old building supported by 336 columns. Don’t miss the twin blocks carved into snake-haired Medusas.
Kılıçalipaşa Mah. Tophane İskele Cad. No:1/1, Beyoğlu, İstanbul
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Otel.com: Marvel at different collections of contemporary art by talented Turkish artists. Don't miss the book installation suspended over the library. Open Tuesday-Sunday at 10am to 6pm, Thursday at 10am-8pm.
hatice: One of the oldest streets in Istanbul that hasn't changed historically, a must see. As you walk through it you feel as if you've time traveled. Old houses serve as boutique hotels.
Çukurcuma Caddesi (Dalgıç Çıkmazı, 2, Beyoğlu), Beyoğlu, İstanbul
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Cigdem Cam: For foreign visitors:You dont have to read the novel before coming to museum but it is better for you to take audio guide in order to feel the imagination of novel and soul of Turkish social history.
Kazım İsmail Gürkan Cd. No:34 Cağaloğlu, İstanbul, İstanbul
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istanbul: Arguably the most beatiful Turkish bath in Istanbul, Cagaloglu having been built in 1741 for Sultan Mahmut I who wanted to use its revenue to finance a library for Aya Sofya