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'must see' Istanbul

'must see' Istanbul

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Created by Jacob d.Lokalist • Updated On: July 11, 2014

One can not limit a metropolis like Istanbul down to a 'list', but here are some places that each define the city on their own. SEE ALSO 'THE HISTORIC PENINSULA' for prime attractions and food places.

Dolmabahçe Palace is one of 'must see' Istanbul.

1. Dolmabahçe Palace

9.5
(Dolmabahçe Sarayı)
Vişnezade Mah. Dolmabahçe Cad., Beşiktaş, İstanbul
Palace · 796 tips and reviews
Galata Tower is one of 'must see' Istanbul.

2. Galata Tower

9.5
(Galata Kulesi)
Bereketzade Mah. Büyük Hendek Cad. Galata, Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Historic and Protected Site · Bereketzade · 2463 tips and reviews
Ortaköy Meydanı is one of 'must see' Istanbul.

3. Ortaköy Meydanı

Mecidiye Mah. Ortaköy, Beşiktaş, İstanbul
Other Great Outdoors · 251 tips and reviews
Istanbul Museum of Modern Art is one of 'must see' Istanbul.

4. Istanbul Museum of Modern Art

9.4
(İstanbul Modern Sanat Müzesi)
Kılıçalipaşa Mah. Tophane İskele Cad. No:1/1, Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Art Museum · Kılıçalipaşa · 551 tips and reviews
Rumeli Hisarı is one of 'must see' Istanbul.

5. Rumeli Hisarı

9.4
Rumeli Hisarı Mah. Yahya Kemal Cad., İstanbul, İstanbul
Castle · 380 tips and reviews
İstiklal Avenue is one of 'must see' Istanbul.

6. İstiklal Avenue

(İstiklal Caddesi)
Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Road · 4600 tips and reviews
Çiçek Pasajı is one of 'must see' Istanbul.

7. Çiçek Pasajı

8.7
Hüseyinağa Mah. İstiklal Cad. No:80, Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Beer Garden · 359 tips and reviews
Nevizade is one of 'must see' Istanbul.

8. Nevizade

9.2
İstiklal Cad. Nevizade Sok. Beyoğlu (Balık Pazarı), Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Arts and Entertainment · Hüseyinağa · 1444 tips and reviews
Asmalı Mescit is one of 'must see' Istanbul.

9. Asmalı Mescit

Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Neighborhood · 471 tips and reviews
Cezayir Sokağı is one of 'must see' Istanbul.

10. Cezayir Sokağı

8.4
Fransız Sokağı, Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Arts and Entertainment · 298 tips and reviews

11. Emirgan Sahili

9.3
Sakıp Sabancı Cad. (Baltalimanı - İstinye arası), Sarıyer, İstanbul
Waterfront · 496 tips and reviews

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12. Bebek

Beşiktaş, İstanbul
Neighborhood · 528 tips and reviews
İskele Cafe & İzmir Lokmacısı is one of 'must see' Istanbul.

13. İskele Cafe & İzmir Lokmacısı

7.8
İstinye Sahili, İstanbul, İstanbul
Café · İstinye · 577 tips and reviews
Bosphorus Bridge is one of 'must see' Istanbul.

14. Bosphorus Bridge

(Boğaziçi Köprüsü)
15 Temmuz Şehitler Köprüsü (Ortaköy - Beylerbeyi arası), İstanbul, İstanbul
Bridge · 5436 tips and reviews
Maiden's Tower is one of 'must see' Istanbul.

15. Maiden's Tower

9.4
(Kız Kulesi)
Salacak Mevkii (İstanbul Boğazı), Üsküdar, İstanbul
Historic and Protected Site · Salacak · 1684 tips and reviews

istanbulistanbul: Must see while in @Istanbul

16. Bağdat Avenue

(Bağdat Caddesi)
Kızıltoprak - Bostancı arası, Kadıköy, İstanbul
Road · 3197 tips and reviews
Istanbul Toy Museum is one of 'must see' Istanbul.

17. Istanbul Toy Museum

9.3
(İstanbul Oyuncak Müzesi)
Göztepe Mah. Dr. Zeki Zeren Sok. No:17, Kadıköy, İstanbul
Museum · Göztepe · 435 tips and reviews

18. Haydarpaşa Garı

8.1
Rasimpaşa Mah. Tren Garı Cad. No:1, Kadıköy, İstanbul
Historic and Protected Site · 191 tips and reviews