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How to be a tourist in Istanbul

How to be a tourist in Istanbul

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Created by Tjerk Eilander • Updated On: March 25, 2013

Below are some of the locations we visited during our six days stay in Istanbul. To be more precise; these are the locations we feel are worth visiting.

Barbecue House is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

1. Barbecue House

6.6
Yerebatan caddesi (Sultanahmet), İstanbul, İstanbul
Turkish Restaurant · Alemdar · 34 tips and reviews
Hagia Sophia is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

2. Hagia Sophia

9.2
(Ayasofya)
Ayasofya Meydanı, Sultanahmet, Fatih, İstanbul
Historic and Protected Site · Cankurtaran · 1337 tips and reviews
Blue Mosque is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

3. Blue Mosque

9.5
(Sultan Ahmet Camii)
Sultan Ahmet Mah. At Meydanı Cad. No:7, Fatih, İstanbul
Mosque · Sultan Ahmet · 860 tips and reviews
Galata Bridge is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

4. Galata Bridge

9.3
(Galata Köprüsü)
Eminönü - Karaköy arası, İstanbul, İstanbul
Bridge · 775 tips and reviews
Khorasani Ocakbasi Kebabhouse is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

5. Khorasani Ocakbasi Kebabhouse

7.5
Divanyolu Blv. 39/41, İstanbul, İstanbul
Middle Eastern Restaurant · Alemdar · 75 tips and reviews
Topkapı Palace is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

6. Topkapı Palace

9.4
(Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi)
Cankurtaran, İstanbul, İstanbul
History Museum · Cankurtaran · 1060 tips and reviews
Arden City Hotel is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

7. Arden City Hotel

6.7
Prof. Kazim Ismail Gurkan Caddesi, İstanbul, İstanbul
Hotel · Alemdar · 25 tips and reviews
Celal Sultan Hotel is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

8. Celal Sultan Hotel

8.8
Yerebatan Caddesi Salkimsogut Sokak (divanyoluna yakin), İstanbul, İstanbul
Hotel · Alemdar · 15 tips and reviews
Orient Bazaar is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

9. Orient Bazaar

7.7
Jewelry Store · Fatih · 10 tips and reviews
Kabataş - Üsküdar Motoru is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

10. Kabataş - Üsküdar Motoru

İstanbul Boğazı, İstanbul, İstanbul
Boat or Ferry · 91 tips and reviews
Olive Anatolian Restaurant is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

11. Olive Anatolian Restaurant

7.7
Ebusuud Cad. No:12 Sirkeci, İstanbul, İstanbul
Meyhane · Hoca Paşa · 28 tips and reviews
Balcoon Cafe is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

12. Balcoon Cafe

7.1
Büyük Çamlıca Yolu No:38 Çamlıca, Üsküdar, İstanbul, İstanbul
Café · Kısıklı · 305 tips and reviews
Beylerbeyi Sarayı is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

13. Beylerbeyi Sarayı

9.3
Beylerbeyi Mah. Abdullahağa Cad. Üsküdar, İstanbul, İstanbul
Palace · Beylerbeyi · 196 tips and reviews
The Han Restaurant is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

14. The Han Restaurant

5.6
Cankurtaran Mah. Alemdar Cad. Soğuk Çeşme Sok. No: 26 Sultanahmet (Eminönü), İstanbul, İstanbul
Restaurant · Alemdar · 142 tips and reviews
Taksim Square is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

15. Taksim Square

8.7
(Taksim Meydanı)
Taksim, Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Plaza · 3167 tips and reviews
Grand Öztanık Hotel is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

16. Grand Öztanık Hotel

5.1
Topçu Cad. No: 9-11 Taksim, İstanbul, İstanbul
Hotel · Beyoğlu · 60 tips and reviews
SALT Beyoğlu is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

17. SALT Beyoğlu

9.1
İstiklal Cad. No:136, Beyoğlu, İstanbul
Art Gallery · 132 tips and reviews
Istanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL) is one of How to be a tourist in Istanbul.

18. Istanbul Atatürk Airport (ISL)

7.4
(İstanbul Atatürk Havalimanı)
Yeşilköy Mah., Bakırköy, İstanbul
International Airport · Yeşilköy · 7505 tips and reviews