Sirkeci
District of İstanbul
İstanbul - Turkey

Constantinople

Constantinople was the capital city of the Eastern Roman or Byzantine Empire, the Latin and the Ottoman Empire. It was founded in AD 330, at ancient Byzantium as the new capital of the Roman Empire by Constantine the Great, after whom it was named. In the 12th century, the city was the largest and wealthiest European city. Eventually the empire of Christian Eastern Orthodoxy in the east was reduced to just the capital and its environs, falling to the Ottomans in the historic battle of 1453.

Located at 41.0122, 28.976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Constantinople, Holy cities

Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia is a former Orthodox patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, and now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. From the date of its dedication in 360 until 1453, it served as an Eastern Orthodox cathedral and seat of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, except between 1204 and 1261, when it was converted to a Roman Catholic cathedral under the Latin Empire. The building was a mosque from 29 May 1453 until 1931, when it was secularized. It was opened as a museum on 1 February 1935.

Located at 41.0085, 28.9799 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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530s architecture, 6th-century church buildings, Architecture in Turkey, Buildings of Justinian I, Byzantine museums in Turkey, Byzantine sacred architecture, Cathedrals in Turkey, Christian terms, Churches in Istanbul, Constantinople, Domes, Eastern Orthodox church buildings, Fatih, Former church buildings in Turkey, Former mosques, From Russia with Love (film), Greek Orthodox cathedrals, Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks, Landmarks in Turkey, Museums in Istanbul

Ottoman Porte

The Sublime Porte, also Ottoman Porte or High Porte, is a metonym for the central government of the Ottoman Empire, by reference to the gate giving access to the block of buildings that housed the principal state departments in Istanbul. Today the buildings house the governor of Istanbul.

Located at 41.0111, 28.9781 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Government of the Ottoman Empire, Governors of Istanbul, Gates

Eurovision Song Contest 2004

The Eurovision Song Contest 2004, was the 49th Contest and it was held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey. This was the first occasion in which the contest was held in Turkey after they had won the competition in 2003 with Sertab Erener singing "Everyway That I Can". The hosting national broadcaster of the contest was Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT). Ukrainian singer Ruslana Lyzhychko won the contest with "Wild Dances".

Located at 41.0122, 28.9761 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Eurovision Song Contest by year, 2004 in music, 2004 in Turkey

Topkapı Palace

The Topkapı Palace is a large palace in Istanbul, Turkey, that was the primary residence of the Ottoman Sultans for approximately 400 years (1465-1856) of their 624-year reign. As well as a royal residence, the palace was a setting for state occasions and royal entertainments. It is now a major tourist attraction and contains important holy relics of the Muslim world, including Muhammed's cloak and sword.

Located at 41.013, 28.984 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ottoman architecture, Topkapı Palace, Landmarks in Turkey, Ottoman palaces, Architecture in Turkey, Buildings of Mehmed the Conqueror, Tourism in Istanbul, History of Istanbul, Historic house museums in Turkey, World Digital Library related

Basilica Cistern

The Basilica Cistern (Turkish: Yerebatan Sarayı - "Sunken Palace", or Yerebatan Sarnıcı - "Sunken Cistern"), is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul, Turkey. The cistern, located 500 feet southwest of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.

Located at 41.0081, 28.9778 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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530s architecture, Byzantine secular architecture, Roman cisterns, Cisterns in Istanbul, Reservoirs in Turkey, Visitor attractions in Istanbul, 6th century in the Byzantine Empire, Fatih, From Russia with Love (film)

İstanbul Sirkeci Terminal

Istanbul Sirkeci Terminal, also known as İstanbul Terminal, is a terminus main station of the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) in Sirkeci, on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. International, domestic and regional trains running westwards depart from this station which was inaugurated as the terminus of the Orient Express.

Located at 41.015, 28.9772 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ottoman railways, Railway stations in Istanbul Province, Ottoman architecture, Golden Horn, Railway stations opened in 1890, Fatih, From Russia with Love (film), Architecture in Turkey

Hagia Irene

Hagia Irene or Hagia Eirene (Greek: Ἁγία Εἰρήνη, "Holy Peace", Turkish: Aya İrini), often erroneously rendered in English as St Irene, is a former Eastern Orthodox church located in the outer courtyard of Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. It is open as a museum every day except Monday but requires special permission for admission.

Located at 41.0097, 28.9811 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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540s architecture, Byzantine sacred architecture, Constantinople, Churches in Istanbul, Music venues in Istanbul, Topkapı Palace, 4th-century church buildings, Fatih, Architecture in Turkey

Siege of Constantinople (717–18)

The Second Arab Siege of Constantinople in 717–718 was a combined land and sea offensive by the Arabs of the Umayyad Caliphate against the capital city of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople. The campaign marked the culmination of twenty years of attacks and progressive Arab occupation of the Byzantine borderlands, while Byzantine strength was sapped by prolonged internal turmoil. In 716, after years of preparations, the Arabs, led by Maslamah ibn Abd al-Malik, invaded Byzantine Asia Minor.

Located at 41.0122, 28.976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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710s, 710s conflicts, 710s in the Byzantine Empire, Battles involving medieval Bulgaria, Battles of the Arab–Byzantine Wars, Naval battles involving the Byzantine Empire, Naval battles involving the Umayyad Caliphate, Sieges involving the Byzantine Empire, Sieges involving the Umayyad Caliphate, Sieges of Constantinople

Zeynep Sultan Mosque

The Zeynep Sultan Mosque (in Turkish Zeynep Sultan Camii) is a mosque built in 1769 by Ayazma Mosque's architect Mehmet Tahir Ağa for Ahmed III's daughter Zeynep Asıme Sultan. It evokes Byzantine churches because of its architectural style and materials that were used in its construction.

Located at 41.0097, 28.979 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Religious buildings completed in 1769, Mosques in Istanbul, Ottoman architecture

Cağaloğlu

Cağaloğlu is a neighbourhood located in the Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey. Much of the publishing industry in Istanbul is located in Cağaloğlu. It is also famous for its ancient hammam.

Located at 41.0128, 28.9753 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Fatih

Siege of Constantinople (674–78)

The First Arab Siege of Constantinople in 674–678 was a major conflict of the Arab–Byzantine Wars, and the first culmination of the Umayyad Caliphate's expansionist strategy towards the Byzantine Empire, led by Caliph Muawiyah I. Muawiyah, who had emerged in 661 as the ruler of the Muslim Arab empire following a civil war, renewed aggressive warfare against Byzantium after a lapse of some years and hoped to deliver a lethal blow by capturing the Byzantine capital, Constantinople.

Located at 41.0122, 28.976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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670s conflicts, Sieges involving the Byzantine Empire, Sieges involving the Umayyad Caliphate, Sieges of Constantinople, 670s, 7th century in the Byzantine Empire, Battles of the Arab–Byzantine Wars, Naval battles involving the Byzantine Empire, Naval battles involving the Umayyad Caliphate

Pudding Shop

The Pudding Shop is the nickname for the "Lale Restaurant" in the Sultanahmet neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey. It became popular in the 1960s as a meeting place for hippies and other travelers on overland route between Europe and India, Nepal, and elsewhere in Asia - the 'hippie trail'.

Located at 41.008, 28.9772 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Restaurants in Istanbul, Hippie movement

Gülhane Park

Gülhane Park is a historical urban park in the Eminönü district of Istanbul, Turkey; it is located adjacent to and on the grounds of the Topkapı Palace. The south entrance of the park sports one of the larger gates of the palace. It is the oldest and one of the most expansive public parks in Istanbul.

Located at 41.0127, 28.9805 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Parks in Istanbul, Topkapı Palace, Fatih

Battle of Pegae

The Battle of Pegae occurred between March 11 and March 18, 922 in the outskirts of Constantinople. The result was a Bulgarian victory.

Located at 41.0122, 28.976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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920s conflicts, 922, 10th century in Bulgaria, 920s in the Byzantine Empire, Battles of the Byzantine–Bulgarian Wars in Thrace

Sarayburnu

Sarayburnu (Turkish: Sarayburnu, meaning Palace Point; known in English as the Seraglio Point) is a promontory separating the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara in Istanbul, Turkey. The area is where the renowned Topkapı Palace and Gülhane Park stand. Sarayburnu is included in the historic areas of Istanbul, added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985.

Located at 41.0169, 28.9864 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Neighbourhoods of Fatih, Golden Horn

Milion

The Milion, was a mile-marker monument erected in the early 4th century AD in Constantinople. It was the starting-place for measurement of distances for all the roads leading to the cities of the Byzantine Empire and had the same function as the Milliarium Aureum of Rome. The domed building of the Milion rested on 4 large arches, and it was expanded and decorated with several statues and paintings.

Located at 41.008, 28.9781 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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4th-century architecture, Constantinople, Byzantine secular architecture, Geodesic datums, Fatih, Obelisks in Istanbul, 2000 debut albums, East Coast hip hop albums, Albums produced by The Neptunes

Basketmakers' Kiosk

The Basketmakers' Kiosk, also known as Sepetçiler Palace (Sepetçiler Kasrı), is a former Ottoman pleasure palace located on the southern shore of Golden Horn's mouth at Sarayburnu in the neighborhood of Sirkeci in Istanbul, Turkey.

Located at 41.0164, 28.9811 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Topkapı Palace, Restaurants in Istanbul, Music venues in Istanbul, Houses completed in 1592, Redevelopment projects in Istanbul, Fatih

1999 Istanbul bombings

The 1999 Istanbul bombings were a pair of bombings that took place in Istanbul, Turkey on March 13 killing 13, and March 14, 1999 injuring 2. A third bomb was found in a Burger King outlet but successfully defused. A Turkish court sentenced Cevat Soysal to 18 years and 9 months in prison on June 25, 2002, for allegedly having ordered the attack. Kurdish sources have disputed this verdict and claimed he was framed for the attack by Turkish authorities.

Located at 41.0122, 28.976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Terrorist incidents in 1999, Terrorism in Istanbul, History of Istanbul, Arson in Europe, Mass murder in 1999, Improvised explosive device bombings, 1999 in Turkey, Mass murder in Turkey

Fountain of Ahmed III

The Fountain of Sultan Ahmed III (Turkish: III. Ahmet Çeşmesi) is a fountain in a Turkish rococo structure located in the great square in front of the Imperial Gate of Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, Turkey. It was built under Ottoman sultan Ahmed III in 1728, in the style of the Tulip period. It was a social centre and gathering place during the Ottoman period of Constantinople.

Located at 41.0083, 28.9812 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Infrastructure completed in 1728, Fountains in Istanbul, Pavilions, Ottoman architecture, Rococo architecture of Turkey, Fatih

Soğukçeşme Sokağı

Soğukçeşme Sokağı is a small street with historic houses in the Sultanahmet neighborhood of Istanbul, Turkey, sandwiched in-between the Hagia Sophia and Topkapı Palace. The car-free zone street is named after the fountain situated at its end towards Gülhane Park. The wooden, two or three-storey Ottoman houses consisting of four to ten rooms date to the 19th to 20th century, and have been restored with the initiative of Çelik Gülersoy in 1985-1986.

Located at 41.0093, 28.9802 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Streets in Istanbul, Pedestrian streets in Turkey, Ottoman architecture, Redevelopment projects in Istanbul, Hotels in Istanbul, Visitor attractions in Istanbul, Fatih

2008 Istanbul bombings

The 2008 Istanbul bombings occurred on July 27, 2008 when two explosions hit a busy shopping street in the Güngören district of Istanbul, killing seventeen people, five of them children, and injuring 154. The attacks occurred at 9:45 p.m. local time, 18:45 UTC, on a pedestrian street closed to traffic. The bombings were the deadliest civilian attacks in Turkey since the 2003 Istanbul bombings, five years earlier.

Located at 41.012, 28.976 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Terrorist incidents in 2008, Terrorism in Istanbul, 2008 in Turkey, History of Istanbul, Mass murder in 2008, Improvised explosive device bombings, Mass murder in Turkey

Cağaloğlu Hamam

The Cağaloğlu Hamam, finished in 1741, is the last hamam to be built in the Ottoman Empire. It was constructed in Istanbul Eminönü, in Alemdar, on Hilal-i Ahmer street as a public hamam to raise revenue for the library of Sultan Mahmud I, previously situated inside the mosque of Ayasofya. It was begun by one of the head architects of that time, Suleyman Aga, and finished by Abdullah Aga. It is the last example of its kind to be built in Istanbul and is still operational in our time.

Located at 41.0106, 28.9756 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Turkish architecture

Port of Istanbul

The Port of Istanbul is a passenger terminal for cruise liners, which is situated at Karaköy neighborhood of Beyoğlu district in Istanbul, Turkey. It consists of two adjoining piers, the Galata Pier and the Salıpazarı Pier, extending from the Galata Bridge on the Golden Horn to Salıpazarı on the west coast of the Bosporus. It is owned and operated by the state-owned Turkish Maritime Lines (TDİ).

Located at 41.0228, 28.9783 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Istanbul, Ports and harbours of the Sea of Marmara, 1900 establishments in Turkey, Transport infrastructure completed in 1900, Tourism in Istanbul, Beyoğlu

Istanbul Main Post Office

The Istanbul Main Post Office is an office building for postal services located at Sirkeci quarter of Fatih district in Istanbul, Turkey. It was designed by architect Vedat Tek in First Turkish National architectural style and was constructed between 1905 and 1909. The four-story building houses a post office, the Sirkeci Post Office (Turkish: Sirkeci PTT Merkezi), office space for regional administration and also since 2000 the Istanbul Postal Museum (Turkish: PTT İstanbul Müzesi).

Located at 41.0144, 28.9739 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Ottoman architecture, Buildings and structures of the Ottoman Empire, First Turkish National architecture, Government buildings completed in 1909, Office buildings completed in 1909, Buildings and structures in Istanbul, Fatih, Post office buildings in Turkey