Archive | October, 2009
Flea Markets
29. October 2009
Away from the classical, historical markets which have always attracted by the tourists, there are many flea and street markets around the city
Continue reading...Ahrida Synagogue
27. October 2009
Located at Balat, the synagogue was built by those who had migrated to Macedonia from Ahri borough in 15th century.
Continue reading...Üsküdar Ahmet III Fountain
26. October 2009
Üsküdar Ahmet III Fountain is located in Üsküdar Square across from the quay, which was built near the shore to serve passengers traveling accross the Bosphorus by Sultan Ahmet III in 1728.
Continue reading...!f istanbul 2010
26. October 2009
Founded in 2001, the !f Istanbul AFM International Independent Film Festival is Turkey’s first and only festival dedicated to independent cinema.
Continue reading...Etz Ahayim Synagogue (Ortaköy)
25. October 2009
Becoming an appropriate residential for the Jewsih people who settled there after the great bedesten( bazaar) fire in 1618, Ortaköy where Jewish people already had lived from the ancient times
Continue reading...Copper Smiths
24. October 2009
Bazaar Lesser known and smaller, but nonetheless just as interesting is this market in Beyazit, under the north and east walls of Istanbul University. Copper is beaten and produced into many shapes, sizes and forms, and shops sell cauldrons, saucepans, buckets, candlesticks and the like.
Continue reading...Henry KupJack’s Miniature Rooms
23. October 2009
Henry Kupjack creates tiny, fascinating worlds, complete in every detail. Many of his work can be seen in the permanent collections of such museums as the Wintherthur, the Chicago Art Institute, the Boston Library and the Illinois State Museum
Continue reading...Beyazıt Bath
19. October 2009
The Beyazıt Hamam is located in Istanbul’s Beyazit district on Ordu Street. It was built by the mother of Yavuz Sultan Selim, Hürrem Sultan, in order to provide revenue for the Mosque built in Edirne in the 15th century.
Continue reading...Kınalıada
15. October 2009
Kınalıada is one of the Princes’ Islands in the Marmara Sea near Istanbul and is the closest island to Istanbul’s port with the distance of 6.5 miles.
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30. October 2009
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