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10 best places in Istanbul
Istanbul is a two-continent megacity where a Bosphorus-view breakfast costs less than a coffee back in Western Europe, and long-term residency doesn't require a big investment. Ottoman palaces, a serious specialty-coffee scene, and some of the best street food anywhere sit just a couple of hours' flight from most European capitals.
Hagia Sophia
Fifteen centuries of history under one dome — Byzantine cathedral, imperial mosque, and open-air museum all at once.
Topkapı Palace
The Ottoman sultans' residence overlooking where the Bosphorus meets the Golden Horn, with a treasury that stops visitors mid-step.
Gülhane Park
The city's oldest public park beside Topkapı's walls — tulips in spring, plane-tree shade in summer, tea with a view year-round.
Petra's Coffee Roasters
A Beşiktaş roastery pouring coffee with the same precision the kitchen next door puts into brunch.
Çiya Sofrası
Kadıköy's temple to Anatolian cooking, with a menu that shifts by season and flavours pulled from fifty different regions of Turkey.
Istanbul Modern
A new waterfront building putting Turkish contemporary art alongside a live view of tankers gliding down the Bosphorus.
Grand Bazaar
Four thousand shops under vaulted ceilings — haggling here is as mandatory as getting lost.
Emirgan Park
Rolling Bosphorus-side grounds dotted with Ottoman pavilions, famous for its April tulip festival.
Walter's Coffee Roastery
Kadıköy's cult-favourite, old-America-styled café that roasts its beans right on the premises.
Mikla
A rooftop restaurant with a panorama over the entire historic peninsula and a Scandinavian-Anatolian menu to match.
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