“Sultanahmet Camii Sketch”…#istanbul news roundup…
The Yerebatan (Basilica) Cistern, Turkey’s third most visited spot, was visited by record number of people in 2017, welcoming 1.16 million people over the course of the year.
Restoration at Istanbul’s glorious Grand Bazaar, the world’s largest and oldest covered market, will be completed in three months’ time after a year-and-a-half long restoration process.
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Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia is at the centre of a battle for Turkey’s soul As man-made monuments go, the Hagia Sophia is one of the world’s most distinguished. The imposing, 1,480-year-old building in the heart of Istanbul’s Sultanahmet district stood for almost 1,000 years as an ornate cathedral, a place where Byzantine emperors came to be crowned.
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