Istanbul Historical Background Byzantine Monuments The Walls The Palace of Constantine Porphyrogenetos Yedikule Fortress Chora Museum The Hippodrome The Mosaic Museum Haghia Sophia The Basilica Cistern Haghia Irene Byzantine Churches Turned Into Mosques Küçük Ayasofya Camii Molla Zeyrek Camii Fethiye Camii Gül Camii The Valens' Aqueduct Mosques Süleymaniye Mosque The Blue Mosque The Prince's Mosque Fatih Mosque Beyazit Mosque Rüstem Pasha Mosque Sokullu Mehmet Pasha Mosque Mihrimah Mosque The New Mosque Eyüp Mosque Yavuz Selim Mosque Nuruosmaniye Mosque Ottoman Palaces Topkapi Palace Dolmabahçe Palace Ibrahim Pasha Palace Other Palaces Fountains Ottoman Houses Other Museums Bazaars Fortresses The Bosphorus The Golden Horn The Princes' Islans Other Strolls Galata District Beyoglu District Ortaköy District Best Adresses Hammams Private Hospital Shopping

HAMMAMS - Galatasaray Hamami Turnacibasi sok. 24 Galatasaray/Beyoglu Tel: 252 42 42 - Cagaloglu Hamami Prof. Kazim Gürkan cad. 34 Cagaloglu Tel: 522 24 24 - Çemberlitas Hamami Vezirhan cad.8 Çemberlitas Tel: 522 79 74

PRIVATE HOSPITALS - The International Hospital Yesilköy Tel: 663 30 00 - The American Hospital (Amerikan Hastanesi) Nisantasi Tel: 311 20 00 - The German Hospital (Alman Hastanesi) Siraselviler Taksim Tel: 293 21 50 - Florence Nightingale Hospital Çaglayan Sisli Tel: 224 49 50

SHOPPING In addition to the reknown Grand Bazaar and the Egyptian Market which are an unforgettable shopping experience, in Istanbul there are many commercial areas with lots of shops, fashion shops and boutiques. Numerous shops that sell local and foreign high-class products and trade marks are located (for the European part of the City) in Nisantasi, in and around Rumeli avenue (Rumeli caddesi), and in Beyoglu, along Istiklal avenue (Istiklal caddesi). In the residential area of Etiler, Akmerkez shopping center was awarded best European shopping mall in 1994 by the International Shopping Centre Commission. Cevahir shopping center, the biggest shopping center in Europe and the second in the world, opened in October 2005 in Sisli. The other main shopping centers in Istanbul are “Profilo” in Mecidiyeköy, “Metro City” in Levent, “Galeria” and “Atrium” in Ataköy, “Carousel” in Bakirkoy, “Olivium” in Zeytinburnu, “Capitol” in Altunizade (Asian side). Countless beautiful shops can be found all along the residential Bagdad Caddesi Avenue on the Asian side of Istanbul.