The following tourist guide-recommended destinations offer a taste of Ottoman and Turkish culture and history but without the long lines and crowds. The biggest attractions in Istanbul are popular for ...

While most visitors to Istanbul make a beeline for its ancient sites, the crowds in this Turkish city of roughly 16 million can sometimes begin to feel overwhelming. Yet even as you tour the ...

With each turn, Istanbul takes on a new face. You can cruise on the Bosphorus; peruse spice and textile markets; humble yourself inside the city’s enormous mosques, or go underground in its cisterns ...

For the better part of two millennia, Istanbul, Turkey, has been one of the greatest cities in the world, and it remains one of the most vibrant and magical places in Europe and the Middle East. It is ...

Istanbul is a “magical meeting place” which straddles two continents, Europe and Asia, said Lonely Planet. With mosques, markets, art galleries and monuments, Turkey’s largest city has more “top-notch ...

Visitors will be greeted by comfortable daytime temperatures (between the high 50s and high 70s) and affordable prices on ...

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Istanbul has stood at the crossroads of civilization for millennia, from Biblical times, when it was known as Byzantium, to Constantinople during the Roman era, to more than 450 years under the ...