Istanbul, The Best Of Bests :)
I will always remember istanbul, they say places leave memories in your heart, but i left my heart in istanbul instead. Some photos are taken by me and some of them are not, All of them are worth looking. I love istanbul, i love my country, guess my love is big :P
All you need to do is looking at beutiful photos and smiling at me :P and u can also ask whatever you want about istanbul, I will try to inform you, always welcome here, enjoy your time,,,, Istanbul is a very modern city with a population of around 15 million. Although it is the most densely populated urban center in Turkey. The capital is Ankara located approximately 450 km to the southeast -- in the center of the country. Istanbul is quite large and sits astride two continents, Europe and Asia.
If you look at the map you will see that a geological strait separates the European and the Asian parts of Istanbul. This strait is called the Bosphorus. You can see also that the Bosphorus connects the Marmara Sea in the south to the Black Sea in the north. In the past, this city had been known as Byzantium and later as Constantinople.
The main district is called Sultan Ahmet.Taksim is the main commercial center of Istanbul. Remember that this city is so large that there are many other commercial centers as well... The best times of year to visit Istanbul are from April to June and September to October, roughly the months of spring and autumn respectively. During these months, temperatures are in the consistently mild range of 16-25°C (61-77°F) and the humidity is not too bad, plus the crowds aren't as big a nuisance as in the summer months. The wintery months from November to February have the highest rainfall (80-100mm/30-40in per month), and it's when spirits are most likely to be dampened.
Istanbul’s conference appeal developed with three separate conference and exhibition areas: The Conference Valley (Istanbul Convention & Exhibition Center, Istanbul Hilton Convention & Exhibition Center, the Military Museum Cultural Center and the Cemal Reşit Rey; The Airport & Exhibition District (150,000 m2 (1.6 m sq ft) of exhibition space around the CNR International Expo Center); and the Business & Financial District (with many distributed centers).
These cluster areas feature a combination of accommodations, meeting facilities, and exhibition space.
The city which bridges two continents? Istanbul, which was known as capital of the capital cities, and created huge peace geographies with reigning to first Roma, and then Eastern Roman (Byzantium) Empire and continents, and was the capital city of Ottoman Empire, is going to a modern future with preserving magnificence of history with proud. Variety in Istanbul is really charming the visitors. It is serving infinite nuances with its museums, churches, palaces, mosques, bazaar places and natural beauties. When you lean against backside at the coast of the strait, you feel Istanbul as "center of the world" and understand why people select this extraordinary place centuries before with watching the reflection of the red at sun set from the houses at the coast.
The former capital of three successive empires Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman - the city Istanbul is a fascinating mixture of the past and present, old and new, modern and traditional. The museums, churches, palaces, mosques and bazaars, and the sights of natural beauty seem inexhaustible. As you recline on the shores of the Bosphorus at the sunset contemplating the red evening light reflected in the windows and slender minarets on the opposite shore you understand, suddenly and profoundly :)
From Wikipedia;
Istanbul (historically Byzantium and later Constantinapole; is Europe's most populous city and Turkey's cultural and financial center.
The modern Turkish name İstanbul ( IPA: [isˈtanbul] or colloquial [ɨsˈtanbul]) can be attested, in a range of different variants, from as far back as the 10th century; it has been the common name for the city in normal Turkish speech since before the conquest of 1453. Etymologically, it derives from the Greek [istimˈbolin] or in the Aegean dialect "εἰς τὰν Πόλιν" [istamˈbolin] (modern Greek "στην Πόλι" [stimˈboli]), which means "in the city", "to the city" or "downtown".
Byzantium is the first known name of the city.
The city has also been nicknamed "The city of seven hills" because the historic peninsula, the oldest part of the city, was built on seven hills (just like Rome), each of which bears a historic mosque. The hills are represented in the city's emblem with seven triangles, above which rise four minarets. Two of many other old nicknames of Istanbul are Vasilevousa Polis (the Queen of Cities), which rose from the city's importance and wealth throughout the Middle ages; and Dersaadet, originally Der-i Saadet (the Door to Happiness) which was first used towards the end of 19th century and is still remembered today.
Istanbul is located in the north-west Marmara region of Turkey. It encloses the southern Bosphorus which places the city on two continents�"the western portion of Istanbul is in Europe, while the eastern portion is in Asia. The city boundaries cover a surface area of 1,539 square kilometres (594 sq mi), while the metropolitan region, or the Province of istanbul covers 6,220 square kilometres (2,402 sq mi).
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