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On a spot of land at the confluence of the Bosphorus, the Golden Horn and the Marmara Sea, stands the Topkapi Palace, a maze of buildings at the centre of the Ottoman Empire between the l5th and l9th centuries.

A stay in Istanbul is not complete without the traditional and unforgettable boat excursion up the Bosphorus, the winding strait that separates Europe and Asia. Its shores offer a delightful mixture of past and present, grand splendour and simple beauty. Modern hotels stand next to yaly (shorefront wooden villas), marble palaces abut rustic stone fortresses, and elegant compounds neighbour small fishing villages.

The best way to see the Bosphorus is to board one of the passenger boats that regularly zigzag along the shores and stop alternately on the Asian and European sides of the strait. The round-trip excursion, at a very reasonable cost, takes about six hours. If you wish a private voyage, you can contact one of the agencies, which specialise in organising day or night mini-cruises.

Istanbul

Istanbul, which had been the capital of Byzantium and the Ottoman Empire, is one of the most interesting centres of the world owing to its natural beauties. In addition to the historical structures, which are the heritage of these cultures. Istanbul is situated like an open-air museum on both shores of the strait, which is 33 km in length and separates the continents of Asia and Europe.

We know that habitations had existed in the whereabouts of Istanbul during the Neolithic age. The first habitation succeeding these ones, came into existence in Kadik?y, which was, named Khalkedon in the VII century BC The city that was founded later on the opposite shore of Khalkedon, namely Byzantium, progressed rapidly because of its importance and became an important centre. This progressive city became subject to Roman sovereignty, was adorned with temples and public squares during the period of Constantinus, and was surrounded with city walls.

The city was made the capital of Rome in the year 330 and named Constantinapolis and, after Rome was divided into two parts as the Eastern Rome and Western Rome, it was made the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Finally, when the Ottomans captured Byzantium in the year 1453, Istanbul was converted into the capital of the Ottoman Empire.

Many historical works of art showing traces of these empires have been able to survive up to date. The obelisks belonging to the Roman period, which were used as ornaments of the public square Sultanahmet, are still maintained in their places today. One of these is the obelisk which Theodosius I had ordered to be brought from Egypt in the year 390; it is 18.54 m (61 ft) in height and seems magnificent today with the hieroglyph scripture on it. Another column, which is seen here, is the braided column with a height of 20.68-m (68-ft), which Constantinus VII had ordered to be erected in the year 944. Constantinus I brought the third column, formed by three winding snakes, from the Temple of Apollo in Delphi in the year 360.

The most important historical remain belonging to Byzantium is Hagia Sophia. Justinianus had this most magnificent temple of the world constructed between the years 532-537 in the place of a temple which had existed there formerly, and it contains very valuable mosaics and is still visited as a museum today.

When Fatih Sultan Mehmet conquered Istanbul in 1453, the buildings of Byzantium were repaired and new ones were built, and the architectural activities were continued. For example, the magnificent Topkapi Palace the domicile of the Sultan and centre of government administration was constructed. The palace, which was built between the years 1472-1478, later acquired the identity of a great city of 700,000 sq.metres owing to the extensions, which the other sultans ordered to be made, and to its population exceeding 10,000. It is a magnificent museum today which contains the seraglio and where the treasures belonging to the Ottoman Empire are exhibited.

The Dolmabah?e Palace was constructed during the years 1843-1853 and the Ottoman sultans started to live in it. Sultan Abdulaziz had the Palace of Beylerbeyi Palace constructed on the opposite shore of the Bosphorus between the years 1861-1865. Besides these palaces, which are used as museums at present, many buildings, which have survived until today such as the Kiosks named K???ksu,

Chalet, Malta and Aynalikavak, are also open to visitors and are used as museums. In addition to these palaces, many historical mosques, which form the silhouette of Istanbul, are also places worthy of visiting.

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