Things to do
Things to do in Istanbul
Temples, mountains, markets, beaches and museums across the continent.
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Hagia Sophia
AyasofyaBuilt as a cathedral in 537, later an imperial mosque, then a museum, and a mosque again since 2020.
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Topkapı Palace
Topkapı SarayıThe palace from which Ottoman sultans ruled for some four centuries, above the meeting of the Bosphorus and the Golden Horn.
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