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(Rumeli Hisarı; Eminönü-Kavaklar tourist ferry)
, the oldest on the Bosphorus - plus mosques such as the
pretty
Ortaköy Mosque
(Ortaköy Camii, Büyük Mecidiye Camii; Ortaköy Meydanı, Ortaköy;
Ortaköy)
, and affluent suburbs. Keep an eye out for the fortifications of
Rumeli Hisarı
(Fortress of Europe;
212-263
5305; Yahya Kemal Caddesi 42; admission
"
3;
9am-noon & 12.30-4.30pm Thu-Tue;
Rumeli His-
arı)
, built in just four months in 1452 in preparation for the Ottoman siege of Constantinople.
Short tours turn around here. Long tours continue to Kanlıca (
Click here
), Sarıyer, Rumeli Kavağı and Anadolu
Kavağı (
Click here
).
ANADOLU KAVAĞI
( Anadolu Kavağı)
Here, on the Asian shore, the Bosphorus meets the Black Sea. Once a
fishing village, Anadolu Kavağı's local economy now relies on the tourism trade and its
main square is full of mediocre fish restaurants and their touts.
Perched above the village are the ruins of the medieval castle
Anadolu Kavağı Kalesi
(Yoros Kalesi). First built by the Byzantines, it was restored and reinforced by the Gen-
oese and the Ottomans. Unfortunately, the castle is in such a serious state of disrepair that
it has been fenced so that no one can enter and enjoy its spectacular Black Sea views.
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Ottoman Architecture
İstanbul's Ottoman history are written on every corner, minaret, dome and doorway.
1 NEW MOSQUE
(Yeni Camii; Yenicamii Meydanı Sokak, Eminönü; Eminönü)
Dating from 1597; decorated in-
side with gold leaf, İznik tiles and carved marble.
2 MIHRIMAH SULTAN MOSQUE
(Mihrimah Sultan Camii; Ali Kuşçu Sokak, Edirnekapı; 31E, 32, 36K & 38E from Eminönü, 87 from
Taksim)
This 16th-century mosque features stained-glass windows and 'birdcage' chan-
delier.
3 ALAY KÖŞKÜ
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