Istanbul Travel Blog

Advice and tips on anything you would want to know about traveling to Istanbul.

The Mystery of Turkish Language

Turkey is home to some of the earliest advanced civilizations in human history, with highly developed cities, some...
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Layover in Istanbul – Creative Ideas

This post is for people that happen to have a day-long layover in Istanbul or are trying to see as much as possible in just a couple fleeting 24-hours periods.
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BEST ISTANBUL BLOGS

Both very personal experiences of years spent abroad and locals sharing their Istanbul-lifestyle with the world or creating a blog that answers travelers' questions about Istanbul into the tiniest detail.
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Istanbul Culture Tours: Top 5 Experiences

Culture tours provide enjoyable experiences through more meaningful connections with local people and istanbul cultural tours have no shortage of options.
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“An Iconoclastic Tour”

The Other Tour is very much a counter tour that avoids the standard tourist sites and the standard...
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Best Turkish Baths in Istanbul

Over the last 5 and half years, enjoying a scrub and massage in Turkish baths has been an integral part of The Other Tour experience. Here are our favorites.
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Flickr of Istanbul

There’s a nice group on Flickr where people from all around the world add to the pool of photos...
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Jamie and Selda

"Jamie and Selda" is a dreamy edit/mashup of Jamie Ward's "Almost There" and Selda's "Katip Arzuhalim Yaz Yare Böyle".
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