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Istanbul's Pera Museum exhibition sheds light into the beginning of Turkish ...


Art Daily - Jan 23, 2012
ISTANBUL.- As one of the first key exhibitions of the year 2012, the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation Pera Museum is presenting Sultans, Merchants, Painters: The Early Years of Turkish-Dutch Relations; an exhibition commemorating four hundred years of ...
 

Cargo ship damaged off Istanbul after brushing against 2 other vessels


Washington Post - Jan 20, 2012
ANKARA, Turkey — A cargo ship brushed against two anchored vessels during severe weather off the coast of Istanbul on Friday and tilted to one side, taking on water for hours before authorities were forced to pull it ashore using a tug boat.
 

Fire kills five in İstanbul's Fatih


Today's Zaman - Jan 23, 2012
(Photo: AA) Five people were killed on Monday in a fire that broke out in a four-story building in the Fatih district of İstanbul. The fire started at 6 am on Monday on the roof of the four-story building on Küçükdolap Street in the Unkapanı Yavuz ...
 

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Istanbul books


Rick Steves' Istanbul


by: Lale Surmen Aran, Tankut Aran
You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in Istanbul. Following Rick's self-guided tours, you'll experience the wonders of East and West in this fascinating city — the capital of two great empires. Explore one of the world's largest domed churches, haggle with merchants in the exotic Grand Bazaar, and discover the secrets of the sultan's harem in Topkapı Palace. Wander through monumental mosques, shop along sophisticated avenues, and watch whirling dervishes in action.
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Strolling Through Istanbul: The Classic Guide to the City


by: Hilary Sumner-Boyd, John Freely
Available for the first time since its original publication thirty-seven years ago, this classic guide to Istanbul by Hilary Sumner-Boyd and John Freely is published in a completely revised and updated edition. Taking the reader on foot through Istanbul, the European City of Culture 2010, the authors describe the historic monuments and sites of what was once Constantinople and the capital, in turn, of the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires, in the context of the great living city. Woven throughout are anecdotes, secret histories, hidden gems, and every major place of interest the traveler will want to see.
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Istanbul's Bazaar Quarter: Backstreet Walking Tours


by: Edda Renker Weissenbacher, Ann Marie Mershon

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Frommer's Istanbul


by: Lynn A. Levine