Istanbul :Timeless City

[Allan]

[Joya]

Stunning pics. I think Istanbul is by far, the most artistic city in the world.

(Yalnız şu Ayasofya’nın dış cephesine bi çeki düzen veremedik bir türlü, şöyle bangır bangır Ayasofya’nın harici resimlerini gösteremiyoruz forumun diğer bölümlerinde.
In English: Ayasofya is the most underrated holy building in the world, we must make more threads about it in other sections of the forum)

[Hayri CALISKAN]

Originally Posted by Joya

Stunning pics. I think Istanbul is by far, the most artistic city in the world.

(Yalnız şu Ayasofya’nın dış cephesine bi çeki düzen veremedik bir türlü, şöyle bangır bangır Ayasofya’nın harici resimlerini gösteremiyoruz forumun diğer bölümlerinde.
In English: Ayasofya is the most underrated holy building in the world, we must make more threads about it in other sections of the forum)

Bu fotograflarin sahibi ile acil irtibata gecmek isteriz. Kullanacagimiz bir medya sunumunda, bedelini odeyerek satin alacagiz.

Saygilar

[phoenix]

Originally Posted by Hayri CALISKAN

Bu fotograflarin sahibi ile acil irtibata gecmek isteriz. Kullanacagimiz bir medya sunumunda, bedelini odeyerek satin alacagiz.

Saygilar

Some of them are mine from www.erik-nehring.de

... and there are lots more ;-)

like:


(and türkce:
bazen benim. Bilgi istersiniz, bir mesaj yazin lütfen.

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Cool thread. Let's post such pictures here, representing of harmony of history and modern.

Türkçe konuyu Genel Sohbet'te tartisalim.

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[Allan]

^

beautiful

[meow]

cool thread

[Joya]

Mmmm yes, the thread is getting cooler. Let's not spam this one by posting familiar low quality pics.

[prsn41ife]

I got a question about istanbul. why is only the eruopian part of the city nice? i've been to the asian side at it was the exact opposite...whats up with that?

[phoenix]

Originally Posted by prsn41ife

I got a question about istanbul. why is only the eruopian part of the city nice? i've been to the asian side at it was the exact opposite...whats up with that?

Hi prsn41life,
above you can see Leandertower, Haydarpasa Station, Kuleli Askeri Lisesi and others. These are famous Places on Asian Side of Istanbul. And there are more, for example:

Semsi Pasa, Üsküdar, near the ferryterminal


Marmara University near Haydarpasa,

Selimiye Kislasi and Selimiye Cami (Selimiye Barraks and Selimiye Mosque) in Üsküdar (in the barraks you can find Florence Nightingale Museum)


Salacak - Üsküdar (and almost everywhere at bosphorus are other great houses)


Really nice is kadiköy with old ferry stations, the famous ballon, old churches, modern clubs and cafes


In Kadiköy you might find this place, it's one of the central places near bus- and ferrystation and the church is not only museum but also in daily use:



Also on Asian part and not that crowed like Rumeli Hisari is the Fortress Anadolu Kavagi

And because it's really big you can find thousands of other great places in Asian Istanbul too - you just have to find guides knowing a little bit more than Eminönü and Sultanahmet ...

[Allan]

to me asian part is just as beautiful as the european.

[Stanpolitan]

Asian part is beautiful , but very small , when you compare it with the european part. Naturally european part is extremely diverse, asian too according to its size.

[messiah]

Asian part is as big as the european one.The only thing you miss is the historical peninsula but that's all I think.
I've the feling you've visited the wrong places one the asian side.Guys lets show some photos to our friend!!

[Istanbullu]

Great pics Allan! Especially the first one! Pure magic!

@PRSN,

Maybe you've been to wrong places at the Asian side. It's more residential but still have breathtaking places.

[Stanpolitan]

"Asian part is as big as the european one."
The settlements are much smaller in asian side , but still is very big. I am talking about the settlements and towns , not the whole area. Even the whole area is smaller , when you compare.
Messiah , you are showing a topographic aerial photo , that does not show the limits of the city of Istanbul. Asian part has more forests and less denser than european ,as ratio. Most of the population is leaving in european side. Both parts have beautiful and fascinating diversity.

[messiah]

I'm still sure that asian part is as big as the european part.I'll give you some numbers when I go home.Right now I don't have the time for it..

[sts]

Magical city!It's simply stunning!

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Some Threads featuring Asian Part of Istanbul.

Bagdat Street - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=165512

Kadıköy - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=170012

Caddebostan - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=206781

Çengelköy - http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=235930

I am not familiar with Istanbul very much. There can be more, you can find them in "Categorised list of Topics of Turkey Forum"

[Stanpolitan]

"I'm still sure that asian part is as big as the european part"
I am not a migrant , or outsider regarding to the relation of Istanbul . I have an eternal heritage to Istanbul from the Byzantine times. I've examined so many demographic , geodesic documents regarding to that.