I am visiting Istanbul this summer looking for your advice

If you are travelling by public transport in istanbul, you must buy this Akbil.second press is half money within two hours

http://www.turkeytravelplanner.com/go/I … Akbil.html


Lot of information you can find on this site below

http://myistanbulinfo.com/

By the way in Turkish c is pronounced as j

For booking local fligts

http://www.bulucak.com/

For taking local taxi you can check here how much it will cost from point A to B

http://taksiyle.com/en/



Here are good tourist places of Istanbul


Eminonu
- New Mosque
- Spice Bazaar

Sirkeci
- Sirkeci Historical Train Station
- Grand Post Office
- Dogubank

Sultanahmet
- Basilica Cistern
- Hagia Sophia
- Hippodrome
- German Fountain
- Topkapı Palace
- Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque

Beyazit
- Grand Bazaar
- Istanbul University -see the magnificent enterence gate of the university-
- Suleymaniye Mosque



Karakoy
- Eat Baklava! You can try here!


Sutluce
- Miniatürk

Sisli
- Cevahir Shopping Mall



Moda
- Moda Tea Gardens
- Eat Ice Cream at famous Ali Baba Shop!


Caddebostan
- Baghdad Avenue

Suadiye
- Baghdad Avenue

Kabatas (From Bostanci Ferry Port)
- Coffee World a cafe in Kabatas

Karakoy
- Istanbul Modern Museum (free for Thursdays)

Nisantasi
- City's Nisantasi Shopping Mall
- Streets of Nisantasi & Tesvikiye


Big Island of Princes'
- Eat an ice cream!
- Rent a Bike and Tour the Island!
- Hagia Yorgi Church
- Hagia Yorgi Monastery
- Greek Charity School
- Hamidiye Mosque

Levent (Use sea-bus while going to Kabatas from Islands and then take the funicular and metro to Levent)
- Kanyon Shopping Mall


* Taksim amazinggggggggggggggg place. my favourite




Bosphorus Tour (Bosphorus Line Ferry)
- Eminonu [10:35]
- Besiktas
- Kanlica
- Yenikoy
- Sariyer
- Rumeli Kavagı
- Anadolu Kavagı [12:05]

Anadolu Kavagi
- Eat Raki and Fish!


Istinye
- Istinye Park Shopping Center

Taksim
- Hagia Triada Church
- Saint Antuan Church

Tunel



Besiktas
- Dolmabahce Palace (discounted for Sundays)

Ortakoy
- Grand Mecidiye Mosque
- Eat Kumpir!

Bebek
- Eat Waffle at Abbas!


The things I forgot to write here

Some important additions to this amazing guide;
1.If you want to witness the conquest of Istanbul, I
strongly recommend you to visit the panoramic museum in
the Topkapi City Park.
http://www.panoramikmuze.com/eng_index.htm
2.If you want  to visit Istanbul Military Museum. The
Janissary Band gives concert in traditional uniforms
each afternoon.Dont miss it!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_Military_Museum
3.I cant imagine a programme which doesnt include
Maiden's Tower.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiden%27s_Tower
4.If you have enough time, you'd better to visit
Beylerbeyi Palace.It is near the base of Bosphorus
Bridge on the Asian side.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beylerbeyi_Palace



Regards


Sethi

Thank you very much Sethi for the detailed information. I might book a hotel in taksim area, I heard its nice place to saty.