Top 10 seeing sights you should visit in Istanbul

Created: 2022-04-13
Last Updated: 2024-04-26
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Medical tourism
Classical archaeological tourism
The most important touristic seeing sights in Istanbul

Although Ankara is the capital of the Turkey, but Istanbul indeed is considered the first touristic and economic capital and the most desired destination among other Turkish cities. It is also the oldest and most prominent city of the Byzantine Empire in the ancient history, which was known in the past as Byzantium, which includes archaeological landmarks dating back to the Byzantine era as well as the Ottoman Empire, so if this is your first visit to Istanbul, it is preferable to plan a tourist trip to Istanbul only.

So if you are planning to visit Istanbul for tourism purpose, so this article is for you where we recommend you the best touristic destinations to enjoy your trip with your family members, but before listing seeing sights for you, you have to know there are two types of tourism in this charming city, Medical Tourism and the archaeological tourism.

Medical tourism

It is tourism that some people go to for medical treatment or for health hospitalization, Turkey occupies an advanced position after United States, South Korea, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Bali in this field, to become one of the most attractive destinations for medical tourism globally after attracting nearly a quarter of a million visitors for this purpose.

Istanbul comes in the forefront of Turkish cities in receiving the largest number of visitors for medical tourism, especially in the field of plastic surgery, hair transplantation and heart surgery. Although medical tourism attracts most nationalities, the citizens of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries still have the largest share of this kind of tourism, besides tourists from Germany, Russia, Azerbaijan and Iraq, also cities Ankara, Antalya, Izmir, Yalova and Adana, coming after Istanbul in medical tourism.

Classical archaeological tourism

This kind of tourism for those who are aiming to explore the monuments and tourist attractions in a city for the purpose of seeing sights, learning and entertainment. Istanbul is one of the cities full of important monuments dating back to ancient times, as it includes archaeological monuments dating back to the Byzantine era as well as the Ottoman Empire.

The most important touristic seeing sights in Istanbul

1- Bosphorus

The history of the Bosphorus strait goes back thousands of years, it divides Istanbul into two parts, European and Asian parts, and it includes many tourist places in its banks, including the Maiden's Tower, Topkapi Palace, Dolmabahce and Beylerbeyi, in addition to the Anatolian Hisar Castle, and Rumeli Hisar Castle.

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2- Sultan Ahmed Mosque (The Blue Mosque)

Sultan Ahmed Mosque that built in the Ottoman style in the early 17th century, is one of the most famous tourist attractions in Istanbul. It also known by “the blue mosque” because of its of its soft blue tiles that cover its floors extending over vast areas of up to tens of thousands of meters. The mosque is also famous for its multi-tiered domes and its 6 tall minarets.

Next to Sultanahmet Mosque there is a square also called by the same name “Sultan Ahmed square”, which grants you the opportunity to shop in the most famous tourist markets, as well as the famous Ayasofya Mosque with its ancient history, and Gulhane Park with its view of the Marmara Sea.

3- Princess Islands

You cannot visit Istanbul without visiting the Princes’ Islands, one of the most famous tourist attractions in Istanbul. The reason for its name dates back to the era of the Byzantine Empire, which the princes used to expel rogues and outlaws like thieves. It consists of 9 main islands, with different sizes and located on The Sea of Marmara, it is characterized by its small size, and it is an important destination for all Istanbul visitors to enjoy its charming landscapes.

4- Basilica Cistern

Basilica cistern, ground basilica tank, cathedral basin, or submerged palace. All these names are given to the ground cistern, which is considered the largest among hundreds of ancient cisterns, it is located under the city of Istanbul with an area of 9,000 square meters, the length of the tank is 140 meters, and its width is 70 meters. It can be accessed using a staircase consisting of 52 steps, with a total of 338 columns, and each column is 4.80 meters apart.

Although the age of the church dates back to the era of the ancient city of Constantinople, specifically in the 6th century during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, it still maintains its shape until this moment.

The church was designed in the style of the famous Parisian tombs, and when you visit the cistern, you can see the head of Medusa with its intricate and famous carvings, and take the most wonderful pictures of the luxurious giant columns as they are reflected on the surface of the floors that made of very smooth tiles that captures the minds and eyes.

The Basilica Cistern is very close to the Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, where you can visit all three attractions while visiting Istanbul on the same day.

The cistern is visited by a large number of visitors, especially in the summer, due to its coolness that everyone who visits it feels while entering it.

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5- Basilica Cistern Palace

The Basilica Cistern Palace is a unique architectural masterpiece in Istanbul, because of its dim lights decorated with yellow lights that look like lit candles on each corner at its ends, and because of the sounds of murmuring water from submerged ponds, as if the sounds of music, the palace turns into a romantic tourist attraction that attracts tourists from all over the world.

6- Basilica Cistern Museum

The Basilica Cistern Museum allows you to see dozens of columns stand from the bottom to the ceilings, and they are decorated with beautiful decorations dating back to the Byzantine era. Looking at its bottom you see pure water basins, with colorful fish swim, which give the place great splendor.

7- Topkapi Palace

One of the touristic places that we recommend to visit to see how life and government affairs were managed in the Ottoman Caliphate in Turkey for 4 centuries. The Great Museum reviews its events with all details. The palace was the residence of the Ottoman sultans and princes, and a place to host ambassadors and guests of the Ottoman Empire from foreign countries.

The palace, which has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since the mid-1980s, is distinguished by its palatial wings, gold-adorned arches, and gold and jewelry vaults.

8- Dolmabahce Palace

The palace was a court during the reign of the Ottoman Empire for four centuries until Sultan Abdel Majid I, who decided to convert the court’s headquarters to Dolmabahce Palace. The palace combines the style of Ottoman and Baroque architecture and the German Rococo style, and several other styles. That make it unique not like any other palace, whether from the outside or from the inside.

The palace also includes chandeliers and a staircase made of crystal, and there is also an entire suite filled with crystal artifacts.

9- Rumeli Castle Siege

The oldest historical castles in Istanbul, it was built by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror in the 16th century within 4 months to invade the city of Constantinople. It distinguished by its high fens and towers, as its height up to 82 meters, with its area 31.250 sqm, It is characterized by its compact design as a strong defensive fortress to protect the country from enemies attacks, and the castle consists of three main towers, in addition to its thick and sturdy walls and its thirteen watchtowers.

10- Galata Tower in Istanbul

Galata Tower is located in Taksim area. It was built in the year 1348 AD. It consists of 9 floors. The height of the tower from the ground to the top of its head is 69.90 meters. As for the story of the tower, some say that it is the place chosen by Hazfran Ahmed Shalabi, to try his first attempt to fly in the 17th century, through artificial wings that he separated and installed himself.

While some other stories said that Ismail Jawhari, who lived in the 10th century AD, was the first inspirer for Shalaby to experiment with it, as Shalaby worked on analyzing the results reached by Jawhari, as well as examining the durability of the wings in the Ok Meydani area in Istanbul, before the experience of flight.

In 2013, The tower was listed on the Temporary World Heritage, and includes a spiral staircase, a small museum displaying photographs, and information about the history and origin of the tower.

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