Istanbul is one of the most iconic cities in the world. Packed with beautiful historic buildings and activities, Istanbul is a city that I never get tired of exploring. Not to mention the excellent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Hagia Sophia is one of the most important and imposing religious buildings in the world, but it doesn't require faith to ...

Straddling two continents, Istanbul is one of the most diverse and vibrant cities on Earth. It’s where minarets and terracotta rooftops pierce the skyline, where the air is filled with the sounds of ...

Carved in two by the Bosphorus and known as the city where East meets West, Istanbul is as layered as the nearly 16 million people who live here are varied. Its skyline swings from modern towers to ...

The heart of Istanbul's local life, Beyoglu, once known as Pera, was the center of European aristocratic settlement during the Ottoman era. The neoclassical architecture of its structures all speak of ...

Another hidden gem Istanbul's Anatolian (Asian) side, the breathtakingly ornate Beylerbeyi Palace was built between 1863 and 1865 under the order of Ottoman Sultan Abdülaziz. It served as a summer ...