AHMET EFENDI EVI BOUTIQUE HOTEL

Ahmet Efendi Evi

AHMET EFENDI EVI IS SITUATED IN THE HEART OF ISTANBUL, in what is known as the Cankurtaran area. This is one of the oldest Byzantine towns and is at the heart of the Sultanahmet area. We are located... Read more...

Topkapi Palace

The Topkapi Palace was the administrative centre of the Ottoman Empire from 1465 to 1853. The construction of the Topkapı Palace was ordered by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror in 1459 and completed... Read more...

Hagia Sophia

Hagia Sophia, The Church of Holy Wisdom, now known as the Ayasofya Museum, was built in 537 as an early Christian Church and later an Eastern Orthodox Church.  It was transformed into a mosque ... Read more...

Bosphorus

The Bosphorus is a strait that forms the boundary between the European part of Turkey (Rumelia) and its Asian part (Anatolia). The world's narrowest strait used for international navigation, it conn... Read more...

Maiden's Tower

This tower is one of the romantic symbols of Istanbul. Used as a lighthouse for centuries, the interior of the tower has been transformed into a popular café and restaurant with an excellen... Read more...

Princes' Islands

During the Byzantine period, princes and other royalty were exiled on the islands. Later, members of the Ottoman sultan’s family were exiled there too, lending the islands their present name. ... Read more...

Galata Tower

Also known as Christea Turris (Tower of Christ), the tower was built in 1348 during an expansion of the Genoese colony in Constantinople situated to the north of the Golden Horn. One of the city's m... Read more...

Grand Bazaar

The Grand Bazaar was built between 1455 and 1461 by the order of Sultan Mehmet. The bazaar was vastly enlarged in the 16th century, during the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and in 1894... Read more...

Cistern Basilica

Also called the "Yerebatan Sarnici," it is a cistern built for water storage during the Byzantine Period in the 6th century. The cistern is located completely underground, artfully illum... Read more...