The Basilica Cistern's central location in Sultanahmet makes it easy to explore before or after visiting nearby sights like the Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Topkapi Palace Museum.

"We've waited for years to pray here" - the history of Hagia Sophia Crowds gathered in Istanbul as the historic Hagia Sophia site opened for Friday prayers for the first time since Turkish ...

A woman wrapped in a Turkish national flag gestures outside the Hagia Sophia museum The world-famous Hagia Sophia museum in Istanbul - originally founded as a cathedral - has been turned back into ...

The Topkapi Palace Museum sits atop a promontory in Sultanahmet near the Basilica Cistern, the Hagia Sophia and the Istanbul Archaeological Museums. Multiple bus routes and the Bagcilar-Kabatas T1 ...

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Read about the most interesting places in Istanbul. Сontents ・Blue Mosque ・Hagia Sophia ・Basilica Cistern ・Topkapi Palace ...

Sites such as the Pera Mueseum, Hagia Sophia and Istanbul Museum of Modern ... love exploring outdoors can take a tour of the Basilica Cistern (known as Sunken Palace to the Turkish), or take ...