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Locals' Tips
Blue Mosque - Sultanahmet Cami
Our Locals' Tip The Blue Mosque is a working mosque, so visiting times are controlled but entrance is free. Make sure you know the various times the Mosque is closed for prayer.
Grand Bazaar - Kapali Carsi
Our Locals' Tip Make sure to check out the competition first, decide what price you're prepared to pay for it, and then get ready to haggle fiercely.Opening prices are absurd, but if it's quick gifts you're after, half the...
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Sultanahmet © Yildirim Incealemdaroglu
Istanbul Metro by Mista Riggs
Istanbul at night by Mista Riggs
Galata Tower
Bosphorus Cruise by Mista Riggs
Galata Tower © Yildirim Incealemdaroglu
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Grand Bazaar
Bosphorus © Yildirim Incealemdaroglu
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