About Istanbul
Istanbul Province is a province located in north-west Turkey. It has an area of 5,110 km2 and a population of 10,018,735 (2000 census).
It is surrounded by the provinces of Tekirdag to the west, and Kocaeli to the east, the Black Sea to the north, and the Sea of Marmara
to the south. The Bosphorus (Bogaziçi) Strait divides the province in two parts, one in Asia, and one in Europe. The capital of the
province is the city of Istanbul.
Istanbul Interesting Places
Silivri, Kumburgaz, Bosphorus, Kumköy (Kilyos), Sile, Prince Islands, Belgrad Forest, Abrahan Pasha Grove, Emirgân Grove, Yildiz Park, Çamlica Hill and Gülhane Park, Tuzla mineral springs, Istanbul city walls, Bozdogan (Valens), aquaduct, Binbirdirek and Yerebatan Cicterns, Ayasofya, Aya Irini, former church Bodrum, Fenari Isa, Fethiye, Imrahor, Kalenderhane, Kariye, Yeni Imaret and Zeyrek mosques, Bukoleon and Tekfur Palaces, Çemberlitas, Dikilitas, Yilanli Sütun, Kiztasi, Maiden Tower, Galata Tower, Fatih, Bayezid, Sultan Selim, Haseki Hürrem Sultan, Süleymaniye, Sokullu Mehmed Pasha, Kiliç Ali Pasha, Yeni Cami, Semsi Pasha, Sultan Ahmed, Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Çorlulu Ali Pasha, Amcazade Hüseyin Pasha, Laleli and Damat Ibrahim Pasha mosque complexes, Rüstem Pasha and Gazanfer Aga old theological schools (medrese) Anadolu and Rumeli Fortresses, Maglova Arch, Ahmed III and German Fountains, Topkapi, Dolmabahçe, Beylerbeyi, Çiragan and Yildiz Palaces, Sale, Malta and Çadir Pavillions, Aynalikavak, Küçüksu (Göksu), Tophane and Ihlamur mansions, Eyüb Sultan, Firuz Aga, Sinan Pasha, Nuriosmaniye, Beylerbeyi, Selimiye, Musretiye, Dolmabahçe, Ortaköy, Pertevniyan Valide Sultan and Cerrah Pasha mosques, Covered Bazaar, Egyptian Bazaar, Simkeshane, Büyük Valide, Balkapani, Vezir, Cebeci and Çuhaci Inns, Silivri, Büyükçekmece, Küçükçekmece, Çobançesme, Haramidere and Bostanci bridges, Dolmabahçe Clock Tower, Köprülü, Süleymaniye, Nuruosmaniye and Municipality Libraries, Istanbul Archeology, Istanbul Topkapi Palace, Istanbul Turkish and Islamic Works, Ottoman Classical (Divan) Literature, Istanbul Art and Sculpture, Arasta Mozaic, Ayasofya, Yerebatan Palace, Turkish Caligraphic Arts, Military, Navy Tanzimat, Asihan (Edebiyat-i Cedide) and Sisli Atatürk Museums.
