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Istanbul

Istanbul is a very large city of fantastic history, culture and beauty. Called Byzantium in ancient times, the city's name was changed to Constantinople in 324 CE when it was rebuilt by the first Christian Roman Emperor, Constantine. Wikivoyage

Population 15,655,924 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Turkey

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Turkey

Getting there

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Still gathering the markets around Istanbul. I'll let you know here when it's all in — or open the live guide.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. International Istanbul Film Festival

    April

    The Istanbul Film Festival (Turkish: İstanbul Film Festivali) is the first and oldest international film festival in Turkey, organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts. It is held every year in April in movie theaters in Istanbul, Turkey.

    Official site Wikipedia

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage; descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Eating nearby

All 87 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Yenikapı 980 m, Kumkapı 1.3 km, Cerrahpaşa 1.7 km, Sirkeci 1.9 km, Karaköy Station, Tünel Line 1.9 km, Beyoğlu Station, Tünel Line 2.3 km, Kocamustafapaşa 2.4 km, Cankurtaran 2.5 km, Yedikule 3.2 km, Taksim 3.7 km, Kabataş 3.9 km, Kazlıçeşme 4.0 km, Üsküdar 5.1 km, Zeytinburnu-Fişekhane 5.2 km, Haydarpaşa 5.7 km

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