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YOU CANNOT CONSIDER YOURSELF TO HAVE VISITED ISTANBUL WITHOUT TASTING THESE!

Once a capital to Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman empires, Istanbul also has a cuisine culture ranging from past to present. It is a meeting point for not only its immediate surroundings but also for various cuisines from the Aegean to the Black Sea, from Anatolia to the Balkans, such as Armenian, Arab, Greek, and Caucasian cuisines. Although many of the well-known and most-eaten traditional meals of the past have been forgotten or replaced by new ones today, and although the cuisine culture of the city has changed from time to time, some tastes have timeless popularity. Although you see kebab shops [...]

YOU CANNOT CONSIDER YOURSELF TO HAVE VISITED ISTANBUL WITHOUT TASTING THESE!Midtown Blog2020-03-12T16:27:29+03:00

Most beautiful scenes from Istanbul

Istanbul is one the most beautiful cities on earth. Each corner offers matchless scenes to those who want to see. There are just so many places to visit and see in the city of seven hills. There are many places in Istanbul that will bring in more followers and more likes for you than others in the social media with the photographs you take while strolling there. Let us rediscover Istanbul and see the places where you can enjoy the city the most and take its images better than everyone with the most beautiful scenes. TOPKAPI PALACE The witness to [...]

Most beautiful scenes from IstanbulMidtown Blog2020-03-12T16:31:25+03:00

MARITIME MUSEUM AWAITS YOU

What you should do to visit Turkey's biggest maritime museum is just to go to Beşiktaş. Located right at the coastline, Istanbul Maritime Museum is a very interesting and striking place that contains numerous objects and interesting information on maritime coming from past to present. Turkey's first military museum, Istanbul Maritime Museum was launched first in the Golden Horn in 1897 by courtesy of Sultan Abdülhamid the Second and with the efforts of Admiral Hikmet Pasha. The museum moved to Beşiktaş in 1961. Under the administration of the Naval Forces Command, Istanbul Maritime Museum came into service again in 2013 in [...]

MARITIME MUSEUM AWAITS YOUMidtown Blog2020-03-12T16:36:11+03:00

MAKE SURE TO VISIT THESE PLACES IN RAMADAN!

The month of Ramadan, when the world of Islam will fight their soul, is coming. People will fast for one month, that is, they will neither eat nor drink anything from dawn till dusk... The Muslims will not only deprive their bodies of food but also try to discipline their souls. To that end, they will pray and keep away from evil thoughts. To do all these, they will come together in beautiful temples of Istanbul, the city of 7 hills. Now it is time of Ramadan in Istanbul. We have made a list of the mosques, tombs, and cultural riches [...]

MAKE SURE TO VISIT THESE PLACES IN RAMADAN!Midtown Blog2020-03-12T16:40:45+03:00

Unique taste of Istanbul awaits you: Turkish Bagel

Can anyone of us say “No” to a crispy Turkish bagel? Is it possible to taste a Turkish bagel full inside and covered with molasses and sesame outside with a glass of tea, and not to admire it? Everybody who lives in or has happened to pass Istanbul has somehow enjoyed this “urban taste”, this sesame ring. There are those who eat Turkish bagel to assuage their hunger when they feel hungry all of a sudden, and those who buy some to offer to their guests coming for tea in the afternoon... There are those who buy Turkish bagel for they [...]

Unique taste of Istanbul awaits you: Turkish BagelMidtown Blog2020-03-12T16:44:34+03:00

Walk Istanbul!

Düzenli yürüyüşün beden ve ruh sağlığına katkıları tartışılmaz. Uzmanlar “genç kalmak istiyorsanız yürümeyi ihmal etmeyin” diyorlar. Benefits of regular walking for physical and mental health are beyond argument. The experts say “walk if you want to stay young”. Yapılması kolay, yararı çok olan yürüyüşün sağlığa faydaları saymakla bitmiyor. Hatta günümüzde doktorlar tarafından hastalıktan koruyan ve tedavi etmekte yardımcı bir ilaç olarak reçete edilmeye başlandı yürüyüş. The benefits of walking, which is simple and has numerous benefits, for health are innumerable. Furthermore, the doctors have begun to prescribe walking as a medicine providing protection against disease and assistance in treatment. Yürümek kalbi [...]

Walk Istanbul!Midtown Blog2020-03-12T16:45:32+03:00

CLIMATE CHANGES, GALATASARAY SQUARE BECOMES THE MEDITERRANEAN…

Akdeniz büyülüdür. Okyanuslardan daha etkili; medeniyetler beşiğidir. Sadece deniz olan Akdeniz değil sözünü ettiğimiz. Yapı Kredi Kültür Sanat Binası’nın üçüncü katından Galatasaray Meydanı’nı seyreden, İlhan Koman’ın Akdeniz Heykeli de Akdeniz’in kendisi kadar büyülü. The Mediterranean is enchanted. It is more influential than oceans; it is a cradle of civilizations. It is not only the sea Mediterranean what we are talking about. The Mediterranean Statue by Ilhan Koman, which overlooks Galatasaray Square from the third floor of Yapi Kredi Culture and Arts Building, is not less enchanted than the Mediterranean itself. Dalgalar içinde, kollarını açmış, kucaklaşmayı bekleyen bir kadın heykelidir İlhan Koman’ın [...]

CLIMATE CHANGES, GALATASARAY SQUARE BECOMES THE MEDITERRANEAN…Midtown Blog2020-03-12T16:52:52+03:00

ANTIQUE LOVERS HERE! WE ARE ON THE JOURNEY AT TIME …

Nostaljiden hoşlanmayan var mı? Şehrin gürültüsünden ve kalabalığından yorulduysan zamanda yolculuk yapmak, geçmiş güzel günlere gitmek ve ruhunu dinlendirmek gibisi var mı? Öyleyse yaşanmışlıkların hikayelerini keşfetmek, kendini başka bir zamanda hissetmek için hazır ol! Sana İstanbul’un en nadide parçalarını bulabileceğin antika pazarlarını anlatacağız. Tek yapman gereken az bulunur şeylere sahip olmak için sabahın erken saatlerinde yola koyulmak. Is there anybody who doesn't like nostalgia? Is there anything better than traveling through time, going back to the good old days, and resting your soul when you are tired of the noise and crowd of the city? Then, The only thing you should [...]

ANTIQUE LOVERS HERE! WE ARE ON THE JOURNEY AT TIME …Midtown Blog2020-03-12T16:51:53+03:00

WE MEET IN THE TUNNEL TO RECOGNIZE THE MEVEYS!

Dünyanın hayran olduğu Mevlana Celaleddin-i Rumi’nin ismini duymayan yoktur elbette. Batılıların “Rumi” diye tanıdığı Mevlana’nın takipçileri sadece Konya’da değil, İstanbul’un merkezinde Galata’da da karşınıza çıkacaklar. Haydi günümüze dek uzanan en önemli Mevlevihane’yi ve Mevlevileri tanımak için Galata’ya doğru uzanalım. Naturally, there is no one who has never heard of globally admired Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi. The followers of Maulana, known as "Rumi" by the western peoples, will meet us not only in Konya but also in Galata, the center of Istanbul. Let's go to Galata to know the most important Mawlawi Lodge, which has survived to the present day, and the Mawlawi. [...]

WE MEET IN THE TUNNEL TO RECOGNIZE THE MEVEYS!Midtown Blog2020-03-12T16:55:51+03:00

A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN TAKSİM!

İstanbul’un her köşesi hareketli, eğlenceli, renkli. Ama şehrin kalbi nerede atıyor diye soracaksanız tek bir yanıtı var: Taksim. İstiklal Caddesinden, Galata Kulesi’ne, Fransız Sokağı’ndan Çiçek Pasajı’na, Taksim günün her saatinde bambaşka bir bölge. İstanbul’a gelip de Taksim’e uğramamak olmaz. Peki sabahın ilk saatlerinden gecenin son saatlerine dek hiç azalmayan canlılığı ile Taksim ve çevresinde bir günde neler yapılmalı? İşte bu sorunun yanıtını sizin için vermeye çalışacağız. Every corner of Istanbul is active, entertaining, and colorful; but if you ask the place where the heart of the city beats, there is only one answer: Taksim. From Istiklal Avenue to Galata Tower, from [...]

A BEAUTIFUL DAY IN TAKSİM!Midtown Blog2020-03-12T16:57:00+03:00