Private Tour Guide in Istanbul

Mahmud II died on 28 June 1839. He was buried in the garden of Esma Sultan Palace in Divanyolu on 1 July and a tent was covered over him. Abdülhalim Efendi, who was the director of Ebniye-i Hassa during the reign of Abdülmecid, was commissioned for the construction of the tomb. In order to complete the construction of the tomb in a short time, he was dismissed from his duty as the director of the ebniye. After the construction of the tomb, which was completed on October 12, 1840, Aldülhalim Efendi was appointed as the director of Ebniye-i Hassa due to this success. There are two round-arched doors on the façade of the complex, which is located in a courtyard with round-arched and meshed windows on the Divanyolu. The tomb located in the western corner of the complex continues the tradition of 19th century Ottoman dynasty tombs. The facades of this building, which was built in the Empire style, are covered with marble. The octagonal planned tomb is covered with a large dome with an octag...

Istanbul, which is one of the 10 most visited cities in the world, now has a method that will make it easier for tourists to use public transportation during their visits. Special for Tourists, Istanbul City Card offers two different service options. The first option is the "Hop on - Hop off" service. Thanks to the double-decker buses of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, you can visit the most visited points of Istanbul. You can get off at any stop you want, then take the next ring ride and continue your tour again. It has a usage time of 24 hours. In the second option, depending on the number of days you can choose, such as 1-3-5-7-15, you will have an unlimited right of way in public transportation in Istanbul. You can load the desired options from the services on the touristic card. In addition to the ring trip, a timed subscription option can be purchased together. The Istanbul City Card will soon receive innovations such as entrance to the museums affiliated wit...

Jean Etienne Liotard was born in Geneva in 1702. He created many paintings and patterns during his time in Turkey. For this, he was given the title of "Turkish Painter". When he returned to Europe, he used these sketches in various crayons or oil paintings and prints. It is known that he has a wide communication network in Istanbul, not only with foreigners, but also with Turks who have made an effort to learn Turkish, grow a beard and wear Turkish clothes. Among the paintings he made in Istanbul were portraits of his Turkish friends. In the painter's memoirs, his friends such as the treasurer Sadık Ağa, his brothers Mehmet Ağa and İbrahim Ağa are mentioned. During his stay in Istanbul, Liotard painted the portrait (pattern) of Claude-Alexandre Comtede Boneval, who was brought from France as a technical expert, had an important place in the Ottoman military history, converted to Islam in the Ottoman period and was named after Humbaracı Ahmet Pasha. When he returned to Eur...

The Jesuits came to the Ottoman Empire in 1583. They were given permission from the sultan to stay in the building known today as Saint Benoit College. The Jesuits were founded in 1583 in Saint Benoit. They also took over the management of a French institution called Benoit. On 18 November 1583, King of France III. At the request of Henri Pope XIII. Gregorius took the monastery from the Benedictine order and gave it to the Jesuit priests, and under Jules Mancinelli, four Jesuit priests, two French and two Italian, took over the institution. The first educational institution in Saint-Benoît was established in 1583, again with the initiative of the Jesuit priests, attached to the monastery. During the plague epidemic in 1586, when all the Jesuits in charge died, the Kapusen priests took over the school. However, by going to the Topkapı Palace of Saint Joseph de Leonessa, one of these priests, Sultan III. Upon Murad's call to become a Christian, the Capuchin priests were arrested and ...