Private Tour Guide in Istanbul

 Luvr Apartment is located on Istiklal Street. The building, which was home to the historical Baylan patisserie, was later used as İKSV headquarters for many years. Today, it serves OXXO textile company. It also hosted the Beyoğlu branch of Loryan Patisserie, which was renamed Baylan in 1934. Let's talk about the story of Baylan Patisserie in this article. The founder of Baylan patisseries, Filip Lenas, a Greek of Epirus origin, immigrated to Turkey from Albania at the age of 15. After settling in Istanbul, he worked for a few years in Mulatiye, Turkey's first chocolate factory run by the French. In 1923, he opened his first patisserie in Beyoğlu Deva Çıkmazı. He named the first patisserie "Loryan", which is the spelling of the French word I'Orient (Orient). With its 200 kinds of cakes and confectionery products, it became known together with the famous patisseries of the period, Markiz, Lebon and Moscow. In 1934, the name Loryan was changed to Baylan in accordanc...

 Ali Kethüda Mosque Ali Kethüda Mosque, located in Sarıyer, Istanbul, was built on Sarıyer Yeni Mahalle Street in 1690 by Grand Vizier Kethüda Ali Efendi during the reign of Sultan Mustafa II. A minaret was added to the mosque, which was repaired in 1720 by the deceased Mehmet Aga, the Grand Vizier Nevşehirli Damat İbrahim Pasha's Kethüda. The restoration of the mosque was completed in 2022. The two-storey mosque is one of the most illuminated mosques in Istanbul. It consists of an indoor last congregation place and a harim. In the mosque, whose windows on the upper floor are used as doors, you can pass to the women's section through these doors. Ali Pertek Mosque Ali Pertek Mosque is a 16th century Ottoman mosque located on the coastal road in Rumelihisarı neighbourhood of Sarıyer district of Istanbul. It is also known as Hamam Mosque. It was built by Ali Bey, nicknamed Pertek, a Turkish sailor during the reign of Suleiman I. Since there is no original inscription, the exact d...

  1.Maiden's Tower The tower, which has become the symbol of Üsküdar, is the only remaining Byzantine monument in Üsküdar. It has a history dating back to 24 BC. In 1110, Byzantine Emperor Alexios I built a wooden tower protected by a stone wall. 2. Şemsipaşa Mosque The dome of the square-planned mosque made of cut stone sits on an eight-sided pulley. The courtyard has two gates, one of which opens towards the sea and the other towards the park. The minaret of the mosque is placed on the main structure and on the corner. The reason why it is called the Asparagus Mosque: Şemsi Ahmed Pasha Mosque, also known as Asparagus Mosque, located on the coastline in Üsküdar, was built in 1580 by Şemsi Ahmed Pasha to Mimar Sinan. 3. Bosphorus Bridge Started on 20 February 1970, the bridge was inaugurated on 30 October 1973 at 12:00 pm with a state ceremony in honor of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey. At the time of its completion, it was the fourth longest suspens...

When you come to Istanbul as a tourist, if you have an extra day to spend in Istanbul after your visits to Sultanahmet Square, Mosques, Grand Bazaar and Galata Tower, you should definitely take a Bosphorus Tour. In this article, we will give you information about all the Bosphorus Tours you can choose in Istanbul. The first Bosphorus tour we will talk about starts from Eminönü Galata Bridge and continues until Anadolu Kavağı. This Bosphorus tour, which is quite fascinating, allows you to witness the history of history in the Bosphorus, which separates Europe and Asia. Another Bosphorus tour helps tourists to enjoy the Bosphorus for a short time with their own means and at a low cost without being connected to an agency. These tours, which run between Eminönü, Karaköy, Kadıköy, Üsküdar, Beşiktaş, are public transport vehicles frequently used by local people living in Istanbul during the day. You can sail between the two continents by using these vehicles.  In addition, you can enjoy...

  Ord. Prof. Dr. Hulusi Behçet, the fırst Turkısh academıcıan with the tıtle of professor, who dıscovered Behçet's dısease, also known as blood vessel ınflammatıon, and gave hope to mıllıons of patıents, ıs commemorated on the 75st annıversary of hıs death. Hulusi Behçet, Was a Turkish dermatologist and scientist. He described a disease of inflamed blood vessels in 1937, which is named after him as Behçet's disease. Born to Turkish parents, as his father was an official in the Ottoman Empire, they emigrated to Damascus and he spent his early childhood there after he lost his mother to an illness. During World War I, he served at the military hospital in Edirne as a specialist in dermatology and venereal diseases and was assigned to the head of the hospital as an assistant. After the war, between 1918 and 1919, he first went to Budapest, Hungary and then to Berlin, Germany to improve his medical knowledge. He had the opportunity to meet some well known colleagues there. After h...

 Just as the Eiffel Tower comes to mind when you think of Paris and the Taj Mahal comes to mind when you think of India, the Blue Mosque and Hagia Sophia Mosque come to mind when you think of Istanbul, Turkey's most tourist-hosting city. Do you know the places to see in Sultanahmet Square where these mosques are located? In this article, we will give you information about 15 places that a tourist who comes to Sultanahmet Square should see. Sultanahmet Square It is a place that a tourist who comes to Istanbul should not return without seeing. It was used as a hippodrome in Roman and Byzantine times. In the Ottoman period, circumcision weddings of the princes were held in this square. Today, this square, which hosts dozens of works and is the meeting point of the people living here, is considered the most important square of Istanbul. The Hagia Sophia Mosque The second place on our list is Hagia Sophia Mosque. Hagia Sofia (Holy Wisdom) was renamed Hagia Sophia Mosque after the conque...