Istanbul

History

Istanbul is one of the world’s great cities, famous for its historical monuments such as Hagia Sophia, Basilica Cistern, Blue Mosque and magnificent scenic beauties. It has been the capital of three great empires, the Roman and Ottoman empires, and for more than 1600 years over 120 emperors and sultans ruled the world from here.

Art & Fashion

Istanbul is no stranger to great art, from miniatures, calligraphy, ceramics and tiles, even so, Istanbul’s art scene has been getting a lot of attention in recent years. There are many galleries and museums to see. Besides, Istanbul hosts very important art and fashion events with serious participation every year.

Nightlife

Istanbul’s nightlife is vibrant and offers various options for every different taste from live music taverns to European-style bars to chill-out rooftop pubs to sleek clubs. No matter which night of the week it is, everything will be open everyday until morning lights.

Congress & Conference

Istanbul is the meeting point of the world with its thousands years of history and now it is the leading congress destination of Turkey and became the most preferred city due to its location, history, natural beauty and transportation resource.

City to Explore

With its population of 17 million and districts 5,000 km² there are many different places… Looking to the Çukurcuma handmade arts; feeding pigeons at the bosphorus ferry lines, drinking Rakı (local drink of Turkey) in the winehouses (known a meyhanes) accompanied with Turkish Art Music or going to the numerous shopping centers from the historic to modern.

Cosmopolitan City

One of the oldest city of the world Istanbul hosted 3 major empires Roman, Byzantinum and Ottomans. Due to its participation in these empires various nations from different cultures living together for long years and most of Turkey's religious and ethnic origins remain lived in Istanbul with 15 million population.