Cruise trough Bosphorus The most impressive sights are along the southern shores of the Bosphorus, which are located nearest to the city center: –Topkapi Palace, which was one of the primary residences of the Ottoman Sultans for almost 400 years –Maiden’s Tower, a small islet, with many legends about the construction of the tower and its location –Selimiye Barracks is the Turkish army barracks which located in the Uskudar district on the Asian part –Dolmabahce Palace, the largest palace in Turkey, built based on elements of the Baroque, Rococo and Neoclassical styles –Ciragan Palace, a former Ottoman Palace, which is now a five-star hotel –Yildiz Park & Palace is a vast complex of old imperial Ottoman pavilions and villas –Ortakoy mosque, which is a beautifully ornate structure, right on the pier of the village Ortakoy –The Bosphorus Bridge, an impressive bridge, which links Europe to Asia Northern Bosphorus Behind the Bosphorus Bridge there’s plenty more to see: –Beylerbeyi Palace, a beautiful İmperial Ottoman summer residence –Cengelkoy village, which is world-famous for the small cucumbers once grown there –Kuleli Naval Academy, a military high school –Arnavütkoy, with its photogenic Ottoman yalis, wooden seaside mansions –Rumeli Hisari, the mighty Fortress of Europe –Bebek town, which is a historic resort area on Bosphorus –Bosphorus University, a public university which has the most number of applicants North of the Fatih Bridge, the second bridge across the Bosphorus: –Anadolu Hisari, the mighty Fortress of Anatolia –Kucuksu Kasri, a beautiful little rococo palace –Buyukdere town, with its excellent Sadberk Hanim Museum –Hidiv Kasri, a splendid Art Nouveau villa (1900) of the Khedive of Egypt –Tarabya village is a cute neighborhood in the Sariyer district –Sariyer town, with a long attractive shore along the water

Çıragan Palace

Ortakoy Mosque

Galata Saray Island

Rumeli Fortress

Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge and return

Küçüksu Palace

Beylerbeyi Palace

Maidens Tower