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Istanbul is the biggest and most crowded city of the Turkey and also the third biggest city of the Europe. There are 13 millions of people live in Istanbul and this huge population brings diversity of life style. It is possible to see mosque, church and synagogue in the same area with close distance to each other that shows people can live their religions freely. From one side there are people who has just migrated from their village and has been trying to get used to city life and on the other side there are people who lives in a European city. All these people has Turkish origin with the great hospitality and lives in amazing harmony with each other.

Since 330 Istanbul has served as the capital city for Roman Empire to Byzantine. Fatih Sultan Mehmet conquered Istanbul in 1453 and since 1453 Istanbul serve as capital city for the Ottoman Empire. By the foundation of Turkish Rebuplic Ankara named as capital city and Istanbul became financial, historical and econical centre of the country.
Istanbul divided into two parts by the Bosphorus as Asian(Anatolian) and European part. The Bosphorus is nature wonder and provides seaway between north and south. Countries around the Black Sea are connected to all around the world by the Bosphorus seaways. There are two bridges between Asia and European parts of Istanbul, the connection between two continentals were established with these bridges through highways.
Every year more than 7 million foreign visitors come to Istanbul to enjoy history and the nature of the this beautiful city. It is said that Istanbul is the one of the best cities of the Europe by the tourists. There are lots of places to see in Istanbul such as Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet, Topkapi Palace, Dolmabahce Palace, Beylerbeyi Palace, Ciragan Palace, Maiden’s Tower, Galata Tower, Sunken Palace(Yerebatan), Eminonu, Taxim, Karakoy, Kadikoy, Haydarpasa Station, Sirkeci Station, Yedikule Fortress, Rumelian Castle, Anatolian Castle and etc.
There is brief information about Istanbul above and in this blog you will be able to find Istanbul Photographs from my personal portfolio. I am a Istanbul Photographer and I am going to share Istanbul from my camera with you.