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![[A view of the Haydarpaşa Terminal from the Sea of Marmara.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Haydarpasa_train_station_s.jpg "A view of the Haydarpaşa Terminal from the Sea of Marmara.")
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![[Maslak financial district]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Maslak_kerembarut_s.jpg "Maslak financial district")
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![[A view of the Haydarpaşa Terminal from the Sea of Marmara.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Haydarpasha_train_station_istanbul_s.jpg "A view of the Haydarpaşa Terminal from the Sea of Marmara.")
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![[Electric multiple unit, TCDD E8000, running past the roman fortications along the coast on the European side in...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Istanbul_electric_train_by_coast_s.jpg "Electric multiple unit, TCDD E8000, running past the roman fortications along the coast on the European side in...")
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![[Originally a church, later a mosque, and now a museum, the 6th century Hagia Sophia built by Justinian was the...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hagia_Sophia_305_s.jpg "Originally a church, later a mosque, and now a museum, the 6th century Hagia Sophia built by Justinian was the...")
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![[Skyscrapers, both near and far, soar above a dense layer of fog that keeps the ground hidden from view]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Fog_over_istanbul_skyscrapers_s.jpg "Skyscrapers, both near and far, soar above a dense layer of fog that keeps the ground hidden from view")
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![[Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Fatih_Sultan_Mehmet_Bridge_panorama_s.jpg "Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge.")
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![[The historical Beyoğlu Tünel station]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Istanbul_Tuenel_station_Karakoey_s.jpg "The historical Beyoğlu Tünel station")
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![[Sakıp Sabancı Museum]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Sakip_Sabanci_Museum_s.jpg "Sakıp Sabancı Museum")
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![[The Grand Bazaar is the oldest and one of the largest covered markets in the world]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/DSC04585_Istanbul_Bazaar_Foto_G_Dall_27Orto_29_5_2006_s.jpg "The Grand Bazaar is the oldest and one of the largest covered markets in the world")
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![[The Ottoman sultans ruled from the Topkapı Palace for centuries]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/TopkapiSarayi_07_2006_s.jpg "The Ottoman sultans ruled from the Topkapı Palace for centuries")
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![[The Boğaziçi University]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Bosphorus_University_s.jpg "The Boğaziçi University")
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![[View of the Galata Bridge spanning the Golden Horn, with the Galata Tower in the background, ca]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Bridge_and_Galata_Area_2C_Istanbul_2C_Turkey_by_Abdullah_Fr_C3_A8res_2C_ca_1880_1893_28LOC_29_s.jpg "View of the Galata Bridge spanning the Golden Horn, with the Galata Tower in the background, ca")
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![[Atatürk International Airport on the European side is the main airport of the city and one of the largest...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Istanbul_Ataturk_Airport_International_Terminal_s.jpg "Atatürk International Airport on the European side is the main airport of the city and one of the largest...")
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from Plenumchamber |
![[Traffic is usually intense on Bağdat Avenue]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ba_C4_9Fdat_Caddesi_7_s.jpg "Traffic is usually intense on Bağdat Avenue")
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![[The Princes' Islands are located to the southeast of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Buyukada_1196_s.jpg "The Princes' Islands are located to the southeast of Istanbul in the Sea of Marmara")
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![[Sirkeci Terminal was opened in 1890 as the final destination terminus of the Orient Express]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Bahnhofsfront_Istanbul_Sirkeci_retouched_s.jpg "Sirkeci Terminal was opened in 1890 as the final destination terminus of the Orient Express")
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![[Inside the Church of St. George in the Fener (Phanar) quarter.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Patriarchate_Constantinopolis_s.jpg "Inside the Church of St. George in the Fener (Phanar) quarter.")
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from Oliver-Bonjoch |
![[The modern funicular line running between Kabataş and Taksim.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Funikuler_kabatas_taksim_s.jpg "The modern funicular line running between Kabataş and Taksim.")
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![[View of the Ottoman Neo-Baroque style Ortaköy Mosque.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ortakoey_Istanbul_Bosporusbruecke_Mrz2005_s.jpg "View of the Ottoman Neo-Baroque style Ortaköy Mosque.")
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from Fragwürdig |
from Dietmar Giljohann |
![[Levent subway station.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Levent_metro_station_Istanbul_2_s.jpg "Levent subway station.")
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![[A modern tram running in the Galata quarter of Istanbul.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Tram_in_Galata_Istanbul_2_s.jpg "A modern tram running in the Galata quarter of Istanbul.")
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from Tramist |
![[Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality City Hall (1960) in the Fatih district.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Istanbul_Metropolitan_Municipality_City_Hall_2_s.jpg "Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality City Hall (1960) in the Fatih district.")
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![[Maslak financial district.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Maslak_financial_district_Istanbul_2_s.jpg "Maslak financial district.")
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from İst. Büy. Bel. |
from Kara Sabahat |
![[Commuter ferries have operated on the Bosphorus since 1837.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Istamboul_Kiziltropak_2_s.jpg "Commuter ferries have operated on the Bosphorus since 1837.")
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![[Snow is common in winter.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Istanbul_view_s.jpg "Snow is common in winter.")
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from Bertilvidet |
![[The Sultan Ahmed Mosque.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Blue_mosque2_s.jpg "The Sultan Ahmed Mosque.")
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![[Originally a church, later a mosque, and now a museum, the 6th century Hagia Sophia built by Justinian was the...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hagia_Sophia_exterior_2007_002_s.jpg "Originally a church, later a mosque, and now a museum, the 6th century Hagia Sophia built by Justinian was the...")
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from Gryffindor |
![[Main entrance gate of Istanbul University on Beyazıt Square, which was known as the Forum Tauri in the Roman period]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/_C4_B0stanbul_C3_9Cniversitesi_s.jpg "Main entrance gate of Istanbul University on Beyazıt Square, which was known as the Forum Tauri in the Roman period")
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![[Atatürk International Airport on the European side is the main airport of the city and one of the largest...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Ataturk_Havalimani_2_s.jpg "Atatürk International Airport on the European side is the main airport of the city and one of the largest...")
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from Citrat |
![[Three historic quarters of Istanbul, looking south from Beyoğlu to the "historic peninsula" separated by the...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Istanblue_s.jpg "Three historic quarters of Istanbul, looking south from Beyoğlu to the \"historic peninsula\" separated by the...")
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![[Remains of a column from Byzantium's acropolis, which now reside within the Topkapı Palace complex]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Second_Court_Topkapi_2007_80_s.jpg "Remains of a column from Byzantium's acropolis, which now reside within the Topkapı Palace complex")
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from Gryffindor |
![[Levent financial district.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Levent_financial_district_in_Istanbul_s.jpg "Levent financial district.")
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![[Istanbul Park GP racing circuit.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Istanbul_Park_Turkish_GP_Circuit_s.jpg "Istanbul Park GP racing circuit.")
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from F1 Istanbul Park GP |
![[City limits in 1922.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Istanbul_PU889_s.jpg "City limits in 1922.")
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![[Traditional waterfront houses on the Bosphorus.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Waterfront_houses_on_the_Bosphorus_1_s.jpg "Traditional waterfront houses on the Bosphorus.")
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from Ayça Leovinus |
![[A street view of a typical Ottoman mosque, complete with a plethora of arches along the façade, several domes...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/S_C3_BCleymaniye_Mosque_2C_Istanbul_s.jpg "A street view of a typical Ottoman mosque, complete with a plethora of arches along the façade, several domes...")
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![[A crudely]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Map_of_Constantinople_281422_29_by_Florentine_cartographer_Cristoforo_Buondelmonte_s.jpg "A crudely")
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from M.K |
![[The interior of a Hamam in Istanbul]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Turkish_bath_28hamam_29_s.jpg "The interior of a Hamam in Istanbul")
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![[The Kanyon Mall, winner of the Cityscape Architectural Review Award]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Kanyon_Mall_Istanbul_14_s.jpg "The Kanyon Mall, winner of the Cityscape Architectural Review Award")
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from Acaro |
from Dysturb.Net |
![[Istanbul Park GP racing circuit.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Istanbul_park_GP2_Ocean_Racing_s.jpg "Istanbul Park GP racing circuit.")
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![[The Grand Bazaar is one of the largest covered markets in the world.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Grand_bazaar_interior_s.jpg "The Grand Bazaar is one of the largest covered markets in the world.")
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from Cybjorg |
![[The 4th century Hagia Irene was the first church built by Constantine in the new Roman capital city]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Hagia_Eirene_Constantinople_2007_s.jpg "The 4th century Hagia Irene was the first church built by Constantine in the new Roman capital city")
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