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Fatih Sultan Mehmet Anıtı

The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Monument is a historic monument located in Fatih, Istanbul, within the park between the Bozdoğan Aqueduct and the Saraçhane passage. Created by sculptor Hüseyin Gezer, the monument depicts Fatih Sultan Mehmet on horseback with his entourage. It was presented to Istanbul by the Fatih Municipality on May 29, 1987, in memory of Fatih Sultan Mehmet. The monument is 590 meters from the Vezneciler-İstanbul Üniversitesi metro stop.

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Hatice Turhan Sultan Türbesi

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120 m · The Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi Vakfı Gazanfer Ağa Medresesi Education and Culture Center in Fatih was built in the late 16th century by Gazanfer Ağa, a Hungarian-born chief white eunuch of Mehmed III. The madrasa's endowment deed dates back to 1595/96, and its architect is believed to be Davud Ağa. Today, it serves as an education and culture center under the Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi Foundation and also houses the Cartoon and Humor Museum. It is 562 meters from the Vezneciler-İstanbul Üniversitesi metro stop.

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124 m · The Aqueduct of Valens was a Roman aqueduct system built in the late 4th century AD, to supply Constantinople – the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire. Construction of the aqueduct began during the reign of the Roman emperor Constantius II and was completed in 373 by the Emperor Valens. The aqueduct remained in use for many centuries. It was extended and maintained by the Byzantines and the Ottomans.

Hava Şehitleri Anıtı

144 m · The Aviation Martyrs' Monument, located in Fatih district of Istanbul, Turkey, is a memorial dedicated to the first soldiers of the Ottoman Airforce to be killed in flight accidents. In Turkey, one use of the term "martyr" is as an honorific for people killed in action during war. The monument was commissioned right after the consecutive crash of two monoplanes in Palestine, killing three of the four military aviators who were on an expedition flight from Istanbul to Alexandria in early 1914.

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183 m · The Church of St. Polyeuctus was an ancient Byzantine church in Constantinople built by the noblewoman Anicia Juliana and dedicated to Saint Polyeuctus. Intended as an assertion of Juliana's own imperial lineage, it was a lavishly decorated building, and the largest church of the city before the construction of the Hagia Sophia.

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Amcazade Külliyesi

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Şehzadebaşı Camii

296 m · The Şehzade Mosque is a 16th-century Ottoman imperial mosque located in the district of Fatih, on the third hill of Istanbul, Turkey. It was commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent as a memorial to his son Şehzade Mehmed who died in 1543. The mosque was one of the earliest and most important works of architect Mimar Sinan and is one of the signature works of Classical Ottoman architecture.

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331 m · The Column of Marcian is a Roman honorific column erected in Constantinople by the praefectus urbi Tatianus and dedicated to the Emperor Marcian. It is located in the present-day Fatih district of Istanbul. The column is not documented in any late Roman or Byzantine source and its history has to be inferred from its location, style and dedicatory inscription.

Zeyrek Çinili Hamam

333 m · Zeyrek Çinili Hamam is a hamam-museum complex located in Istanbul's historic Zeyrek district. The 16th century hamam was commissioned between 1540 and 1546 by Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha, the grand admiral of the Ottoman navy, designed by chief Ottoman architect Mimar Sinan and built atop a Byzantine-era cistern.

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Horhor

374 m · Horhor is a shopping area located in the Fatih district of Istanbul. It is particularly known for the Horhor Antiques Bazaar, which houses approximately 200 shops across seven floors in a single building and is considered one of the largest antique markets in Europe. The nearest public transport to Horhor is the Aksaray metro stop, 303 meters away.

İMÇ Çarşısı

416 m · It is a bazaar consisting of 117 shops. It is considered one of the important works of modern Turkish architecture. While it was initially a bazaar serving upholsterers and haberdashers, it transformed into a record dealers' bazaar in the 1980s.

Nakşidil Valide Sultan Türbesi

418 m · The Nakşidil Valide Sultan Tomb is a historic structure located in the southern courtyard of Fatih Mosque. It was built in 1817 for Nakşidil Valide Sultan, who was the consort of Abdülhamid I and the mother of Mahmud II. The tomb is considered one of the most ornate examples of Baroque style and features 19th-century pen work decorations inside. In addition to Nakşidil Valide Sultan, there are fourteen other sarcophagi within the tomb. It is 778 meters from Aksaray metro stop.

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Acemoğlu Hamam

527 m · Acemoğlu Hamam is a historic Turkish bath located in the Fatih district of Istanbul, built in the 15th century during the reign of Fatih Sultan Mehmet for the 'Acemi Oğlanlar' (trainee soldiers). The hammam is within walking distance of the Grand Bazaar (759 m), Şehzadebaşı Mosque (239 m), and Bozdoğan Aqueduct (490 m). The nearest public transport is the Vezneciler-İstanbul Üniversitesi metro stop (98 m). In addition to traditional Turkish bath services, it also offers a swimming pool, sauna, and steam room.

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Zeyrek Molla Camii

551 m · Zeyrek Mosque or the Monastery of the Pantokrator, is a large mosque on the Fazilet Street in the Zeyrek district of Fatih in Istanbul, overlooking the Golden Horn. It is made up of two former Byzantine churches and a chapel joined together and represents the best example of Middle Byzantine architecture in Constantinople. After Hagia Sophia, it is the largest Byzantine religious edifice still standing in Istanbul.

Zeyrek Sarnıcı

587 m · Zeyrek Cistern or Pantokrator Cistern is a Byzantine Empire period cistern located on Atatürk Boulevard, Zeyrek Neighborhood, Fatih District, Istanbul. In the immediate vicinity of the cistern, there is the Zeyrek Mosque of the same name, converted from a church, and the 16th-century Ottoman period work Piri Mehmet Pasha Mosque, located above the cistern.

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