Things to Do in Istanbul: Places and Attractions

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Sarayburnu Manzarası is a natural beauty and park area located in Istanbul's Fatih district, at the confluence of the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara. Situated at the tip of the Historic Peninsula, this spot offers panoramic views of the Bosphorus, the Golden Horn, and the Sea of Marmara. Sarayburnu is within walking distance of Topkapı Palace and Gülhane Park, and it is also where Turkey's first Atatürk statue was erected on October 3, 1926. The Sarayburnu Limanı ferry stop is 215 meters away.

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Saint George of Samatya or Surp Kevork is an Armenian church in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Abdülmecid Efendi Mansion, a historic mansion located within the Bağlarbaşı Grove in Kuzguncuk. It was used as a summer residence by Şehzade Abdülmecid Efendi; due to his art-loving personality, it served as a cultural center where artists, writers, and politicians of the period frequently gathered. The three-story selamlik building of the mansion, whose harem buildings and outbuildings have been destroyed, is currently used as a social facility by Koç Group.

Hacı Beşir Ağa Fountain is a historical fountain located in the Fatih district of Istanbul, 209 meters from the Sultanahmet tram stop. It was built by Hacı Beşir Ağa, with some sources indicating construction between 1727-1728 and others between 1744-1745. The inscription on the fountain was written by the Tulip Era poet Nedim. It is within walking distance of Hagia Sophia (189 m), Sultanahmet Mosque (339 m), and Topkapı Palace (574 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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Çiçek Pasajı, originally called the Cité de Péra, is a famous historic passage on İstiklal Avenue in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. A covered arcade with rows of historic cafes, winehouses and restaurants, it connects İstiklal Avenue with Sahne Street and has a side entrance opening onto the Balık Pazarı.

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Hacı Beşir Ağa Fountain, located in the Sümbül Efendi neighborhood of Fatih district, south of the Ali Fakih Mosque, was built by Hacı Beşir Ağa in 1737-1738. Constructed as a single-faced, single-arched wall fountain, the structure is made of regularly cut stone. The fountain is 558 meters from Kocamustafapaşa train stop and within walking distance of the Walls of Istanbul (778 m) and Surp Kevork Church (421 m).