Tourism in Istanbul

thumb|Location of the Bosporus (red) relative to the Dardanelles (yellow) and the [[Sea of Marmara]] thumb|Close-up satellite image of the Bosporus Strait, taken from the International Space Station in April 2004. The body of water at the top is the [[Black Sea, the one at the bottom is the Marmara Sea, and the Bosporus is the winding waterway that connects the two. The western banks of the Bosporus constitute the geographic starting point of the European continent, while the banks to the east are the geographic beginnings of the continent of Asia. The city of Istanbul is visible along both ba

palace museum in Istanbul, Turkey

square in Istanbul, Turkey

Büyükada (, rendered Prinkipos or Prinkipo), meaning "Big Island" in Turkish, is the largest of the Princes' Islands in the Sea of Marmara, near Istanbul, with an area of about . It is made up of the Maden and Nizam neighbourhoods in the Adalar (Islands) district of Istanbul Province, Turkey.

palace

palace in Istanbul, Turkey

building in Istanbul, Turkey

Miniatürk is a miniature park at the northeastern shore of Golden Horn in Istanbul, Turkey. It was opened on 2 May 2003. It is one of the world's largest miniature parks, with a model area and total area of . It contains 135 models, in 1:25 scale, of structures from in and around Turkey, and interpretations of historic structures.

Pavilion in Istanbul, Turkey

private industrial museum in Istanbul, Turkey

Maslak Pavilion is a former imperial Ottoman pavilion located in Istanbul, Turkey. It was constructed during the reign of Sultan Abdülaziz (1861-1876).

port in Turkey

The TurkuaZoo also called Sealife is a public aquarium located in Bayrampaşa in Istanbul, Turkey. It was the first public aquarium in Turkey, and is one of the largest aquariums in Europe. In addition to being a major tourist attraction for Istanbul, the aquarium is a centre for marine research and conservation.