Two April bicycle rides in the north of Istanbul
I jumped on my road bike and rode to the north of Istanbul. I took some photos occasionally.
Category Places and Sights
The Aquaduct of Bahçeköy
It is still cold outside. Today it snowed a little here in Bahçeköy. I paid a visit to the local veterinarian to buy my lovely cats some food, especially for Nairo who has urinary problems. I took a few photos…
Istanbul under heavy snow
Since January 6, Friday, Istanbul is under heavy snow. Today (January 7, 2017, Saturday) I took some photos at the Bosphorus University, where I work at.
Top 5 must-see places in Istanbul
Straddling Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea, Istanbul is one of the major tourist destinations in Europe. The city’s strategic location has made it one of history’s most important cities.…
Rumeli Feneri Castle
In the North end of Istanbul, near a village near the Bosphorus‘s Black Sea end named “Rumeli Feneri”, there’s a Medieval Genoese castle: the Rumeli Feneri Castle. Rumeli Feneri literally means “Greekland Lighthouse” in the Turkish language. The village is…
Istanbul in 1967 [Video]
A beautiful and interesting video showing Istanbul in 1967. The time that there were no intercontinental bridges, no skyscrapers, no traffic jams, and much fewer people.
St. Anthony of Padua Church
St. Anthony of Padua Church is the largest church of the Roman Catholic Church in Istanbul. It is located on İstiklal Avenue (see notes 1) in the historic Beyoğlu (Pera) district, the social and cultural center of Istanbul. It is also known as the Sant’Antonio…
Olympos Ancient City [Antalya, Turkey]
Olympos is an ancient Lycian city, its ruins lie at the Mediterranean coast of Turkey, in the borders of Antalya province, in a river valley near the coast. It was presumably taking its name from nearby 2,375 meters height (7,792…
Uzunya Beach
Uzunya is a small and beautiful cove in the north of Istanbul, near the Black Sea. It has a beautiful beach, one of the best beaches in Istanbul actually. There’s also a restaurant on the beach. I went there during…
Cycling through the Black Sea shore
I went for a training ride yesterday with two friends. We headed up to the north and cycled through the Black Sea shore. We climbed a lot. First, we headed to Kısırkaya, where the road has a lot of short-but-really-steep…
Cycling to Karaburun
Karaburun is a small village in the northeast of Istanbul, near the Black Sea. Me and two friends cycled there and swam in the sea.
Maiden’s Tower
Since the medieval Byzantine period, 200 meters off the shore of the Salacak district in Üsküdar, at the southern entrance of the Bosphorus, a tower lyes on a small islet: The Maiden’s Tower (Turkish: Kız Kulesi). It is also (mistakenly)…