MARMARA REGION,Information Office
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TOURIST INFORMATION OFFICES |
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| AKCAY | Edremit Cad, Karabudak Apt. No: 2 Tel: (266) 384 11 13 Fax: (266) 384 11 13 |
| AYVALIK | Yat Limani Karsisi Karsisi Tel : (266) 312 2122 Fax : (266) 312 2122 |
| BALIKESIR | Anafartalar Cad., Sayar Ishani, No : 42 Tel: (266) 241 18 20 – 245 96 26 Fax: (266) 244 72 71 |
| BILECIK | Valilik Binasi Tel: (228) 212 19 78 – 212 68 98 Fax: (228) 212 14 50 |
| BURHANIYE | Hukumet Konagi Tel : (266) 412 75 56 Fax : (266) 412 75 56 (Oren) Tel : (266) 416 35 00 |
| BURSA (Regional Directorate) | Valilik Binasi Tel : (224) 223 83 07-08 Fax : (224) 223 83 09 (Info.) Orhangazi Altgecidi, No : 1, Heykel Tel: (224) 220 18 48 Fax: (224) 220 18 48 (Info.) Otobus Terminali Tel: (224) 251 18 34 |
| CANAKKALE(Regional Directorate) | Valilik Binasi, Kat : 1 Tel: (286) 217 50 12 – 217 37 91 Fax: (286) 217 25 34, (Info.) Iskele Meydani No : 67 Tel : (286) 217 1187, Fax: (286) 217 1187 |
| EDIRNE(Regional Directorate) | Talatpasa Caddesi, No: 76 Tel: (284) 225 52 60-212 14 90 Fax: (284) 213 30 76 (Info.) Hurriyet Meydani No : 17 Tel: (284) 213 92 08 Fax: (284) 213 92 08 |
| ERDEK | Nafiye Sitki Cad., No : 31 Kat: 4, Tel: (266) 835 1169 Fax : (266) 835 1169 |
| IPSALA | Tourist Information Office Tel : (284) 616 15 77 Fax: (284) 616 15 77 |
| ISTANBUL(Regional Directorate) | Mesrutiyet Cad., No: 57/5, Tepebasi – Beyoglu Tel: (212) 243 37 31 – 243 29 28 – 249 23 24 Fax: (212) 252 43 46 – 25186 32 (Info.) Hilton Oteli Girisi, Taksim/Elmadag Tel : (212) 233 05 92 Fax : (212) 245 68 76 (Info.) Taksim. Meydani – Maksem Tel: (212) 245 68 76 (Info.) Karakoy Yolcu Salonu, Karakoy Tel : (212) 249 57 76 (Info.) Sultanahmet Meydani Tel : (212) 518 87 54, Fax: (212) 518 18 02 (Info.) Sirkeci Gari-Sirkeci Tel : (212) 51158 11 (Info.) Ataturk Airport, Yesilkoy Tel : (212) 573 4136 Fax : (212) 663 07 93 |
| IZNIK | Belediye Ishani Kat : 1, No 130-131 Tel : (224) 757 19 33 Fax (224) 757 19 33 |
| KAPIKULE | Border Crossing, Giris Uniteleri, Bankalar Sirasi, No: 12 Tel: (284) 238 20 19 Fax : (284) 238 20 09 |
| KIRKLARELI | Valilik Binasi Tel: (288) 214 16 62 – 214 15 22 Fax: (288) 214 8142 |
| KOCAELI (IZMIT) | Ankara Asfalti, Valilik Binasi, Kat : 3 Tel : (262) 32123 48 Fax: (262) 321 56 63 |
| SAKARYA (ADAPAZARI) | Cark Cad. Papatya Sokak No : 6/1 Tel: (264) 274 28 04 – 273 98 44 Fax: (264) 274 5129 |
| TEKIRDAG | (Regional Directorate) Ertugrul Mah., Rustempasa Carsisi No : 45-47-49 Tel: (282) 26188 28, Fax: (282) 26143 46 (Info.) Ataturk Bulvari Eski Iskele Yam No : 65 Tel : (282) 261 16 98, Fax : (282) 26120 83 |
| YALOVA | Rustempasa Mah., Huzur Sok., No: 21/5 Tel : (226) 813 85 07, Fax: (226) 813 85 05 (Info) Iskele Meydani No : 5, Tel : (226) 814 2108, Fax : (226) 812 30 45 |
MARMARA REGION – Weather
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MARMARA REGION Attractions
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ART, CULTURE, AND ENTERTAINMENT
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Istanbul is an international art and cultural center. The International Arts and Cultural Festival is held each year in June and July with famous artists coming from all over the world. These performances are held mostly at the Ataturk Cultural Center. The Istanbul Science Center (Bilim Merkezi), founded by the Science Center Foundation and located on the campus of Istanbul Technical University, has hands-on experimental and theoretical opportunities for adults and children of various educational levels. In March and April you can take in the International Film Festival. Those who enjoy classical music can hear it at the Cemal Resit Rey Hall. Operas, operettas, ballets, films, concerts, exhibitions and conferences all contribute to the cultural palette of the city.
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Cicek Pasaji, Istanbul
Istanbul also has a rich program of light entertainment. Nightclubs provide splendid entertainment throughout dinner, ranging from a selection of Turkish songs to belly-dancing. Alongside these are modem discos, cabarets, and jazz clubs in the Taksim – Harbiye district. Iin Sultanahmet, there are a number of restaurants in restored Byzantine and Ottoman buildings which offer a unique setting for an evening out.
Kumkapi, with its many taverns, bars and fish restaurants, is another attractive district. People have been meeting for years at Cicek Pasaji in the district of Beyoglu for snacks and seafood specialties.. Also in the area near Cicek Pasaji is the narrow Nevizade street, which is the best place in Istanbul for eating Turkish specialties and drinking raki.
Balik Pazari, Istanbul
On the Bosphorus, Ortakoy is the best place for nightlife in Istanbul, with its nightclubs, jazz clubs, fine seafood restaurants and bars.
At Eminonu don’t miss an opportunity to see fishermen dressed in traditional Ottoman clothes and their Ottoman-style boats which you may board to sample their delicious fried fish.
You may also want to visit Tatilya Cumhuriyeti, a large amusement park in Beylikduzu past Haramidere on the road to the Ataturk International Airport.
SHOPPING
Charming souvenirs and gifts can be selected from among Turkish crafts, the worldrenowned carpets, brilliant handpainted ceramics, copperware, brassware, and meerschaum pipes. The gold jewelry in brilliantly lit cases dazzles passersby. Leather and suede goods of excellent quality make a relatively inexpensive purchase. In the heart of the bazaar, the Old Bedesten offers a curious assortment of antiques. It is worth poking through the clutter of decades in the hope of finding a treasure.
Misir Carsisi , Istanbul
The Misir Carsisi or Spice Bazaar, next to the Yeni Mosque at Eminonu, transports you to fantasies from the mystical East. The enticing aromas of cinnamon, caraway, saffron, mint, thyme and every other conceivable herb and spice fill the air. Sultanahmet has become another shopping mecca in the old city. The Istanbul Sanatlari Carsisi (Bazaar of Istanbul Arts) in the 18th century Mehmet Efendi Medresesi, and the nearby 16th- century Caferaga Medrese, built by Sinan, offer you the chance to see craftsmen at work and to purchase their wares. In the Arasta (old bazaar) of the Sultanahmet Mosque, a thriving shopping arcade makes both shopping and sightseeing very convenient.
The sophisticated shops of the Taksim – Nisantasi districts contrast with the chaos of the bazaars. On Istiklal Avenue, Cumhuriyet Avenue and Rumeli Avenue, you can browse peacefully in the most fashionable shops selling elegant fashions made from Turkey’s high quality textiles. Exquisite jewelry as well as finely designed handbags and shoes can also be found. The Atakoy Galleria Mall in Atakoy and the Akmerkez Mall in Etiler have branches of Istanbul’s most elegant shops. In Bakirkoy, the Carousel Mall is worth a visit, as is the Atlas Passage in Beyoglu. Bahariye Avenue, Bagdat Avenue,and Capitol Mall on the Asian side, offer the same shopping opportunities.
In Istanbul’s busy flea markets you can find an astonishing assortment of goods, both old and new. Every day offers a new opportunity to poke about the Sahaflar Carsisi and Cinaralti in the Beyazit district. On Sundays, in a flea market between the Sahaflar and the Covered Bazaar, vendors uncover their wares on carts and blankets. The Horhor Carsisi is a collection of shops that sell furniture of varying age and quality. Flea markets are open daily in the Topkapi district, on Cukurcuma Sokak in Cihangir, on Buyuk Hamam Sokak in Uskudar, in the Kadikoy Carsi Duragi area, and between Eminonu and Tahtakale. After a Sunday drive up the Bosphorus, stop between Buyukdere and Sariyer to wander through another lively market.
Covered Bazaar, Istanbul
MARMARA REGION – Mosques
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Across from Hagia Sophia stands the supremely elegant Imperial Sultanahmet Mosque with six minarets. Built between 1609 and 1616 by the architect Mehmet, the building is more familiarly known as the Blue Mosque because of its magnificent interior paneling of blue and white Iznik tiles. During the summer months an evening light and sound show both entertain and inform visitors.
Ortakoy Mosque , Istanbul
The cascading domes and four slender minarets of the Imperial Suleymaniye Mosque dominate the skyline on the Golden Horn’s west bank. Considered the most beautiful of all imperial mosques in Istanbul, it was built between 1550 and 1557 by Sinan, the renowned architect of the Ottoman Empire’s golden age. Erected on the crest of a hill, the building is conspicuous for its great size, emphasized by the four minarets that rise from each comer of the courtyard. Inside are the mihrab (prayer niche showing the direction to Mecca) and the mimber (pulpit) made of finely carved white marble and exquisite stained-glass windows coloring the incoming streams of light. It was in the gardens of this complex that Suleyman and his wife, Hurrem Sultan (Roxelane), had their mausolea built, and near here also Sinan built his own tomb. The mosque complex also includes four medreses, or theological schools, a school of medicine, a caravanserai, a Turkish bath, and a kitchen and hospice for the poor.
The Rustem Pasa Mosque, another skillful accomplishment of the architect Sinan, was built in 1561 by order of Rustem Pasa Grand Vizier and son-in-law of Suleyman the Magnificent. Exquisite Iznik tiles panel the small and superbly proportioned interior.
SultanAhmet Mosque , Istanbul
The Imperial Fatih Mosque, constructed between 1463 and 1470, bears the name of the Ottoman conqueror of Istanbul, Fatih Sultan Mehmet, and is the site of his mausoleum. Standing atop another of Istanbul’s hills, its vast size and great complex of religious buildings – medreses, hospices, baths, a hospital, a caravanserai and a library make it well worth a visit.
The great Mosque of Eyup lies outside the city walls, near the Golden Horn, at the traditional site where Eyup the standard bearer of the Prophet Mohammed, died in the Islamic assault on Constantinople in A.D. 670. The first mosque built after the Ottoman conquest of the city, this greatly venerated shrine attracts many pilgrims.
Built between 1597 and 1663, the Yeni (New) Mosque looms over the harbor at Eminonu, greeting the incoming ferryboats and welcoming tourists to the old city. Today its graceful domes and arches shelter hundreds of pigeons who make this area their home. Marvelous Iznik tiles decorate what was once the sultan’s balcony.
Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque), Istanbul
The 16th-century Sokollu Mehmet Pasa Mosque built on an awkwardly shaped plot on a steeply sloping hill near Sultanahmet, is one of the most beautiful examples of classical Turkish architecture and another masterpiece of the architect Sinan. Inside, breathtaking blues, greens, purples and reds color the elegant designs of the Iznik tiles.
Walls of glass fill the four immense arches that support the central dome at the Mihrimah Sultan Mosque inside the Edirne gate of the old city walls. One hundred and sixty-one windows illuminate this mosque, built in 1555 by Sinan for Mihrimah Sultana, the daughter of Suleyman the Magnificent.
SultanAhmet Mosque , Istanbul
The province of Bilecik lies southeast of Iznik in the verdant and fertile Sakarya River Valley and houses the Orhan Gazi Mosque.
Selimiye Mosque, Edirne