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İstanbul

Hagia Sophia Museum

Mehmet Karayilan - 7 May 20200

After the conquest of Constantinople by Fatih Sultan Mehmet, the building was turned into a mosque and the icons and mosaics were...

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Hagia Sophia Museum (Church)

Mehmet Karayilan - 7 May 20200

The bell of the church, which was estimated to have been built in the time of Manuel I (1250-1260), one of...

İstanbul

Kariye Museum (Mosque)

Mehmet Karayilan - 8 May 20200

Also known as Kariye Mosque or Hora monastery and church, Kariye Museum was built in 534 by Emperor Justinianus by Theodosius. After...

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Küçük Ayvasıl Museum

Mehmet Karayilan - 7 May 20200

According to the inscriptions at the entrance door, the Küçük Ayvasıl church, built between 884-885, dates back to Byzantine times and...

Demre

St. Nicholaus Museum (Church)

Mehmet Karayilan - 8 May 20200

St. Nicholas, known as Santa Claus, was born in Patara in 243 AD and settled in Demre in 285 AD. St Nicholaus,...

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St. Paul Memorial Museum

Mehmet Karayilan - 8 May 20200

St. Paul, a very important person for Christianity, was born in Tarsus in the 3rd century AD. Having met Jesus, Paul...

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Sumela Monastery

Mehmet Karayilan - 8 May 20200

Sumela Monastery, which enchants those who see with the sight of a steep mountain slope, is located in the village of Altındere...

İstanbul

Topkapi Palace

Mehmet Karayilan - 8 May 20200

The building, which was used as a museum today, was once the home of the Ottoman sultans and their families for 400...

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Hagia Sophia Museum

Hagia Sophia Museum (Church)

Kariye Museum (Mosque)

Küçük Ayvasıl Museum

St. Nicholaus Museum (Church)

St. Paul Memorial Museum

Sumela Monastery

Topkapi Palace

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