rumeli fortress

🏰 Rumeli and Anadolu Fortresses: Understanding Bosphorus Defences and Planning a Visit Two fortresses stand on opposite banks of the Bosphorus. In photographs they can look like a single stop, but visiting them requires two separate decisions: which bank will you choose, and which parts of each...

İstanbul is a centre of Turkish, Ottoman and Byzantine history, with enough sights for several trips. This guide, originally compiled for 2025, brings together İstanbul's main museums, palaces, historic mosques and archaeological landmarks, with links to detailed guides to give visitors and...