Turkey Archives - www.foruntravel.com https://foruntravel.com/tour-destination/turkey/ www.foruntravel.com Thu, 02 Nov 2017 17:52:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 230746150 Historic Istanbul https://foruntravel.com/tour/historic-istanbul/ https://foruntravel.com/tour/historic-istanbul/#respond Thu, 02 Nov 2017 17:52:25 +0000 http://tourpress-min.inspirydemos.com/tour/luxurious-paris-tour-3/ Istanbul is a major city in Turkey that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. Its Old City reflects cultural influences of the many empires that once ruled here. In the Sultanahmet district, the open-air, Roman-era Hippodrome was for centuries the site of chariot races, and Egyptian obelisks also remain. The iconic Byzantine Hagia […]

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Istanbul is a major city in Turkey that straddles Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus Strait. Its Old City reflects cultural influences of the many empires that once ruled here. In the Sultanahmet district, the open-air, Roman-era Hippodrome was for centuries the site of chariot races, and Egyptian obelisks also remain. The iconic Byzantine Hagia Sophia features a soaring 6th-century dome and rare Christian mosaics.

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