Istanbul is an ancient city with
modern energies
ISTANBUL’S thumb-shaped landmass known as the “historical peninsula”
offers magnificent Byzantine and Ottoman architecture, from the Hagia Sophia
and Blue Mosque to centuries-old bazaars and the sprawling Topkapi Palace. With
Turkish Airlines launching the first-ever nonstop Boston-Istanbul flights this
week, these myriad attractions are closer than ever.
But there’s much more to Turkey’s largest metropolis than Sultanahmet
and the Old City. These days, the rapidly developing area along the Bosporus
between Besiktas and Karakoy, just north of the Golden Horn, offers a bit of
almost everything the city’s more touristed districts are known for — history
and museums, but also dining, shopping, and accommodations — along with a
welcome infusion of artistic and cosmopolitan flair
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