Top Landmarks in Sultanahmet, Istanbul

Sultanahmet Square is one of the oldest places in Istanbul. Sultanahmet Square, one of the seven hills of Istanbul, is among the most important squares of Istanbul with its atmosphere reflecting both history and cultural tourism.

There are many artifacts from the empire in Istanbul, which has been the capital of Byzantine for many years. Rare and unique works built in Istanbul, which was later conquered by the Ottomans in 1453, enabled a richer heritage to survive.

You can reach the cultural satisfaction point in Sultanahmet Square, where different historical places such as mosques, madrasahs, inns, markets, and churches are on the list of places to visit.

The first places that come to mind around Sultanahmet are Topkapı Palace, Hagia Sophia Museum, Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque), Basilica Cistern, Çemberlitaş, Aya Irini, Istanbul Archeology Museum, Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum, Theodosius Obelisk, and Grand Bazaar.

If you want to visit the Istanbul Sultanahmet region with a local guide and learn about its history in detail, you can take a look at the guided Istanbul tours below.

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  Topkapi Palace

  Topkapı Palace, was the administrative, educational and art center of the Empire for nearly four hundred years since Mehmed the Conqueror until Sultan Abdulmecid who is the thirty-first Sultan.

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  Hagia Sophia

  Hagia Sophia Museum in the city of Istanbul, Turkey, arguably is one of the most important historical relics that illustrate the development of the country’s civilization. Hagia Sophia was first built in 360 AD by the Eastern Roman Emperor Constantine.

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  Blue Mosque

  The Blue Mosque (Called Sultanahmet Camii in Turkish) is an historical mosque in Istanbul. The mosque is known as the Blue Mosque because of blue tiles surrounding the walls of interior design.

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  Basilica Cistern

  The Basilica Cistern, located in the Eminönü district of Istanbul next to the Hagia Sophia, was built to provide water for the city of Istanbul during the reign of Emperor Justinian I in the 6th century CE.

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  German Fountain

  The German Fountain was built by German Emperor Wilhelm the 2nd, and presented as a gift to Sultan Abdülhamid II.

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  Obelisk of Theodosius

  The Obelisk of Theodosius was one of the monuments on the spina of the Hippodrome of Constantinople during the reign of Theodosius I in 390.

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  Grand Bazaar

  The Grand Bazaar (Kapalıçarşı) in Istanbul is one of the largest covered markets in the world with 60 streets and 5,000 shops, and attracts between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily.

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  Spice Bazaar

  The Spice Bazaar (known in Turkish as the Egyptian Bazaar) is one of Istanbul’s oldest markets, and a time-honored symbol of the city.

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  Suleymaniye Mosque

  The Suleymaniye Mosque is the largest masjid in Istanbul and regarded as its most important. It was built on the order of Sulayman the Magnificent by the great architect Sinan

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Guided Istanbul Tours

Guided Istanbul Tours operated by Acetes Travel Agency. As your local tour operator here in Istanbul will be providing Private Istanbul Tours with the accompany of our tour guides. Our professional staff will create a personalized tailor-made tour itinerary for your family which includes sites you requested in Istanbul.

We offer Piravet Istanbul Tours with professional certified local tour guides for cultural, historical, culinary tours in almost every destination of Turkey.

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Private Istanbul Guided Tour

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Private Guided Istanbul Sightseeing Tour

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Private Guided Istanbul Historical Tour is a half-day guided tour. See the sights of Istanbul on a half-day tour that takes in the city’s famous historical top landmarks of Istanbul Sultanahmet and cultural sites. Book Now

Istanbul Daily City Tour

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8 Hours Full-Day Istanbul Ottoman and Byzantine Historical Sites Tour (Group Tour) Book Now