Istanbul is a huge city with several district articles containing sightseeing, restaurant, nightlife and accommodation listings — consider printing them all. Sultan Ahmet Mosque at dusk Istanbul (Turkish: Istanbul) is Turkey's most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. Located on both sides of the Bosphorus, the narrow strait between the Black Sea and the Marmara Sea, Istanbul bridges Asia and Europe both physically and culturally. Istanbul's population is estimated to be between 12 and 19 million people, making it also the largest in Europe and one of the largest cities in the world. Istanbul is one of three European Capitals of Culture in 2010.
Sultanahmet-Old City - Essentially Constantinople of Roman, Byzantine, and much of the Ottoman period, this is where most of the famous historical sights of Istanbul are located.Galata Housing much of the nightlife venues of the city, this district which includes Beyoglu, Istiklal Street, and Taksim Square has also its own share of sights and accommodation.New City - Main business district of the city, also home to many modern shopping malls, and districts such as Elmadag, Nisantasi, and Etiler. Bosphorus European bank of Bosphorus that is dotted by numerous palaces, parks, water-front mansions, and bohemian neighborhoods.Golden Horn Banks of Golden Horn, the estuary that separates European Side into distinctive districts. Eyüp with an Ottoman ambience is located here.Princes’ Islands - An excellent getaway from the city, made up of an archipelago of nine car-free islands—some of them small, some of them big—with splendid wooden mansions, verdant pine forests and nice views—both on the islands themselves, and also on the way there.Asian Side - Eastern half of Istanbul, with lovely neighborhoods at the Marmara and Bosphorus coasts.
Planes arrive at Istanbul Atatürk Airport(IST), 20 km west of the city centre. From the airport, there are various options for getting into Istanbul: you can take a taxi, the express bus service run by the local airport service called "Havas"which departs half-hourly netween 4AM-midnight and costs 10 TL to Taksim (and also to Etiler, and Kozyatagi), the public bus (line #96T) run by IETT costing 2.50 TL, which also stops at Aksaray close to Sultanahmet. Travel times depend a lot on traffic, and Istanbul is heavily congested! Then, there is the metro (signposted "light rail" in the airport, when you get outside the baggage claim its about a 10 minute walk in the airport to the metro line. Just follow the signs), which will take you directly to the Otogar (bus station) or to numerous stops within Istanbul (Aksaray in the city centre is the last stop, transfer stations for tram heading for deeper into old city is available at Zeytinburnu and Aksaray). It costs 1.50 TL and getting to Aksaray takes around 30 minutes. It is possible to be at your bus departing from Otogar within less than one hour after landing by taking the metro.
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