City Information

Istanbul today is Türkiye's largest city and one of the world's richest urban experiences for Muslim travelers, linking Sultanahmet, the Golden Horn, Galata, the Bosphorus and the Asian side through ferries, tram lines and dense neighborhood life.

Istanbul was Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire, before the Ottoman conquest in 1453 turned it into the imperial center of a major Muslim power.

Istanbulites move through a city of ferries, steep streets, mosque courtyards, bazaars, apartment neighborhoods, universities and office districts.