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What are the older names of Istanbul?

June 21, 2022

Istanbul day tour – When a mother has her baby, she feels the greatest love ever. She can do anything for that little baby. The most innocent one is to call that baby different names.

Istanbul is that baby – Istanbul old city tours

Now, back to our topic. Istanbul is that ‘baby’. It was born by the Megarian colonist, Byzas (the son of the god Poseidon and the nymph Keroessa, daughter of Zeus and Io). Before he was leaving Greece, he asked the oracle at Delphi where he should establish his new colony. The answer he got was enigmatic – ‘Opposite the blind’. While he was sailing up the Bosphorus, he remembered the words of the oracle as he noticed the colony on the Asian shore at Chalcedon.

Then on the European shore they saw the small fishing village of Lygos. It was built on a magnificent and easily fortified natural harbour of the Golden Horn. Thinking, as legend has it, that the settlers of Chalcedon must have been blind to disregard such a good and strategic position, Byzas and his fellows settled their new town there and named it after its founder Byzas, Byzantium..istanbul day trips

The new colony quickly prospered but the following historical events brought it under the rule of Septimius Severus. He named his new city Augusta Antonina and it was subsequently ruled by a succession of emperors. When Constantine the Great became a sole emperor of a reunited empire (in the east – Augusta Antonina and in the west – Rome), for a short period Istanbul was named New Rome. Soon after, it got the name Constantinople, in honour of Constantine the Great. Don’t you want to see all these in Istanbul Day Tours. Why not find out whether Ephesus had ever changed its name, in Ephesus daily tour istanbul day tours.

The name Konstantiniyye

After the Ottoman conquest in 1453 the name Konstantiniyye became the most formal official name in Ottoman Turkish. It remained like that for most of the time up to 1923, the year Turkey became Republic. The modern Turkish name Istanbul is attested since the 10th century and it comes from the Greek phrase ‘istimbolin’, meaning ‘in the city’ or ‘to the city’.

Calendar of guide Ensar

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June 21, 2022

Calendar of Istanbul Tours Guide

You can see the schedule of Istanbul Tours Guide – Ensar Islamoglu below. Fortunately, I am the only one that whoever gets me for Istanbul day tours, they will feel so special. But you have to hurry up to get me for your private daily tours of Istanbul. Earlier reservations are always better to get the day you want and enjoy the customized private Istanbul tour, private fun tour Istanbul …private bosphorus tours

Fortunately, I am not only guiding in Istanbul but around Turkey as well. Guiding is my job and I love it and do it with pleasure. Many are the places around Turkey which are great to be visited and Ephesus is one of them. So, keep private tour guide Ephesus and Ensar Islamoglu in mind next time you need a guide for the region.

In short, follow me and my calendar for tours to be updated on my availability. Another option is for you to contact me about any tour you are interested in istanbul tours guide.

Is Turkish cuisine worth trying?

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June 21, 2022

Istanbul Day Trip, Istanbul tours guide and Turkish food. Food is an important part in the life of Turkish people. Ottoman cuisine is often regarded as one of the three great cuisines of the world. It’s a rich mixture of the inheritance of a great cuisine culture. Its rich variety is related to many factors – the interaction with many different cultures throughout the history (Greek, Central Asian, Middle Eastern, Mediterranean and Balkan cuisines), the new tastes evolved in the courts of empires such as Selcuk and Ottoman…

Istanbul Day Trip – Locally grown ingredients

Turkish people are lucky to have access to fresh, locally grown ingredients and they can make some of the freshest dishes. This is because Turkey is one of only seven countries in the world that can produce enough food to feed its people.

There are usually three meals a day for Turkish people – breakfast, lunch and dinner (kahvalti, oyle yemek and aksam yemek) istanbul day trip.

Composed of dishes prepared with grain – city tours Istanbul

The cuisine is generally composed of dishes prepared with grain, various vegetables, soups, cold dishes, cooked with olive oil, pastry and herbs (it is generally not spicy, though this varies throughout the seven regions). There are some peculiar, healthy foods like pekmez (grape molasses), yoghurt and bulgur. In fact, wherever you are in Turkey, you are sure to taste great dishes. There is a place not far from the emblematic Ephesus where Turkish cuisine and cosy atmosphere are very well combined. This is the village of Sirince. That is an idea for you where else you can enjoy tasty food. Ephesus sightseeing tours, Sirince and delicious food.

Fish is obligatory for the Turkish people, especially in Istanbul. It’s one of the indispensables. It’s normal – the shores of the Bosphorus are the places where the freshest and the most delicious seasonal fish can be found istanbul day trip.

Do we need our passport to go to the Asian side of Istanbul from the European side?

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June 20, 2022

Istanbul Tour Guide, Ephesus tour guides and Ensar Islamoglu, who is the common thing in both places. Istanbul as well as Ephesus can be shown to tourists by this guide. Istanbul is the only city in the world where two continents, Asia and Europe, collide. Bosphorus – the beauty of Istanbul, is the connecting part between the continents. Get Istanbul daily tour to visit the continents for a day istanbul tour guide.

Istanbul Tour Guide – You don’t need your passport

No, of course you don’t need your passport to get to the other side of Istanbul. You only need to get a ticket for the public ferry, get on it and if it’s not the rush hour, get your seat and stretch out a little while enjoying the gulls squawk. Public ferry is a sort of Bosphorus boat tour but without a guide. A good guide that you can get is Ensar Islamoglu, Istanbul Tour Guide.. It’s useful to know that Ensar is knowledgeable about whole Turkey as well istanbul tour guide.

You can also reach Asia or Europe by car, over the Bosphorus Bridge (or the First Bridge, as it is also known). In October, visitors can take part in the ‘fun run’ and cross the bridge on foot.

What is the climate in Istanbul?

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June 20, 2022

Istanbul is an amazing city, settled on two continents, millions of people live in this spread out city. Contact me to take you round this huge area with many topographic diversities. That is a prerequisite for different microclimates to be experienced in the city. Istanbul has a borderline Mediterranean climate, humid subtropical climate and oceanic climate, due to its location in a transitional climatic zone. Still it cannot be classified as solely Mediterranean or humid subtropical climate. In short, it is suitable all the time for Istanbul day tour with Istanbul tour guide, of course.

Istanbul Day Tour – Bosphorus coastline

Humid tropical climates dominate the northern half of Istanbul, as well as the Bosphorus coastline istanbul day tour. The Mediterranean climate, warmer, drier and less affected by humidity dominates the populated areas of the city to the South, on the other hand Istanbul is characterized with high humidity and that makes fog quite common although in the northern parts mainly than in the city centre.

Summers are warm. During summer months the average temperature is around 30 °C. The highest recorded temperature was 45 °C. Rainfall is uncommon istanbul daily tour.

Turkey is a big country and you can experience different climate at different places. For example, the best time to visit the ancient Ephesus is in summer.

How many people live in Istanbul?

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June 20, 2022

Istanbul daily tour and Istanbul tour guides like to take you to the largest city in Turkey, Istanbul. It is the fifth most crowded city in the world and the largest European city. Istanbul attracts Turkish people as well as tourists for Istanbul daily tour with its location – the Bosphorus Strait, the Marmara Sea, the Black Sea. It also offers many possibilities for the people – to work there, to study, to make business istanbul daily tour.

The largest city in Turkey and customized Turkey tours – Istanbul daily tour

From 1st January, 2014 the estimated population of Istanbul is 14,160,467. That makes it the fastest growing of the 78 largest metropolitans in the world istanbul day tour.

Since Istanbul is Turkey’s economic, cultural and historical centre, it immediately becomes an attractive point for the Turkish people from around the country. They go to Istanbul hoping to build their dreams there. And they add to the city and make it the most populous one.

Constantly growing skyline

Istanbul is a flourishing city, with a constantly growing skyline and it inevitably is the centre of everything. Tourists also become part of the population for some time and they make Istanbul the fifth most popular tourist destination. Contact me, the guide Ensar Islamoglu, and let’s enjoy Istanbul together.

Ethiopia Diplomatic group

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June 19, 2022

Istanbul Tour Guides – Ensar – private Istanbul tour for Ethiopia Diplomatic group on 4^th of March

We started our tour with Blue Mosque which is one of the most famous mosques of the world. Due to the Friday pray, we couldn’t go inside. However, Ensar, one of the best Istanbul tour guides and customized round Turkey tours, talked about the Blue Mosque in Hippodrome istanbul tour guides.

It was raining a little bit when we were going around the Hippodrome. It was difficult to keep ourselves dry but it gave a great ambiance to the tour. At least, that’s what I think. Rain is always bit more difficult for Istanbul Tour Guides.

After we saw the monuments from Roman Hippodrome, we carried on to Hagia Sophia, a place that must be seen with Istanbul tour guides. We talked a lot about the history, stories and facts about Hagia Sophia customized daily istanbul tours.

Customized daily Istanbul tours with private tour guide Ensar

Topkapi Palace was our last place in this customized tour Istanbul. We saw many details in Topkapi Palace, ranging from Imperial Consul Place to kitchens, audience hall to holy treasures. The Palace might have been the last place in that tour around Istanbul but it’s one of the many tours, including daily Ephesus tours, that you would like to take in the company of guide Ensar.

Ensar in Hi Magazine

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June 19, 2022

From Istanbul with Love

Endowed with stunning historical and archaeological sights, urban lifestyle and a liberal society, Istanbul and its Customized Guided Istanbul Tour have become the most favoured destination for tourists from all over the world.

T A Ameerudheen wades through the multi-layered city. The only city in the world that straddles in two continents, Europe and Asia. Also, a city bisected by a quiet flowing Bosphorus…

The moment I got into the boat, a strange but pertinent thought tickled my mind. “Where am I right now? In Europe? or in Asia?”

“Bosphorus is the natural boundary between European and Asian continents. The strait makes Istanbul the only city in the world lying on two continents. You can see Europe on my left and Asia on my right. We are in the middle of the two continents,” travel guide Ensar Islamoglu’s words of wisdom woke me up from my deep thought customized daily istanbul tours.

Two hours later, I realised that one should not immerse in thoughts during the Bosphorus cruise. It is the time to keep eyes and ears open and watch the beautiful structures on either side of the waterway known for their architectural brilliance and historical importance guided tour istanbul.

Dolmabahce Palace – Customized Guided Istanbul Tour

The Dolmabahce Palace, the main administrative centre of Ottoman Empire till 1922, is on the European coastline; Ciragan Palace, a former Ottoman Palace, is on the European shore; Kuleli Military High School, the first Military School in Turkey, is on the Asian side; and the magnificent Bosphorus Bridges connect Asia and Europe (or vice versa), to name a few, will definitely leave an indelible imprint about Istanbul on any visitor.

The cruise was just a precursor. In the next two days, on our guided tour Istanbul, I was able to see some of Istanbul’s stunning museums, churches, palaces, mosques, markets, experience its natural beauty and enjoy food from special array of restaurants and hotels that might have catapulted the city as one of the most-preferred tourist destination in the world these days. Istanbul’s unique geographical positioning and nature’s abundant bounty have been a source of inspiration for top literary figures in the world. Murder-mystery writer Agatha Christie is believed to have written ‘Murder on Orient Express’ from the ‘Pera Palace’ Hotel, while Ernest Hemingway and Alfred Hitchcock used to visit the city quite often.

Second James Bond movie

Hollywood too gave Istanbul its due by picking it as the location for second James Bond movie ‘From Russia With Love’, arguably the best of the Bond films, ‘The World Is Not Enough’, 2012 Oscar-winning movie Argo, and 23rd James Bond Movie ‘Skyfall’. These factors too seem to contribute in increasing Istanbul’s popularity.

However, the uniqueness of Istanbul lies in its multiculturalism and the ability to accommodate people belonging to different cultures, religions and ethnicities.

Republic of Congo Diplomatic group

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June 19, 2022

Guided Tour Istanbul for the Republic of Congo Diplomatic group on 11th March

We started the Guided Tour Istanbul from Hippodrome. Again it was Friday and we couldn’t go into Sultan Ahmet Mosque. We talked a little bit outside about Blue Mosque – how beautiful it is inside, how magnificent and blue it is as well. The blue colour comes from the Iznik tiles. I hope the people from the group will come back but this time they will bring their families. They will join our customized Istanbul tours to see other amazing sites in Istanbul.

Today a nice surprise was waiting for us in Roman Hippodrome. It was the first tulips of the year. They are so welcome. They are like summer romance for us. Maximum we see them 2 months and the rest of the 10 months we miss them. Luckily, Istanbul is beautiful and unique in every season and city tours Istanbul can prove it istanbul tour guides.

After Roman Hippodrome, we visited Hagia Sophia. That pretty ‘lady’ is more than 1500 years old and still no other cathedral has been built as quickly as Hagia Sophia. Its mosaics and calligraphy are from two different religions but stay so peacefully together.

Highlight of Guided Tour Istanbul, Topkapi Place

Topkapi Palace was the highlight of our Guided Tour Istanbul. We went through all history, of course in summarised format, because we are talking for a period of something like 400 years guided tour istanbul.

Customized Private Istanbul Tour

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June 18, 2022

Private tour Istanbul, Hagia Sophia – a symbol of tolerance and harmony Private tour Istanbul can help get an answer of if it is a Church? A Mosque? A Museum? One thing is sure, though – it’s a place where religions meet. You can see Islamic art and Christian architecture blend blissfully.

Hagia Sophia stands as a symbol of Istanbul throughout time. A symbol of timeless majesty! customised private istanbul tourVisit Hagia Sophia (as the Greek know it) or Aya Sofia (in Turkish) or St.Sophia, or simply the Church of Holy Wisdom (as they call it in English). You will find it really enjoyable for all the history, inspiration and beauty it offers private tour istanbul.

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What are the older names of Istanbul?