Istanbul CNN — With sloping banks studded with elegant private mansions, palace parks and centuries-old groves, the Bosphorus is the embodiment of Istanbul. This 19-mile (30-kilometer ...

The Golden Horn, an inlet stemming from the Bosphorus ... beautiful Ottoman-era summer mansions and historic edifices and are an ideal place to escape from Istanbul's urban chaos.

Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus caters to discerning travellers ... a distinctive charm inspired by the yalıs —Ottoman waterfront mansions lining the Bosphorus. Adding a culinary attraction to ...

Located in a charming mansion, the museum displays ... visiting KidZania Istanbul, playing at Gülhane Park, taking a ...

Coffee and souvenirs in Bebek, the gourmet Bosphorus village ... with their Ottoman-era mansions, upscale restaurants, boutiques, and endless views of Istanbul’s iconic vista.

the Turkish/Asian restaurant located rooftop on The Peninsula Istanbul. From a table at the edge, the multicolored lights across the Bosphorus on the Asian side seem close enough to touch.

Istanbul, April 17 (DHA ... after a ship crashed into the waterfront mansion on the Bosphorus, Noyan Doğan said in his column on Hürriyet. A warrant of seizure has been ruled for the ship ...

Since then, I've visited Istanbul more times than I can count. I have hazy memories of summer trips to see relatives in the 1990s: spitting watermelon seeds into the Bosphorus with my cousins ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. I was born in Istanbul and grew up in my grandparents’ house in Yeniköy, a neighbourhood right on the ...

As the first dolphin fin surfaced from the Bosphorus, a ripple of excitement went round passengers on a free boat ride to see one of Istanbul's most graceful sights. Whether they live there or are ...