stanbul is very important place in the world.The c...

stanbul is very important place in the world.The city is spread over an area of 7.500 km2 150 km long and 50 km wide.Istanbul became the biggest and the most crowded city of Europe.Because, ts location between Asia and Europe, the city always had a great geopolitical importance.the city population is estimate 12 to15 millions.

Around 2 millions tourists visit stanbul every year.They are see the historical and natural beauties of the city. The city has a lots of historical mosque,church and museums of Turkey.





THE TAKSIM SQUARE

he large square at the end of the Ist klal street is the Taksim square, which is one of the most active centers of stanbul.The square is the most important for Istanbul.There are a lot of different counturies people.There are a lot of big department store this place is really beatiful.



The project preparations were started in1950.The bridge building started in 1970.It was completed on 29 October 1973.

It was built by German and England engineers.Thirty five engineers and four hundred Turkish workers were employed during the construstion.Its cost was $25 millions.The height of the bridge from sea is 64 m.



THE FAT H SULTAN MEHMET BRIDGE

The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge was built between 1985 and 1988 the opening date was at the save time the 535th anniversary of the Otoman conquest of the city.





THE LEANDROS TOWER



One day a witch has got apples for the girl and gave her a poisana us apple, she did after eating it.That is why the tower is called the Leandros Tower

THE GALATA TOWER

This tower at the slopes of Galata is visible every where in the city, and is 61 m. tall.The tower is at the hill which over looks both to the Bospherus and the Golden Horn and the sea of Marmara.



THE FORTRESS

It was constructed with the order of Y ld r m Beyaz d in 1393, during one of the sicges of stanbul.It is opposite to the Rumeli

Hisar .In the previous period there was a Christian Church at the same place.



There are a lots of pashas villas.These are the Bahriyeli Sedat Bey Villa, the Zarif Mustafa Pahsa Villa, constructed in the 19 th century; the Ya c Sefik Bey Villa, constructed in 1905 and the Hasan Pahsa Villa.