{"id":7447,"date":"2022-06-27T13:20:35","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T13:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.akinyucel.com\/istanbul-sizi-cagiriyor\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T08:06:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T08:06:19","slug":"istanbul-the-city-is-calling-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akinyucel.com\/en\/istanbul-the-city-is-calling-you\/","title":{"rendered":"ISTANBUL: THE CITY IS CALLING YOU!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIstanbul\u2019s status as a world city is a gift of history. A Greek colonial city became the capital of three great empires, a phenomenon unique in history,\u201d says Prof. Do\u011fan Kuban, a prominent architect and historian, in his book \u0130stanbul 1600 Y\u0131ll\u0131k Bir M\u00fczedir<\/em> (Istanbul, a Museum of 1600 Years).<\/p>\n

And, this ancient city has been the favorite of Rome, Byzantium and Ottomans through the history, and despite it is not the capital of the Young Turkish Republic, has been the financial and cultural capital and continued to be a center of attraction, as inherited from the history. Despite all the evolution it has gone through with the huge exploitation and abuse of its nature and cultural assets, especially in modern times, and despite its more and more vertical profile rather than horizontal, it is still very beautiful after all.<\/p>\n

This unique bridge connecting east and west is the meeting point of the old and the new, east and west, green and blue, magnificence and poverty, calmness and chaos. It is a small country with its own rules, living 24 hours a day, where the cuisine, music and architecture of dozens of cultures merged. Don\u2019t be fooled by my word \u201csmall\u201d: this city, which we praise as being “paved with gold”, hosts a flood of people of about 20 million.<\/p>\n

What should a guest visiting Istanbul for 4-5 days do here? It was very difficult to gather up a “must-see” collection for such a big city. I never took into account the Anatolian side, that is, the other side of the city across the Bosporus. I also unwittingly eliminated the neighborhoods that are far from the meeting center and where you might have difficulty in transportation. Some \u201cmust\u201d suggestions in city guides are not available in this article. Instead, I selected the districts and places that I think you may like and that you can visit during the day. We have a saying: \u201cThere is no other Istanbul!\u201d So, enjoy it!<\/p>\n

Listen as you read this:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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In the BuzzBag by Brooklyn Funk Essentials feat. La\u00e7o Tayfa<\/strong><\/p>\n

The album created by the famous band Brooklyn Funk Essentials with La\u00e7o Tayfa, a radical band of traditional Turkish music, reflects the true spirit of Istanbul. I think, if Istanbul were a piece of music, it would be this album!<\/p>\n