“To savor Istanbul’s back streets, to appreciate the vines and trees that endow its ruins with accidental grace, you must, first and foremost, be a stranger to them.”
-Orhan Pakum
The bridge between europe and asia. a huge historical and beautiful one at that
Divided by the Bosphorus strait, Istanbul carves deep grooves in history, previously known as Constantinople during the Byzantine Empire and renamed to Istanbul with the invasion of the Ottomans. This city carries its rich history in its veins, a mix of east and west gives this city its unique character.
