Istanbul is an old old city, you can see the remains of many ancient civilizations and their culture in harmony with Turkish culture.

The old versus the new, the traditional versus the modern is a conflict a visitor often observes. The city is full of contrasts, and colorful views.In its long history, Istanbul served as the capital city of the Roman Empire (330-395), the Byzantine Empire (395-1204 and 1261-1453), the Latin Empire (1204-1261), and the Ottoman Empire (1453-1922).

The "Historic Areas of Istanbul" were added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1985.

You can get detailed lists of museums & historic monuments, columns, towers of Istanbul.

Almost all the private and regular tour programs usually cover Topkapi Palace, Sultanahmet Mosque (also known as The Blue Mosque becouse of its blue Iznik tiles), Hagia Sophia and Basilica Cistern, The Eygptian Obelisk

VISIT ALSO;

The St. Antonio di Padova on İstiklal Avenue (Beyoglu area), the largest Catholic church in Istanbul

Neve Shalom Synagogue, the largest synagogue in the city,  (also in Beyoğlu area).

Istanbul Archaeology Museum, established in 1881, is one of the largest and most famous museums of its kind in the world. The museum contains more than 1,000,000 archaeological pieces from the Mediterranean basin, the Balkans, the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia (Eminonu district near Topkapi Palace)

Sakıp Sabancı Museum is a private fine arts museum, dedicated to calligraphic art, religious and state documents, as well as paintings of the Ottoman era. Open to public every day except Monday.

Sadberk Hanim Museum, another private museum with seperate seperate, archeology & history art sections. Open to public except Wednesday.