İstanbul is the most crowded city of Turkey. It’s more popular than capital city, because nearly 15 million people live here. So there is a big traffic problem unluckily.
İstanbul has a huge history. It was the capital of Ottoman Empire. We can learn our history easily in here. Actually, we can’t explain İstanbul with words. Because it is lived, not explained.

            There are many historical places here. Blue Mosque, Ayasofya, Topkapı Palace, Kız Kulesi and Galata Tower are the most important historical places. Every year, many tourists come İstanbul and visit these places. When you sit opposite the Kız Kulesi you can forget all the problems. If you go up Galata Tower you can see all the view of İstanbul. Furthermore, you can join a lot of ceremonies from different cultures. For instance, if you come across muslims’ ceremony in Ramadan, you can join variety of programmes. You can watch a lot of shows, dances and music ceremonies. You can feel different atmosphere.


            İstanbul is between two continents that are Asia and Europe with bridges. It has a perfect natural beauty. There are many skyscrapers but also you can see blue and green in the same view.

            In different nations people  live in here for many years. Everybody respect to each other and their religions. You can see mosques, churchs and synagogues in the same area. This symbolizes our tolerance.

            Another importance of İstanbul that this city is the capital of working opportunities. Because there are many work areas. For example there are a lot of commercial centre also many factories and companies. Therefore people prefer to live in İstanbul. Moreover many students can get education from qualified universities. All these reasons make İstanbul centre of attraction.

By B.Ebrar Gülcan