Welcome to a bird's view of Istanbul:
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| East/North-East |
You can see the Bosphorus Strait in the distance and the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge, also known as the Second Bosphorus Bridge.
We are here on the European side of Istanbul, and Asia is on the other side of the Bosphorus.
All these pictures are taken from the roof of the Sapphire Building, which according to Wikipedia is the tallest building in Istanbul and Turkey (238meters/781feet)
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| East |
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| South-East |
It is amazing how much building, construction and new development there is going on in Istanbul.
Behind the furthest sky scrapers in the middle of this picture, is the Bosphorus Bridge (a.k.a. the First Bridge). Under that bridge, on the European side, is our little "village", Ortaköy.
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| South |
The Sea of Marmara in the far distance, and the Bosphorus winding up like a river towards the Black Sea.
The small peninsula to the right where the Bosphorus and the Sea of Marmara meets, is the Sultanahmet district. This is the old, Byzantine city centre, where Hagia Sofia, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, and the Grand Bazaar is located (among with most of the tourists)
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| West |
More than 13.500.000 people are said to live in Istanbul, one fifth of Turkey's population.
Just start counting.......
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| North-West |
All of a sudden the city stops in the north.
Part is the Belgrade Forest, part is owned by the military, and the rest....?
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