The Grand Bazaar (Turkish: Kapalıçarşı, meaning ‘Covered Market’; also Büyük Çarşı, meaning ‘Grand Market’) in Istanbul is one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world

What is a Hammam? (hint: really nice self-care) A traditional Turkish Hammam is defined as the place that helps muscles to relax, the body to rest, and where the spiritual and physical body is purified.

The Bosphorus or Bosphorus is a narrow, natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in northwestern Turkey.

Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia, or Aya Sofya (Turkish), is the former Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, later an Ottoman imperial mosque and now a museum (Ayasofya Müzesi) in Istanbul, Turkey.

Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultan Ahmet Camii), also known as the Blue Mosque, is a historic mosque located in Istanbul, Turkey.

The Basilica Cistern, or Cisterna Basilica (Turkish: Yerebatan Sarnıcı – "Subterranean Cistern"), is the site of two James Bond movies, From Russia with Love and Skyfall

Turkish delight is a confectionary item (candy or sweet) dating to the Ottoman Empire’s seat in Persia.