イスタンブールの洞窟・トップ9

Impressively breathtaking. Here, you'll be transported back in time. Entrance fee: 400 TL for locals 2400 TL for tourists. The price difference is unfortunately incomprehensible. But if you're there, you'll pay the higher price.

The Harem, or "forbidden place," of Topkapi Palace was the private quarters of the Ottoman sultan and his family. Contrary to popular belief, it was not a place of debauchery, but a complex and strictly organized court with a hierarchy of hundreds of women, including the sultan's mother, concubines, wives, and servants. ​A visit to the Harem offers a fascinating glimpse into the daily, yet secluded, life of the Ottoman royal family. You can sense the atmosphere of intrigue, power, and luxury hidden behind the palace's thick walls. The opulent decorations, with the famous İznik tiles, marble fireplaces, and intricate patterns, demonstrate the immense wealth of the Ottoman Empire.

Aydos Castle (Turkish: Aydos Kalesi) is the ruins of a hilltop castle. The castle site was chosen on the 537-meter-high Aydos Hill, the highest point in Istanbul. Aydos is the Turkified form of the Byzantine name Aetos (ancient Greek: ἀετός, meaning "eagle").

The fortress was built between 1393 and 1394 by Sultan Bayezid I on the Asian (or Anatolian, in Turkish anadolu) side of the Bosphorus. Together with Rumeli Hisarı on the European shore, it controlled shipping on the Bosphorus.

One must not think about the fates suffered by the women enslaved here.

Entrance fee: 2,000 TRL per person. But it's worth it.

If you are in Istanbul you should definitely visit

The Yedikule Fortress, which has served many functions throughout history, from the office of treasury to the house of lions, was also used as a prison. Those who were kept under observation were, however, not ordinary criminals, but Ottoman or foreign statesmen and the ambassadors of countries of which the Ottoman Empire was at war with.