Sign showing the dress code for entry into the Blue mosque, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

Golden mosaics on the vault of the esonarthex in the byzantine church of st. Savior in Chora, Edirnekapı, istanbul, Turkey

Jasmin tea for sale in the spice market of the grand bazaar, Beyazit, istanbul, Turkey

A tourist places her fingers in the wishing column and rotates her hand in Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

Inside the Blue mosque sultan Ahmet Camii, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

Smiling woman in her old wooden style house near the Bosphorus sea, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey

New mosque Yeni Camii, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey

The virgin and child mosaics and paintings in the byzantine church of st. Savior in Chora, Edirnekapı, istanbul, Turkey

Muslim men praying inside new mosque Yeni Camii, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey

Glass lantern stall in the grand bazaar, Beyazit, istanbul, Turkey

Fresco of the last judgment in the byzantine church of st. Savior in Chora, Edirnekapı, istanbul, Turkey

Restaurants under Galata bridge at night, Galata, istanbul, Turkey

Demonstration of muslim brotherhood after egyptian court sentences 530 people to death, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey

Mosaics and paintings in the byzantine church of st. Savior in Chora, Edirnekapı, istanbul, Turkey

Mosaic of st Paul in the byzantine church of st. Savior in Chora, Edirnekapı, istanbul, Turkey

Galata tower is a medieval stone tower in the Galata, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey

Demonstration of muslim brotherhood after egyptian court sentences 530 people to death, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey

Domed ceiling of the church of the saints Sergius and Bacchus ceiling aka little Hagia Sophia mosque, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

Galata bridge restaurants with Suleymaniye mosque in the back at night, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey

Mosaic in the esonarthex of the deesis which shows the virgin mary and john the baptist interceding with christ in the byzantine church of st. Savior in Chora, Edirnekapı, istanbul, Turkey

Mosaics and paintings in the byzantine church of st. Savior in Chora, Edirnekapı, istanbul, Turkey

Mosaics and paintings in the byzantine church of st. Savior in Chora, Edirnekapı, istanbul, Turkey

Mosaics and paintings in the byzantine church of st. Savior in Chora, Edirnekapı, istanbul, Turkey

Man changing the lamps inside the Blue mosque sultan Ahmet Camii, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

Restaurants under Galata bridge at night, Galata, istanbul, Turkey

Portrait of an afghan refugee man, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey

Billboards for Hagia Sophia on renovation, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

Mosaics and paintings in the byzantine church of st. Savior in Chora, Edirnekapı, istanbul, Turkey

Tourists in front of the the Blue mosque sultan Ahmet Camii, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

Pillars and arches inside the grand bazaar, Beyazit, istanbul, Turkey

Old wooden style house with a balcony near the Bosphorus sea, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey

Demonstration of muslim brotherhood after egyptian court sentences 530 people to death, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey

Pillars and arches inside Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

The islamic decoration on the domes of the interior of Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

Turkish halva sweets in spice bazaar, Beyazit, istanbul, Turkey

Fish market near Galata bridge, Eminonu quarter, istanbul, Turkey

Fontain at yard of new mosque Yeni Camii, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey

Icon of christ as part of a deesis in the byzantine church of st. Savior in Chora, Edirnekapı, istanbul, Turkey

Gardens in front of the the Blue mosque sultan Ahmet Camii, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

New mosque Yeni Camii, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey

Demonstration of muslim brotherhood after egyptian court sentences 530 people to death, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey

The islamic decoration on the domes of the interior of Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

Mosaics and paintings in the byzantine church of st. Savior in Chora, Edirnekapı, istanbul, Turkey

Church of the saints Sergius and Bacchus aka little Hagia Sophia mosque, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

Omphalion the place where byzantine emperors have been coronated in Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

Hagia Sophia mosque on renovation, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

The islamic decoration on the domes of the interior of Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

Interior low angle view of the sultan ahmed mosque or Blue mosque, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

Evil eye amulet for sale in the grand bazaar, Beyazit, istanbul, Turkey

Church of the saints Sergius and Bacchus aka little Hagia Sophia mosque, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

New mosque Yeni Camii ceiling, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey

Chandelier and ceiling of Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

The islamic decoration on the domes of the interior of Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

Galata bridge restaurants with Suleymaniye mosque in the back at night, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey

Muslim men praying inside new mosque Yeni Camii, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey

Hagia Sophia mosque on renovation, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

Chandelier of Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

The Blue mosque sultan Ahmet Camii, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

Muslim men praying inside new mosque Yeni Camii, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey

Ceiling with mosaics and paintings in the byzantine church of st. Savior in Chora, Edirnekapı, istanbul, Turkey