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

Souvenirs shop in the grand bazaar, Beyazit, istanbul, Turkey

Young turkish boy in the ceremonial circumcision outfit posing with his mother outside the the Blue mosque, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

View inside the Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

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

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

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

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

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

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

Seraphim rediscovered in 2010 as renovation removed the covering decoration in Hagia Sophia, Sultanahmet, istanbul, Turkey

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

Souvenirs shop in the grand bazaar, Beyazit, istanbul, Turkey

Detail from the fresco of the resurrection from the pareklission in the byzantine church of st. Savior in Chora, Edirnekapı, istanbul, Turkey

Mosaic of christ in the land of the living in the byzantine church of st. Savior in Chora, Edirnekapı, istanbul, Turkey

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

Mosaic pattern with ceramic tiles, Beyazit, istanbul, Turkey

New mosque Yeni Camii, Marmara Region, istanbul, Turkey