Inside the Basilica Cistern
Constructed in the 6th Century as a reservoir for Constantinople's water system.
Mausoleum of Sultan Selim II and his family (1577)
Inside the Topkapı palace
Inside the Topkapı palace
Inside the 'Blue Mosque'
So nicknamed because of the thousands of blue Iznik tiles lining the interior.
Something that I've never seen anywhere else: An obese store mannequin
Inside the Topkapı palace
Valens Aqueduct
A 4th-Century Roman aqueduct, 921 meters long
Near the Topkapı Palace
What is Barack Obama doing guarding the entrance to the Topkapı Palace? :-)
The Süleymaniye Mosque at sunset
Inside the grounds of the Topkapı palace
Inside the grounds of the Topkapı palace
The dome of the Sultan Ahmed ('Blue') Mosque
Inside the Topkapı palace