![Turkey](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187997.TurkeyApr061427.jpg) Turkey |
![Map of Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/93/329493/2/61188112.TurkeyApr061806.jpg) Map of Sultanahmet |
![Blue Mosque from the terrace of the Sultan Hill Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o5/93/329493/1/67803814.fBY0Wb8N.BuhIstSep06419.jpg) Blue Mosque from the terrace of the Sultan Hill Hotel |
![View of the Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) from the patio of the Nomad Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188124.TurkeyApr06796.jpg) View of the Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) from the patio of the Nomad Hotel |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) with spring flowers](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188126.TurkeyApr06802.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) with spring flowers |
![Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Mosque)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188127.TurkeyApr06805.jpg) Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Mosque) |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) with spring flowers](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188128.TurkeyApr06807.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) with spring flowers |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) with spring flowers](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/60240731.TurkeyApr06791.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) with spring flowers |
![Obstructed view of the nearby Aya Sofya from the Nomad Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188122.TurkeyApr06795.jpg) Obstructed view of the nearby Aya Sofya from the Nomad Hotel |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187986.TurkeyApr061377.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187987.TurkeyApr061378.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) |
![Minaret a small mosque on Divan Yolu](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187988.TurkeyApr061379.jpg) Minaret a small mosque on Divan Yolu |
![Istanbul's Blue Mosque built during the reign of Sultan Ahmet I (1603-1617)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187991.TurkeyApr061384.jpg) Istanbul's Blue Mosque built during the reign of Sultan Ahmet I (1603-1617) |
![Chilly April morning in Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187992.TurkeyApr061385.jpg) Chilly April morning in Istanbul |
![Baths of Roxelana, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187989.TurkeyApr061381.jpg) Baths of Roxelana, Sultanahmet |
![Ticarethane Sk. from terrace of Hotel Nomade](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187990.TurkeyApr061382.jpg) Ticarethane Sk. from terrace of Hotel Nomade |
![Hotel Nomade, reasonable, but we preferred the Sultan Hill Hotel better](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188129.TurkeyApr06808.jpg) Hotel Nomade, reasonable, but we preferred the Sultan Hill Hotel better |
![Ticarethane Sk](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188131.TurkeyApr06809.jpg) Ticarethane Sk |
![Lots of cats in Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187973.TurkeyApr061362.jpg) Lots of cats in Istanbul |
![Sultan Pub, Yerebatan Square, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188135.TurkeyApr06812.jpg) Sultan Pub, Yerebatan Square, Sultanahmet |
![Yerebatan Square, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188140.TurkeyApr06815.jpg) Yerebatan Square, Sultanahmet |
![Yerebatan Square, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188138.TurkeyApr06814.jpg) Yerebatan Square, Sultanahmet |
![Yerebatan Square, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188142.TurkeyApr06816.jpg) Yerebatan Square, Sultanahmet |
![Yerebatan Square, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188144.TurkeyApr06817.jpg) Yerebatan Square, Sultanahmet |
![Tulips, Istanbul in spring](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188147.TurkeyApr06818.jpg) Tulips, Istanbul in spring |
![Ottoman house of Yerebatan Cad.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187974.TurkeyApr061363.jpg) Ottoman house of Yerebatan Cad. |
![This house is across from the entrance to the Yerebatan cistern](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187976.TurkeyApr061366.jpg) This house is across from the entrance to the Yerebatan cistern |
![Yellow wooden Ottoman house, Yerebatan Cad.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187977.TurkeyApr061367.jpg) Yellow wooden Ottoman house, Yerebatan Cad. |
![Yellow wooden Ottoman house, Yerebatan Cad.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188007.TurkeyApr061442.jpg) Yellow wooden Ottoman house, Yerebatan Cad. |
![Yerebatan Sarnici, the Basilica Cistern, 532 AD](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187975.TurkeyApr061364.jpg) Yerebatan Sarnici, the Basilica Cistern, 532 AD |
![Basilica Cistern, 532 AD](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187978.TurkeyApr061368.jpg) Basilica Cistern, 532 AD |
![Basilica Cistern, 532 AD](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187979.TurkeyApr061369.jpg) Basilica Cistern, 532 AD |
![Basilica Cistern, featured in From Russia With Love](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187980.TurkeyApr061371.jpg) Basilica Cistern, featured in From Russia With Love |
![Strange algae covered column](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187981.TurkeyApr061372.jpg) Strange algae covered column |
![Basilica Cistern, 532 AD](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187982.TurkeyApr061373.jpg) Basilica Cistern, 532 AD |
![One of the two giant Medusa heads used as column bases, Basilica Cistern](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187983.TurkeyApr061374.jpg) One of the two giant Medusa heads used as column bases, Basilica Cistern |
![Medusa head originally used in some ancient building](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187984.TurkeyApr061375.jpg) Medusa head originally used in some ancient building |
![The 2nd Medusa head in the Basilica Cistern](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187985.TurkeyApr061376.jpg) The 2nd Medusa head in the Basilica Cistern |
![Looking across the Hippodrome from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art to the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188118.TurkeyApr062061.jpg) Looking across the Hippodrome from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art to the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque |
![Egyptian obelisk from the 7th pylon of the Temple of Karnak, 1500 BC](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188116.TurkeyApr062060.jpg) Egyptian obelisk from the 7th pylon of the Temple of Karnak, 1500 BC |
![The Obelisk of Thutmosis III aligned with the minarets of Sultan Ahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188114.TurkeyApr062059.jpg) The Obelisk of Thutmosis III aligned with the minarets of Sultan Ahmet |
![The Egyptian Obelisk at Istanbul's Hippodrome from Karnak celebrates the victories of Thutmosis III](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187996.TurkeyApr061426.jpg) The Egyptian Obelisk at Istanbul's Hippodrome from Karnak celebrates the victories of Thutmosis III |
![Emperor Theodosius had the Karnak obelisk brought from Luxor in 390 AD](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187993.TurkeyApr061424.jpg) Emperor Theodosius had the Karnak obelisk brought from Luxor in 390 AD |
![Ornate base of the Obelisk of Theodosius](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187995.TurkeyApr061425.jpg) Ornate base of the Obelisk of Theodosius |
![Column of Constantine, stripped of its gold during the 4th Crusade](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188029.TurkeyApr061701.jpg) Column of Constantine, stripped of its gold during the 4th Crusade |
![Fountain of Kaiser Wilhelm I on the Hippodrome, a gift to Sultan Abdulhamid II, 1898](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187998.TurkeyApr061428.jpg) Fountain of Kaiser Wilhelm I on the Hippodrome, a gift to Sultan Abdulhamid II, 1898 |
![Kaiser Wilhelm Brunnen](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187999.TurkeyApr061429.jpg) Kaiser Wilhelm Brunnen |
![That's me...](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61187971.DubTurTun06250.jpg) That's me... |
![Plaque engraved in German on the Kaiser Wilhelm Fountain, Hippodrome](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188000.TurkeyApr061430.jpg) Plaque engraved in German on the Kaiser Wilhelm Fountain, Hippodrome |
![Mosaic ceiling of the Kaiser Wilhelm Fountain on the Hippodrome of Istanbul, 1898](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188003.TurkeyApr061435.jpg) Mosaic ceiling of the Kaiser Wilhelm Fountain on the Hippodrome of Istanbul, 1898 |
![Mosaic of the monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm I of German, Hippodrome, Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188001.TurkeyApr061433.jpg) Mosaic of the monogram of Kaiser Wilhelm I of German, Hippodrome, Istanbul |
![Mosaic of the tughra of Sultan Abdulhamid II on the Kaiser Wilhm fountain, Hippodrome](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188002.TurkeyApr061434.jpg) Mosaic of the tughra of Sultan Abdulhamid II on the Kaiser Wilhm fountain, Hippodrome |
![Detail of the mosaics on at the center of the ceiling of the Kaiser Wilhelm fountain](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188004.TurkeyApr061436.jpg) Detail of the mosaics on at the center of the ceiling of the Kaiser Wilhelm fountain |
![TurkeyApr06 1440.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188005.TurkeyApr061440.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1440.jpg |
![Turkish taxi with the Ayasofya, Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188006.TurkeyApr061441.jpg) Turkish taxi with the Ayasofya, Istanbul |
![Signs to various tourist sites around Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188008.TurkeyApr061443.jpg) Signs to various tourist sites around Sultanahmet |
![Turkish flag with the dome of the Ayasofya, Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188009.TurkeyApr061444.jpg) Turkish flag with the dome of the Ayasofya, Istanbul |
![Souvenir shops in Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188010.TurkeyApr061450.jpg) Souvenir shops in Sultanahmet |
![Park between the Ayasofya and the Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188011.TurkeyApr061594.jpg) Park between the Ayasofya and the Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet |
![Tulips, springtime in Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188012.TurkeyApr061595.jpg) Tulips, springtime in Sultanahmet |
![Dad taking a break at the Dervish Cafe, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188013.TurkeyApr061596.jpg) Dad taking a break at the Dervish Cafe, Sultanahmet |
![Onur Carpets & Kilims, one of many carpet shops in Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188014.TurkeyApr061599.jpg) Onur Carpets & Kilims, one of many carpet shops in Sultanahmet |
![Small cemetary off Tavukhane Sk. Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188016.TurkeyApr061672.jpg) Small cemetary off Tavukhane Sk. Sultanahmet |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188017.TurkeyApr061673.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188018.TurkeyApr061675.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188019.TurkeyApr061676.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188022.TurkeyApr061678.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188023.TurkeyApr061683.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188025.TurkeyApr061686.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188026.TurkeyApr061689.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) |
![Old wooden house, Tavukhane Sk.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188024.TurkeyApr061684.jpg) Old wooden house, Tavukhane Sk. |
![Tavukhane Sk, a small street running behind the Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188027.TurkeyApr061699.jpg) Tavukhane Sk, a small street running behind the Sultanahmet Mosque |
![Traditional Turkistan restaurant, Tavukhane Sk.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188028.TurkeyApr061700.jpg) Traditional Turkistan restaurant, Tavukhane Sk. |
![TurkeyApr06 1709.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188033.TurkeyApr061709.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1709.jpg |
![Arasta Bazaar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188035.TurkeyApr061713.jpg) Arasta Bazaar |
![Arasta Bazaar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188036.TurkeyApr061714.jpg) Arasta Bazaar |
![Arasta Bazaar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188015.TurkeyApr061671.jpg) Arasta Bazaar |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188030.TurkeyApr061704.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188031.TurkeyApr061706.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) with an old arch, Tavukhane Sk.](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188032.TurkeyApr061708.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) with an old arch, Tavukhane Sk. |
![Akbiyik Caddesi, ground zero for backpackers in Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188037.TurkeyApr061717.jpg) Akbiyik Caddesi, ground zero for backpackers in Sultanahmet |
![House of Zeugma](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188038.TurkeyApr061718.jpg) House of Zeugma |
![Mosaic on the House of Zeugma, Akbiyik Caddesi, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188039.TurkeyApr061719.jpg) Mosaic on the House of Zeugma, Akbiyik Caddesi, Sultanahmet |
![Shop along Akbiyik Caddesi](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188040.TurkeyApr061720.jpg) Shop along Akbiyik Caddesi |
![Metropolis Cafe, Akbiyik Caddesi](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188041.TurkeyApr061723.jpg) Metropolis Cafe, Akbiyik Caddesi |
![Best Western Acropol Hotel, Akbiyik Caddesi (I'd stay on a quieter street)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188042.TurkeyApr061724.jpg) Best Western Acropol Hotel, Akbiyik Caddesi (I'd stay on a quieter street) |
![Cheers Bar, Akbiyik Caddesi, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188043.TurkeyApr061726.jpg) Cheers Bar, Akbiyik Caddesi, Sultanahmet |
![Just Bar, Akbiyik Caddesi, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188044.TurkeyApr061727.jpg) Just Bar, Akbiyik Caddesi, Sultanahmet |
![Fez Travel and dad with his new hat](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188045.TurkeyApr061728.jpg) Fez Travel and dad with his new hat |
![Fez Travel hop-on-hop-off bus routes](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188047.TurkeyApr061730.jpg) Fez Travel hop-on-hop-off bus routes |
![Tourist areas of Cappadocia, Fez Travel](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188048.TurkeyApr061731.jpg) Tourist areas of Cappadocia, Fez Travel |
![ANZAC Day 2006, Turkey](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188046.TurkeyApr061729.jpg) ANZAC Day 2006, Turkey |
![Turkish kilim](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188049.TurkeyApr061734.jpg) Turkish kilim |
![Ceramic dishes in a shop, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188050.TurkeyApr061737.jpg) Ceramic dishes in a shop, Sultanahmet |
![Turkish tiles, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188051.TurkeyApr061740.jpg) Turkish tiles, Sultanahmet |
![Ayasofya from the park in front of the Blue Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188052.TurkeyApr061741.jpg) Ayasofya from the park in front of the Blue Mosque |
![Ayasofya seen through the north gate to the Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188059.TurkeyApr061749.jpg) Ayasofya seen through the north gate to the Sultanahmet Mosque |
![Tulips in Istanbul in spring, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188053.TurkeyApr061743.jpg) Tulips in Istanbul in spring, Sultanahmet |
![Tulips in Istanbul in spring, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188054.TurkeyApr061744.jpg) Tulips in Istanbul in spring, Sultanahmet |
![Tulips, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188056.TurkeyApr061745.jpg) Tulips, Sultanahmet |
![Tulips, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188057.TurkeyApr061746.jpg) Tulips, Sultanahmet |
![Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188058.TurkeyApr061748.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque |
![The Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) opening hours vary with the prayer schedule and are posted](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188070.TurkeyApr061763.jpg) The Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) opening hours vary with the prayer schedule and are posted |
![TurkeyApr06 1750.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188060.TurkeyApr061750.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1750.jpg |
![Courtyard, Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188061.TurkeyApr061751.jpg) Courtyard, Sultanahmet Mosque |
![Be guardians of the prayers and of the midmost prayer and stand up truly obedient to Allah (Koran 2:238)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188062.TurkeyApr061753.jpg) Be guardians of the prayers and of the midmost prayer and stand up truly obedient to Allah (Koran 2:238) |
![Sultanahmet Mosque from the courtyard](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188063.TurkeyApr061754.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque from the courtyard |
![Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188064.TurkeyApr061755.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque |
![Sultanahmet Mosque under a cloudy sky](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188065.TurkeyApr061756.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque under a cloudy sky |
![Arcade around the courtyard of the Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188066.TurkeyApr061759.jpg) Arcade around the courtyard of the Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) |
![Be guardians of the prayers and of the midmost prayer and stand up truly obedient to Allah (Koran 2:238)](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188067.TurkeyApr061760.jpg) Be guardians of the prayers and of the midmost prayer and stand up truly obedient to Allah (Koran 2:238) |
![What appears to be a list of names: Ahmad Bin-al-Sultan, Mohammed Bin-al-Sultan, Murad Bin-al-Sultan, Salim Bin-al-Sultan](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188068.TurkeyApr061761.jpg) What appears to be a list of names: Ahmad Bin-al-Sultan, Mohammed Bin-al-Sultan, Murad Bin-al-Sultan, Salim Bin-al-Sultan |
![South side of the Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188069.TurkeyApr061762.jpg) South side of the Sultanahmet Mosque |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) Courtyard](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148636.cng2MDdB.BuhIstSep06172.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) Courtyard |
![Carpet of the Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188071.TurkeyApr061764.jpg) Carpet of the Sultanahmet Mosque |
![Not overwhelmingly blue inside the Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188072.TurkeyApr061766.jpg) Not overwhelmingly blue inside the Sultanahmet Mosque |
![Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188073.TurkeyApr061767.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque |
![Some of the blue in the details that give the Blue Mosque its name](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188074.TurkeyApr061772.jpg) Some of the blue in the details that give the Blue Mosque its name |
![Main dome of the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188075.TurkeyApr061773.jpg) Main dome of the Sultanahmet (Blue) Mosque |
![Windows around the main dome, Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188076.TurkeyApr061774.jpg) Windows around the main dome, Sultanahmet Mosque |
![Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188077.TurkeyApr061775.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque |
![Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188078.TurkeyApr061777.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque |
![Detail of one of the massive pillars supporing the dome of the Blue Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188079.TurkeyApr061779.jpg) Detail of one of the massive pillars supporing the dome of the Blue Mosque |
![Massive elephants foot pillar](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188080.TurkeyApr061780.jpg) Massive "elephants foot" pillar |
![Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188082.TurkeyApr061782.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque |
![Window, Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188084.TurkeyApr061783.jpg) Window, Sultanahmet Mosque |
![Dome, Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188086.TurkeyApr061784.jpg) Dome, Sultanahmet Mosque |
![o4/93/329493/1/61188088.TurkeyApr061785.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188088.TurkeyApr061785.jpg) |
![Mihrab, Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188090.TurkeyApr061786.jpg) Mihrab, Sultanahmet Mosque |
![Decoration detail, Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188092.TurkeyApr061790.jpg) Decoration detail, Sultanahmet Mosque |
![TurkeyApr06 1791.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188094.TurkeyApr061791.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1791.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 1794.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188095.TurkeyApr061794.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1794.jpg |
![TurkeyApr06 1795.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188097.TurkeyApr061795.jpg) TurkeyApr06 1795.jpg |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) - Carpet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148651.1S3wFVcc.BuhIstSep06234.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) - Carpet |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148653.Hi2QTIuX.BuhIstSep06235.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) - Domes](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148655.9d7yUDmT.BuhIstSep06236.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) - Domes |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) - Interior](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148658.ZvHu4Rua.BuhIstSep06238.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) - Interior |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) - Stained Glass](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148660.bPH6wOgV.BuhIstSep06239.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) - Stained Glass |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) - Main Dome](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148662.uEcLOX01.BuhIstSep06241.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) - Main Dome |
![Main (west) entrance, Sultanahmet Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188100.TurkeyApr061797.jpg) Main (west) entrance, Sultanahmet Mosque |
![Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188102.TurkeyApr061799.jpg) Sultanahmet |
![Small mosque along the main road at the Sultanahmet Metro station](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188104.TurkeyApr061800.jpg) Small mosque along the main road at the Sultanahmet Metro station |
![Small mosque, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188106.TurkeyApr061802.jpg) Small mosque, Sultanahmet |
![Small mosque, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188133.TurkeyApr06810.jpg) Small mosque, Sultanahmet |
![Small mosque, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188107.TurkeyApr061804.jpg) Small mosque, Sultanahmet |
![Map of old Constantinople/Byzantium and the Golden Horn](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61188110.TurkeyApr061805.jpg) Map of old Constantinople/Byzantium and the Golden Horn |
![Fountain of Ahmet III outside the Imperial Gate to Topkapi Palace, 1728](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287794.TurkeyApr06840.jpg) Fountain of Ahmet III outside the Imperial Gate to Topkapi Palace, 1728 |
![Fountain of Ahmet III](https://a4.pbase.com/o4/93/329493/1/61287793.TurkeyApr06838.jpg) Fountain of Ahmet III |
![Mom in Istanbul in September 2006 on a short stop with me between Bucharest and Dubai](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148640.McJeijil.BuhIstSep06175.jpg) Mom in Istanbul in September 2006 on a short stop with me between Bucharest and Dubai |
![Haseki Hammam, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148648.q7HuhyHG.BuhIstSep06182.jpg) Haseki Hammam, Sultanahmet |
![Haseki Hammam Carpet Souq, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148644.JRoHAO4j.BuhIstSep06176.jpg) Haseki Hammam Carpet Souq, Sultanahmet |
![The Haseki Hammam has been converted from a bathhouse into a Carpet Souq, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148646.bIgCuPg2.BuhIstSep06178.jpg) The Haseki Hammam has been converted from a bathhouse into a Carpet Souq, Sultanahmet |
![Turkish Kebab getting ready for Iftar - Ramadan in Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148664.m4zRwkzi.BuhIstSep06246.jpg) Turkish Kebab getting ready for Iftar - Ramadan in Istanbul |
![No problem serving the Infidels before sunset](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148668.L6LSMgw2.BuhIstSep06248.jpg) No problem serving the Infidels before sunset |
![Turkish Crepes, Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148670.2FZFepSa.BuhIstSep06251.jpg) Turkish Crepes, Istanbul |
![Mom with a Turkish Tea (outside during Ramadan)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148674.5uwYoCUk.BuhIstSep06253.jpg) Mom with a Turkish Tea (outside during Ramadan) |
![Ceramics - Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148673.zCmFaa23.BuhIstSep06252.jpg) Ceramics - Sultanahmet |
![Brass lantern, Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148675.crIpwMu1.BuhIstSep06255.jpg) Brass lantern, Istanbul |
![Man's festive costume, Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148676.WI4PITAu.BuhIstSep06259.jpg) Man's festive costume, Istanbul |
![Gold Souq, Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148677.ZNftTHGF.BuhIstSep06261.jpg) Gold Souq, Istanbul |
![Whirling Dervish Performance - Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148678.AWmYZP5Q.BuhIstSep06266.jpg) Whirling Dervish Performance - Istanbul |
![Whirling Dervish Performance - Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148679.cdpKZcoq.BuhIstSep06269.jpg) Whirling Dervish Performance - Istanbul |
![Whirling Dervish Performance - Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148680.okiLbSGI.BuhIstSep06273.jpg) Whirling Dervish Performance - Istanbul |
![Whirling Dervish Performance - Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148681.TbuusQ8I.BuhIstSep06274.jpg) Whirling Dervish Performance - Istanbul |
![Whirling Dervish Performance - Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148683.ZiEHXegg.BuhIstSep06278.jpg) Whirling Dervish Performance - Istanbul |
![Whirling Dervish Performance - Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148684.Ui1JyfKE.BuhIstSep06283.jpg) Whirling Dervish Performance - Istanbul |
![Whirling Dervish Performance - Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148685.VWV1FyJq.BuhIstSep06290.jpg) Whirling Dervish Performance - Istanbul |
![Whirling Derviehes in an antique print](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148704.YXcmoyj3.BuhIstSep06367.jpg) Whirling Derviehes in an antique print |
![Whirling Dervish figurines, Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148718.9kQhGZD3.BuhIstSep06394.jpg) Whirling Dervish figurines, Istanbul |
![Istanbul - end station of the Orient Express](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148686.1Llvshbr.BuhIstSep06296.jpg) Istanbul - end station of the Orient Express |
![Stained glass window - Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148687.OezySPmL.BuhIstSep06297.jpg) Stained glass window - Istanbul |
![Small mosque at night, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148689.B5MvclMg.BuhIstSep06298.jpg) Small mosque at night, Sultanahmet |
![Iman Allahadir written in lights - Istanbul (Ramadan)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148690.UUJxF5dN.BuhIstSep06301.jpg) Iman Allahadir written in lights - Istanbul (Ramadan) |
![Food market with corn on the cob - Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148691.MVVZ99Yp.BuhIstSep06302.jpg) Food market with corn on the cob - Sultanahmet |
![The ultimate Turkish export - kebab](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148692.HlmBwFbZ.BuhIstSep06304.jpg) The ultimate Turkish export - kebab |
![Mom with the Kebabers, Sultanahmet (Istanbul)](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148693.uUpUefmM.BuhIstSep06305.jpg) Mom with the Kebabers, Sultanahmet (Istanbul) |
![Boy in a Turkish costume preparing snacks](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148695.K57Lxf0s.BuhIstSep06306.jpg) Boy in a Turkish costume preparing snacks |
![Türkistan Büfe - Tavukhane Sokak, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148696.iIALknxl.BuhIstSep06308.jpg) Türkistan Büfe - Tavukhane Sokak, Sultanahmet |
![Hotel Sultan Hill - Tavukhane Sokak, recommended, only downside is the first call to prayer from 36 speakers at the Blue Mosque](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148697.LyE92Pi7.BuhIstSep06309.jpg) Hotel Sultan Hill - Tavukhane Sokak, recommended, only downside is the first call to prayer from 36 speakers at the Blue Mosque |
![Blue Mosque from the roof terrace of the Sultan Hill Guesthouse](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148732.xPRNmLFo.BuhIstSep06416.jpg) Blue Mosque from the roof terrace of the Sultan Hill Guesthouse |
![Our first experience with the electric tennis racquet bug zapper](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148698.GzUyN7YN.BuhIstSep06311.jpg) Our first experience with the electric tennis racquet bug zapper |
![Turkish ceramics - Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148699.Xb5W7zVP.BuhIstSep06313.jpg) Turkish ceramics - Sultanahmet |
![A yellow VW Beetle in front of a colorful Turkish market, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148700.22KLTFUJ.BuhIstSep06314.jpg) A yellow VW Beetle in front of a colorful Turkish market, Sultanahmet |
![Turkish Cat, Istanbul-Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148701.YfMDyWEE.BuhIstSep06321.jpg) Turkish Cat, Istanbul-Sultanahmet |
![Sturdy door - Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148705.IPGF1Ajr.BuhIstSep06368.jpg) Sturdy door - Sultanahmet |
![Pink wooden house, Istanbul-Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148706.jHQiXISn.BuhIstSep06369.jpg) Pink wooden house, Istanbul-Sultanahmet |
![Cobblestone street with traditional wooden houses, Istanbul-Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148707.oJU2O9Ok.BuhIstSep06372.jpg) Cobblestone street with traditional wooden houses, Istanbul-Sultanahmet |
![Wooden house, Istanbul-Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148709.VXTJV82J.BuhIstSep06373.jpg) Wooden house, Istanbul-Sultanahmet |
![Wooden house, Istanbul-Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148712.kjeDcRbS.BuhIstSep06376.jpg) Wooden house, Istanbul-Sultanahmet |
![Wooden house against the wall, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148713.Df63YI6L.BuhIstSep06377.jpg) Wooden house against the wall, Sultanahmet |
![Ayasofya Konaklari bir Turing - Istanbul, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148710.9qjoazvH.BuhIstSep06374.jpg) Ayasofya Konaklari bir Turing - Istanbul, Sultanahmet |
![Ayasofya Konaklari bir Turing - Istanbul, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148711.ufKkA5gG.BuhIstSep06375.jpg) Ayasofya Konaklari bir Turing - Istanbul, Sultanahmet |
![Istanbul is a cat-friendly city](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148714.aLykWolB.BuhIstSep06378.jpg) Istanbul is a cat-friendly city |
![How cute is that?](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148720.lxloKagA.BuhIstSep06397.jpg) How cute is that? |
![Flat bread being freshly prepared, Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148715.6Xkn1fWV.BuhIstSep06381.jpg) Flat bread being freshly prepared, Istanbul |
![Green Corner, Istanbul-Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148716.nMX9MSDU.BuhIstSep06385.jpg) Green Corner, Istanbul-Sultanahmet |
![Utangac Sokak, Istanbul-Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148717.Trl2tmah.BuhIstSep06393.jpg) Utangac Sokak, Istanbul-Sultanahmet |
![Turkish ceramic tiles, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148719.whxmFmme.BuhIstSep06395.jpg) Turkish ceramic tiles, Sultanahmet |
![Old drawing from a Turkish medicine text](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148721.VdkgB9H5.BuhIstSep06399.jpg) Old drawing from a Turkish medicine text |
![Old drawing from Turkish medicine texts](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148722.WuzSQOIU.BuhIstSep06400.jpg) Old drawing from Turkish medicine texts |
![Minaret of the Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148723.zDu1nhLv.BuhIstSep06401.jpg) Minaret of the Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet |
![Minarets of the Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148724.23zfQdss.BuhIstSep06402.jpg) Minarets of the Blue Mosque, Sultanahmet |
![Central dome of the Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque), Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148725.FI6Bdo9o.BuhIstSep06404.jpg) Central dome of the Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque), Istanbul |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque), Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148726.UebJeTON.BuhIstSep06406.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque), Istanbul |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque), Istanbul](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148727.QC9kE5U8.BuhIstSep06407.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque), Istanbul |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) from the Sultan Hill Guesthouse](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148729.4XxZgW85.BuhIstSep06408.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) from the Sultan Hill Guesthouse |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) from the Sultan Hill Guesthouse](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148734.cWEW7VCE.BuhIstSep06417.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) from the Sultan Hill Guesthouse |
![Blue Mosque, Istanbul-Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148736.Py7x62CD.BuhIstSep06418.jpg) Blue Mosque, Istanbul-Sultanahmet |
![Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) from the Sultan Hill Guesthouse](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148740.mzGjt4iN.BuhIstSep06419.jpg) Sultanahmet Mosque (Blue Mosque) from the Sultan Hill Guesthouse |
![Blue Mosque, Istanbul-Sultanahmet](https://a4.pbase.com/o6/93/329493/1/101148743.FXaVm08e.BuhIstSep06420.jpg) Blue Mosque, Istanbul-Sultanahmet |