
Karaköy to Kadıköy: a ferry afternoon that actually lands
Galata Tower as a skyline check, then the short hop to the Asian side — without turning the day into a museum marathon.
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A former Dominican church from 1325, now a mosque in Karaköy, and Istanbul's only surviving medieval Gothic building.
Istanbul's largest Greek Orthodox church, built in 1880, still active with a small congregation just off Taksim Square.
A historic hotel built in 1892 to host passengers of the Orient Express. It's considered the oldest European hotel in Turkey.
A free contemporary art institution in the old Ottoman Bank building, with rotating exhibitions, talks, and a public archive.
Historic house museum in Beyoğlu where the Polish poet Adam Mickiewicz lived during his exile. A modest memorial to one of Poland’s literary giants.
The Jewish Museum of Turkey in Beyoğlu traces 500 years of Turkish Jewish life, from the Sephardic arrival in the Ottoman Empire to today's community.

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Galata Tower as a skyline check, then the short hop to the Asian side — without turning the day into a museum marathon.
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