turkish - Blogs - Tripatini2024-03-28T18:52:43Zhttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/turkishThe 5 Best Things to do in Istanbulhttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/5-best-things-to-do-in-istanbul2021-04-26T13:29:57.000Z2021-04-26T13:29:57.000ZErnestas Tyminashttps://tripatini.com/members/ErnestasTyminas<div><h1 class="_1gHzn _2M4wi blog-post-title-font blog-post-title-color blog-text-color post-title blog-hover-container-element-color _1EQZr blog-post-page-title-font"><span style="font-size:13px;"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/maiS3nEglCg?wmode=opaque" allowfullscreen="" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0"></iframe></span></h1><div class="yF0IC"><div class="post-content__body"><div class="f-0hV _1LHlu _1ltva"><div class="kcuBq _1PkHV blog-post-page-font _3f8WX uatYj" dir="ltr"><div class="kaqlz _1FQ9t blog-post-page-font zJfAe"><p class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"></p><p id="viewer-a0svn" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">A trip to the capital of Turkey wouldn't be complete without these top 5 attractions in Istanbul.</span></p><p class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">Some might say that Istanbul is just a place for shopping, but this city unites Europe and Asia. Istanbul is a destination with unique culture, architecture, food, music, literature, and more.</span></p><div id="viewer-11oij" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </span></div><p id="viewer-4rrdh" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">Here are the top 5 things not to miss while visiting Istanbul:</span></p><div id="viewer-7uqmi" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </span></div><p id="viewer-8coob" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><strong>1. Whirling Dervish</strong></span></p><div id="viewer-ea27k" class="q2uC4 _3kAGd"><div class="c-Mgr _2Mq66 _7gPc2"><div class="_2o-_D image-container LPH2h"><div class="_3lvoN"><img class="_5JW6l _36UM9" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/298b2b_4aa894179734445ba44783ad08de1fa3~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_925,h_597,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/298b2b_4aa894179734445ba44783ad08de1fa3~mv2.webp" alt="Whirling Dervish" /></div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div><p id="viewer-4tjlq" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">This is one of the most unique religious ceremonies one can witness.</span></p><p id="viewer-9077a" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">The whirling dervish ceremony, or sama, blurs the lines between dance, prayer, meditation and trance. This one-step dance of the whirling dervishes focuses on the universal values of love and service, deserting the illusions of ego to attain the ecstatic trance to reach God. Whirling Dervish dancers wear white long robes with full skirts and on their heads a Sikke (tall hat) which symbolizes the covers of their ego.</span></p><div id="viewer-s5if" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </span></div><p id="viewer-6d2p9" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">During the ceremony, the dervishes are believed to become closer to Allah.</span></p><p id="viewer-6trrm" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">In 1921, a spectator clocked a dervish at one whirl a second, nonstop, for 22 minutes.</span></p><div id="viewer-d0hp7" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </span></div><p id="viewer-bjr8b" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><strong>2. Picturesque and Colorful Neighborhood of Balat</strong></span></p><div id="viewer-2m5ir" class="q2uC4 _3kAGd"><div class="c-Mgr _2Mq66 _7gPc2"><div class="_2o-_D image-container LPH2h"><div class="_3lvoN"><img class="_5JW6l _36UM9" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/298b2b_11bb730cb55042409b18c2b978b9972c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_925,h_1387,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/298b2b_11bb730cb55042409b18c2b978b9972c~mv2.webp" alt="Balat, Istanbul" /></div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div><p id="viewer-2cbe2" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">Balat is one of the most colorful and down-to-earth neighborhoods in Istanbul. Not to mention an amazing place for your Instagram photos.</span></p><p id="viewer-1a6dl" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">The area is full of hip coffee shops and an awesome little restaurant Forno which prepares homemade lahmacun and pitas in their stone oven right in front of your eyes.</span></p><div id="viewer-f28s8" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </span></div><p id="viewer-645s7" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><strong>3. Experience the Taste of Turkey:</strong></span></p><div id="viewer-b8e1q" class="q2uC4 _3kAGd"><div class="c-Mgr _2Mq66 _7gPc2"><div class="_2o-_D image-container LPH2h"><div class="_3lvoN"><img class="_5JW6l _36UM9" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/298b2b_8140877039d047f4a268ef9fbb64db71~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_925,h_531,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/298b2b_8140877039d047f4a268ef9fbb64db71~mv2.webp" alt="Baklava" /></div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div><p id="viewer-b16q5" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><strong>Sweet -</strong> Turkey really knows what they are doing when it comes to sweets but forget the thick ice cream and go straight for Baklava! This ridiculously rich dessert is made from dough, pistachios, butter, and sugary syrup. What more can one ask for?</span></p><div id="viewer-9cnq4" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </span></div><p id="viewer-6j2d8" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><strong>Sour -</strong> While in Istanbul you have to stop at one of the hundreds of street stands and order yourself a cup of freshly squeezed orange, grapefruit, or pomegranate juice. These will not taste even remotely like your store-bought juice.</span></p><div id="viewer-83jca" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </span></div><div id="viewer-65i3l" class="q2uC4 _3kAGd"><div class="c-Mgr _2Mq66 _7gPc2"><div class="_2o-_D image-container LPH2h"><div class="_3lvoN"><img class="_5JW6l _36UM9" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/298b2b_68268a7ce58245e09b8c68cf72c4cd1a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_925,h_617,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/298b2b_68268a7ce58245e09b8c68cf72c4cd1a~mv2.webp" alt="Turkish Coffee" /></div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div><p id="viewer-d0ckg" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><strong>Bold</strong> - Turkish Coffee has not only a rich and bold flavor but a long history too. The strong coffee first appeared in the Ottoman Empire and under the strictest interpretations of the Quran its consumption was forbidden and it was considered a drug. However, due to the immense popularity of the beverage, the sultan eventually lifted this prohibition, and now we all can enjoy a cup!</span></p><div id="viewer-mj14" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </span></div><p id="viewer-80rua" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><strong>4. World’s Oldest and Biggest Bazaar</strong></span></p><div id="viewer-aklb6" class="q2uC4 _3kAGd"><div class="c-Mgr _2Mq66 _7gPc2"><div class="_2o-_D image-container LPH2h"><div class="_3lvoN"><img class="_5JW6l _36UM9" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/298b2b_0450ebfc5e5f44ba974ae83f859a6186~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_925,h_612,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/298b2b_0450ebfc5e5f44ba974ae83f859a6186~mv2.webp" alt="The Grand Bazaar" /></div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div><p id="viewer-dsi3p" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">The Grand Bazaar, built in the 15th century, is the oldest covered market in the world with over 3,000 shops! But it's not so much a place for shopping as it is for bargaining and trying to outsmart each other. If you know how to bargain, you can make great deals for authentic items, carpets, gold, silver, or souvenirs.</span></p><div id="viewer-8th1k" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </span></div><p id="viewer-4po0f" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"><strong>5. Historical & Beautiful Mosques</strong></span></p><p id="viewer-5ppas" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">Istanbul is home to over 3,000 mosques but a few of them stand out from the rest.</span></p><div id="viewer-292bj" class="q2uC4 _3kAGd"><div class="c-Mgr _2Mq66 _7gPc2"><div class="_2o-_D image-container LPH2h"><div class="_3lvoN"><img class="_5JW6l _36UM9" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/298b2b_7b85f5d682ab47738eb79d65bca714cf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_925,h_616,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/298b2b_7b85f5d682ab47738eb79d65bca714cf~mv2.webp" alt="Sultanahmet Mosque - The Blue Mosque" /></div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div><p id="viewer-4hpcr" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">Sultanahmet Mosque, otherwise called The Blue Mosque, is known for its beautiful blue tile interior walls and its six minarets distinguish it from other mosques, which normally have two or four minarets.</span></p><div id="viewer-ch28n" class="q2uC4 _3kAGd"><div class="c-Mgr _2Mq66 _7gPc2"><div class="_2o-_D image-container LPH2h"><div class="_3lvoN"><img class="_5JW6l _36UM9" src="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/298b2b_60e7244465894852b23b0e62ee55614a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_925,h_694,al_c,q_90,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01/298b2b_60e7244465894852b23b0e62ee55614a~mv2.webp" alt="Hagia Sophia" /></div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div><p id="viewer-88s1g" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">Hagia Sophia is another must-visit. In 360 it was built as the cathedral of Constantinople and was the largest cathedral in the world for almost a thousand years before the cathedral was converted into a mosque in 1453.</span></p><div id="viewer-9mdtq" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr"> </span></div><p id="viewer-3nl75" class="XzvDs _208Ie ljrnk blog-post-text-font blog-post-text-color _2QAo- _25MYV _1Fao9 public-DraftStyleDefault-block-depth0 public-DraftStyleDefault-text-ltr"><span class="vkIF2 public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr">Süleymaniye (the Magnificent), Yeni Cami (New Mosque), and Sehzade Mosque are also worth the visit!</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div>All Istanbul Tours & One Nation Travelhttps://tripatini.com/profiles/blogs/all-istanbul-tours-amp-one2009-11-29T17:44:55.000Z2009-11-29T17:44:55.000ZOne Nation Travel Turkeyhttps://tripatini.com/members/OneNationTravelTurkey<div><b>ALL <a href="http://www.allistanbultours.com" target="_blank">ISTANBUL TOURS</a></b> is a leading travel agency and tour operator in Turkey with more than seven years of professional travel service. 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