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Eyüp, Fener & Balat

The Golden Horn away from the crowds: Eyüp, Fener, Balat and Edirnekapı.

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Pierre Loti Hill: A View Over the Golden Horn, a French Writer, and Why This Place Carries His NameEyüp · 8 min read

Pierre Loti Hill: A View Over the Golden Horn, a French Writer, and Why This Place Carries His Name

Read moreFener and the Ecumenical Patriarchate: Why an Unassuming Gate Leads to One of the Most Important Sites in the Orthodox WorldFener · 8 min read

Fener and the Ecumenical Patriarchate: Why an Unassuming Gate Leads to One of the Most Important Sites in the Orthodox World

Read moreKariye / Chora: Mosaics, Frescoes, and the Church Whose Images Lay Hidden Under Plaster for CenturiesEdirnekapı · 8 min read

Kariye / Chora: Mosaics, Frescoes, and the Church Whose Images Lay Hidden Under Plaster for Centuries

Read moreThe Pierre Loti Café: How a French Naval Officer Became Istanbul's Romantic — and a Hilltop Café Got His NameEyüp · 8 min read

The Pierre Loti Café: How a French Naval Officer Became Istanbul's Romantic — and a Hilltop Café Got His Name

Read moreThe Iron Church on the Golden Horn: Prefabricated in Vienna, Shipped to Istanbul, and Reassembled as a Bulgarian ChurchFener · 8 min read

The Iron Church on the Golden Horn: Prefabricated in Vienna, Shipped to Istanbul, and Reassembled as a Bulgarian Church

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