• PLAN A TWO DAYS FAMILIRIZATION TRIPS TWO

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HOW MANY TOURISTS ARE COMING TO ISTANBUL?İST

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BUL 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

OCAK105.025 139.937 125.585

88.514 186.141 218.880 265.044 314.762 357.203 339.897 294.352 378.380451.662

ŞUBAT125.749 151.952 145.537

191.671 196.815 226.997 265.541 361.563 432.019 408.083 372.713 431.481494.124

MART152.752 202.148 195.878

181.732 248.006 347.832 355.251 462.047 550.350 485.607 489.884 556.113659.826

NİSAN201.026 245.408 220.976

204.515 286.773 388.202 445.228 552.535 582.779 632.209 588.601 694.959818.788

MAYIS210.268 260.783 237.136

257.910 326.415 503.746 471.753 586.550 691.454 700.123 688.821 729.860867.511

HAZİRAN224.000 269.351 222.999

298.682 300.143 459.185 510.983 554.267 668.851 698.648 659.117 773.092939.508

TEMMUZ342.408 309.165 292.933

385.369 377.163 538.644 630.786 754.539 799.912 915.620 819.420 916.486966.337

AĞUSTOS272.719 300.414 291.332

392.323 348.926 492.632 588.566 702.112 698.451 747.674 630.636 737.020950.062

EYLÜL276.269 253.183 294.644

344.074 331.241 468.996 516.979 609.439 608.659 679.686 712.583 862.482940.156

EKİM275.034 211.967 337.902

361.158 327.217 469.568 457.926 626.828 691.925 761.692 715.567 833.466913.134

KASIM207.771 171.000 217.702

229.329 277.657 383.729 424.899 481.908 502.990 555.917 517.318 595.988727.772

ARALIK164.539 137.882 226.104

216.457 266.647 350.942 413.702 447.003 464.641 584.585 471.968 548.542652.790

Toplam 2 557 560 2 653 190 2 808 728 3.151.734 3.473.144 4.849.353 5.346.658 6.453.553 7.049.234 7.509.741 6.960.980 8.057.869 9.381.670

İSTANBUL

2013 2014

JANUARY 532.276 635.283

FEBRUARY 617.015 696.054

MARCH 838.201 866.985

APRIL 936.961 1.014.662

MAY 1.058.771 1.079.598

JUNE 957.894 1.090.284

JULY 926.266 1.155.407

AUGUST 1.074.950 1.290.218

SEPTEMBER 1.006.014 1.181.742

OCTOBER 998.442

NOVEMBER 770.288

DECEMBER 754.789

TOTAL 10.474.867 9.010.233

FIRST DAY: ISTANBUL

Hagia Sophia Museum

Topkapı Palace

Sultanahmet Mosque

Süleymaniye Mosque

Madien’s Tower

Galata Tower

Aya İrini Churh

Yerebatan Cistern

Dolmabahçe Palace

Located in the center of the Old World, Istanbul is one of the world's

great cities famous for its historical monuments and magnificent

scenic beauties. It is the only city in the world which spreads over

two continents: it lies at a point where Asia and Europe are

separated by a narrow strait - the Bosphorus.

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It has been the capital of three great empires,

the Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires,

and for more than 1,600 years over 120 emperors

and sultans ruled the world from here.

No other city in the world can claim such a

distinction.

Hagia Sophia (Ayasofya) Museum : Ayasofya was built, for nearly a thousand years ago, is the

largest enclosed space in the world, and still seen as one of the world’s most important architectural

monuments. It is one of Turkey’s most popular attractions, drawn by the sheer spectacle of its size,

architecture, mosaics and art.

It used to be a church for 916 years, then a mosque for 481 years, and since 1935 has been a

museum.

İstanbul St. Irene : This ranks as the first church built in İstanbul . It was

commissioned by Constantine in the 4th century, and Justinian later had it

restored. The building reputedly stands on the site of a pre-Christian temple.

Yerebatan Sarnıcı (Cistern) : Nearby Aya Sofia is the 6th century Byzantine

underground Basilica cistern, with 335 massive Corinthian columns supporting

the immense chamber’s fine brick vaulting. This is one of several buried into the

city’s foundations, and the first to have been excavated and renovated. Thought to

have been built in the 4th century by the emperor Constantine, then enlarged two

centuries later, it was supplied with water from Belgrade Forest, and supplied it to

the Great Palace and Topkapi Palace.

THE BLUE MOSQUE

It is located on the promontory of the historical peninsula in İstanbul

which overlooks both the Marmara Sea and the İstanbul strait. The

walls enclosing the palace grounds, the main gate on the land side and

the first buildings were constructed during the time of Fatih Sultan

Mehmet (the Conqueror) (1451 - 81). Topkapı Palace was the official

residence of the Ottoman Sultans.

Maiden’s Tower

Considered to be a symbol of

Istanbul, this tiny tower was

established on a small island

at the entrance of the

Bosphorus. In the past, it was

used as a watchtower and a

lighthouse, until its present

purpose of a tourist attraction.

Western sources describe this

as Leander’s Tower, who was

drowned while swimming, to

reach his lover Hera. Another

story suggests that it was a

tower where an emperor’s

daughter put her in there for

security, having dreamt that

she would be bitten by a

snake.

The tower was built by the Genoese in 1348, during their occupation of the

area, primarily to prevent attacks.

Originally known as the Tower of Christ, it stood above the fortification

surrounding the Genoese city-state.

There is a spiral rock staircase which ascends to the top viewing platform,

which today offers visitors spectacular 360 degree panorama of the entire

city.

The tower was restored in 1967, and an elevator was installed to offer a less

tiring alternative to the steep climb.

There is also a restaurant on the top floor.

GALATA TOWER

SECOND DAY :CAPPADOCIA

Goreme Open Air Museum: cave churches with frescoes

Zelve Open Air Museum: an empty cave town with churches

Kaymakli Underground City: the largest underground city

Derinkuyu Underground City: the deepest underground city

Ihlara Valley: the deepest gorge of Anatolia

Uchisar: Roman rock-cut castle

Ortahisar: Roman rock-cut castle

Avanos: center of pottery since the Hittites

Pasabag: mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys, monks valley

Devrent: animal-shaped fairy chimneys, imagination valley

Hacibektas: center of Bektasi sect of Islam

Gulsehir: first settlements in Cappadocia

Forgotten Cave Churches: churches located in the valleys

Caravanserais: 13th century hotels on the silk road