Located at the crossroad between Europe and Asia, Istanbul is an amazing city with over 2000 years of history. In this episode we give a historical overview and talk about its foundation, the Hagia Sophia, the cisterns and many more famous sights! For additional links and show-notes visit us at https://beyondthesights.info/istanbul !

Chapters:

06:16 Foundation
12:28 Fourth Crusade
13:00 Turkish Conquest
15:13 Turkish Republic
17:04 Population-Swap
19:01 Haghia Sophia
25:15 Neighbourhoods
25:59 Blue Mosque
26:29 Sinan
28:38 Topkapi Palace
31:60 Grand Bazaar
32:50 Cisterns
37:15 Galata
42:13 Tourist worries
46:55 Food