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İstanbul The Best Place to Connect Close your eyes… Imagine yourself in a city. On your left side ancient walls built during Byzantium days lasting tens of kilometers is spreading its arms… On your right side; a tower dating back hundreds of years glimpses its eyes from the middle of a blue sea. Resembling an open air museum with marvellous arches, magnificent mosques, glorious churches around your eyesight… If you step under the terra, a cisterna with charming columns and attractive Medusa is waiting for you with curiosity. All these historical areas are hidden in İstanbul. The city harmonizes the ancient aspects with modern faces. One of the world’s oldest big cities and with a history dating back to 8,500 years, İstanbul is one of the most visited places in the world, a central hub connecting East and West, blending the past and the future, bringing together cultures and people from all over the world. During the day a culture waiting to be explored charms visitors but a beautiful dinner and a nonstop nightlife is the last but never the least to be done. Turkish cuisine, considered one of the best in the world, involves a wonderful and wide range of tastes due to various civilizations that lived in this area for centuries. As one of the most prestigious capitals of the ancient and modern world, İstanbul is also an ideal destination for international meetings with its world class convention venues and accommodation. İstanbul, The Place to Connect!
Outstanding Metropolis Byzantium, Agusta Antonina, Dersaadet, Asitane, Constantinople, Konstantiniye… İstanbul had many different names and hosted many different cultures during its history. No other city in the world provides the option of walking from one continent to another with a magnificient view. Moreover not any other city in the world served as a capital to great empires. With carrying the title of one of the most popular cities in the world for hundreds of years one can only say that İstanbul is between the most famous metropolises of the world. Discover the City of İstanbul Entitled as one of the most dynamic cities in the world by “Cities of Opportunity Report” of PwC, İstanbul is literally a metropolis. İstanbul is a transcontinental city straddling two continents by its inland sea, Marmara. The city is divided into four regions and has a natural harbor, the Golden Horn. One of the world’s busiest waterways, the Bosphorus, is situated in northwestern Turkey between the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara. Connecting the two seas, Bosphorus also separates İstanbul to two sides known as European side and Asian side. İstanbul is the largest populated city of Turkey with 14.2 million inhabitants. Also as the financial capital of the country, İstanbul’s annual contribution to Turkey’s GDP ($820 billion in 2014) is about 39 percent. İstanbul is not only an UNESCO World Heritage Site but also became a hub for contemporary artistic developments and creative industries. İstanbul’s cosmopolitan spirit –diverse and intercultural- is proved by the fact that nearly 22 k international companies operate in the city. As a result of its economic growth, İstanbul hosts more and more visitors every year, willing to familiarise themselves with its 8,500 years of rich history and see its glamorous ancient monuments dating from Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman times. İstanbul not only presents a historical journey, but also boasts the vibrancy of a modern city with international film festivals, exhibitions, art galleries, and sport organisations. The city was designated in 2010 “the European Capital of Culture” and in 2012 “European Capital of Sport”. Easily accessible via its two international airports, İstanbul is home to numerous meeting and convention facilities as well as a rich number of superior accommodation options… 21th century’s İstanbul is one of the world’s leading metropolises. DıD YOu KNOW? İstanbul is the largest city in Turkey, constituting the country’s economic, cultural, and historical heart. With a population of 14.2 million, İstanbul is a transcontinental city, straddling the Bosphorus, in northwestern Turkey, between the Sea of Marmara and the Black Sea.
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İstanbul<br />
The Best Place to Connect<br />
Close your eyes… Imagine<br />
yourself in a city. On your left<br />
side ancient walls built during<br />
Byzantium days lasting tens<br />
of kilometers is spreading its<br />
arms… On your right side; a<br />
tower dating back hundreds<br />
of years glimpses its eyes from the middle of a<br />
blue sea. Resembling an open air museum with<br />
marvellous arches, magnificent mosques, glorious<br />
churches around your eyesight… If you step under<br />
the terra, a cisterna with charming columns and<br />
attractive Medusa is waiting for you with curiosity.<br />
All these historical areas are hidden in İstanbul.<br />
The city harmonizes the ancient aspects with<br />
modern faces.<br />
One of the world’s oldest big cities and with a<br />
history dating back to 8,500 years, İstanbul is one<br />
of the most visited places in the world, a central<br />
hub connecting East and West, blending the past<br />
and the future, bringing together cultures and<br />
people from all over the world.<br />
During the day a culture waiting to be explored<br />
charms visitors but a beautiful dinner and a<br />
nonstop nightlife is the last but never the least to<br />
be done. Turkish cuisine, considered one of the<br />
best in the world, involves a wonderful and wide<br />
range of tastes due to various civilizations that<br />
lived in this area for centuries.<br />
As one of the most prestigious capitals of the<br />
ancient and modern world, İstanbul is also an<br />
ideal destination for international meetings<br />
with its world class convention venues and<br />
accommodation. İstanbul, The Place to Connect!