Lonely Planet İstanbul Guide

What’s New All-Night Public Transport

One of the first announcements made by Ekrem Imamoğlu when he was elected mayor of the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality in 2019 was that some metro lines in the city – including the handy M2 line from Yenikapı to Hacıosman – would function for 24 hours every Friday and Saturday. Cooking Alaturka Food Tours This well-known Sultanahmet cookery school now offers guided food tours visiting produce and spice markets, sampling street food and even visiting an historic brewery. Dormitory of the Corps of the Palace Guards, Topkapı Palace One of the hidden treasures of Topkapı, this tile-adorned military dormitory located next to the entrance of the Harem can now be visited after a long After a long closure, the Balat and Fener iskeles (ferry docks) have finally reopened, making exploration of the Haliç (Golden Horn) suburbs much easier. Museum of Turkish Jews Celebrating its move to a new building attached to the Neve Shalom synagogue, this excellent museum in Galata uses multimedia displays to document the long history of the Jewish people in Turkey. Nuruosmaniye Mosque The restoration of this baroque mosque took years, but has been well worth the wait; don’t miss the unique polygonal rear courtyard. Hünkâr Kasrı and painstaking renovation. Golden Horn Ferry Stops