scenic viewpoint
Bosphorus Strait
The legendary waterway dividing Europe and Asia, lined with Ottoman palaces, mosques, and wooden mansions best seen from a scenic ferry cruise.
4 km · about 10 min drive
Istanbul, Turkey · Asia
İstinye works well as a base: 5 minutes from Bebek, 4km from Bosphorus Strait.
İstinye is a town located in Istanbul, Turkey. With a population of 15,721, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, İstinye sits in Turkey, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Istanbul time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add İstinye to your route.
İstinye is a neighbourhood in the municipality and district of Sarıyer, Istanbul Province, Turkey. Its population was 15,721 in 2022. It is on the European side of the city between the neighbourhoods of Emirgan and Yeniköy, on the northwestern shore of the Bosporus strait.
In classical antiquity it was the site of aRead more
town called Lasthenes, which was later renamed Leosthenion (Greek: Λεωσθένιον), and corrupted to Sosthenion (Greek: Σωσθένιον) during the Middle Ages. The village was the site of the Michaelion, a church and monastery dedicated to St. Michael in Byzantine times.
Since 1995 the headquarters of the Istanbul Stock Exchange has been in İstinye.
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İstinye is located in Istanbul, Turkey, Asia. The coordinates are 41.1101 latitude, 29.0509 longitude.
İstinye has a population of approximately 15,721 people, making it a town in Turkey.
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8 notable places within an hour's drive.
scenic viewpoint
The legendary waterway dividing Europe and Asia, lined with Ottoman palaces, mosques, and wooden mansions best seen from a scenic ferry cruise.
4 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
First bridge to span the Bosphorus strait connecting Europe and Asia, an illuminated icon of the Istanbul skyline.
7 km · about 15 min drive
bridge
The first suspension bridge across the Bosphorus, opened in 1973, linking the European and Asian sides of Istanbul.
7 km · about 15 min drive
landmark
Medieval stone tower rising above Istanbul's Galata quarter, offering 360-degree panoramic views of the city and Bosphorus.
11 km · about 20 min drive
museum
The lavish Ottoman sultans' residence for 400 years, housing imperial treasures, holy relics, and the famous Harem.
12 km · about 25 min drive
photogenic
Steep cobbled lanes of tall narrow houses painted in blocks of colour on the Golden Horn, the old Jewish and Greek Orthodox quarters of Istanbul. The red-brick Phanar Greek College looms over the rooftops.
12 km · about 25 min drive
cafe
A hilltop coffeehouse above Eyüp cemetery with the best view down the Golden Horn, named for the French novelist who drank here in the 1870s while writing Aziyadé. A cable car climbs to it from the waterfront.
12 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
An iconic 17th-century Ottoman mosque famous for its six minarets and interior adorned with over 20,000 handmade İznik blue tiles.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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