(not to be) Missed Turkey & Istanbul Sites and Facts

Hi; If Baklava is not consumed on the day of production; everyday it gets soggy a 5 – 10%  ; and yet some of them  already come soggy. When you bite the fine baklava it talks to you; you shou...

https://mristanblue.wordpress.com/2013/08/15/best-baklava-in-istanbul-also-the-shobiyet/

Hi! My name is Oguz Kosebalaban.  Tour guide and travel writer.  As of August 2013 this blog welcomed over 20000 visitors:  I  mainly provide  first hand travel advise from my tour experienc...

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Oct 4 , 2012   The Ottoman Tradition or protocol to keep state matters secret continues in   the  modern Turkish Parliament, TBMM : During the meetings at Arz Odasi,  reception hall of the s...

https://mristanblue.wordpress.com/2012/10/04/ottoman-tradition-continues-in-the-modern-turkish-parliament-tbmm/

Of course kids may also enjoy all the wonderful sites of Istanbul : Palaces, museums, ancient churches , ancient mosques can be introduced to attract their interest level. But there are other exc...

https://mristanblue.wordpress.com/2012/04/28/istanbulforkids/

2012 Spring – Summer information :   Sultanahmet area Ottoman Mehter band Performance /every Saturday at 3 pm / Nearby Blue Mosque, in hippodrome area ( possibly the pit used as the concert g...

https://mristanblue.wordpress.com/2012/04/17/ottoman-band-near-bluemosque/

As you will find its details below, so far, as of March 2012 my blog welcomed over 10.000 visitors, from all around the world, thank you for your interest! Oguz Kosebalaban

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Smyrna , the ancient name of the third largest city of Turkey is the name of an Amazon  commandent as mentioned in sources from Ephesus. In the Archaeological museum of  Selcuk ( today’s Ephe...

https://mristanblue.wordpress.com/2012/03/15/did-amazons-live-in-turkey/

* Procedures to visit Blue Mosque No admission at prayer time , they close the visitor’s door half an hour prior to the prayer, open it up half an hour fllowing  the prayer. So find out the pr...

https://mristanblue.wordpress.com/2012/03/13/mosque-visit-istanbul/

( Else than being a member of the Turkish  travel industry,  I am also an independent short movie maker; and a photographer.  In other words I   have an eye for locations. I see these million...

https://mristanblue.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/few-words-on-the-new-james-bond-movie-to-be-filmed-in-turkey-and-open-invitation-to-movie-makers-for-incredible-istanbul-action-movie-sequence/

In case you came across this article with a google search, here is the main address of my blog for quick access to more of my Istanbul content: https://mristanblue.wordpress.com/ One of the best ...

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