Place to wash at Haghia Sophia Museum, Istanbul

Gate of Felicity, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Typical Bosphorus Turkish House, Istanbul, Turkey

The Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

Water Fountain, Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

Haghia Sophia Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

Minaret, Haghia Sophia Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

Haghia Sophia Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

Blue Mosque at Dusk, Istanbul, Turkey

Minaret of Haghia Sophia Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

Courtyard Entrance, Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

Doorway, Old Town, Istanbul, Turkey

Bronze Minaret Top, Istanbul, Turkey

Building at Haghia Sophia Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

Courtyard of the Valide Sultan, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul

Courtyard of the Valide Sultan, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul

The Fruit Room, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Room at Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Ottoman Mosaics, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Gate of Felicity, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Detail of Gate of Felicity, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul

Tiles, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Tiles, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Tiles, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Tiles, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Monument of Statue of Taksim Cumhuriyet Aniti, Taksim Square, Istanbul

Different View of Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

Docked Cruise Liner "Aida", Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey

Turkish Ferry, Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey

Ortakoy Mosque, Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey

Castle of Rumeli Hisari, European Side of Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey

Local Ferry on the Bosphorus, outside Istanbul, Turkey

Oil Tanker on the Boshporous, outside Istanbul, Turkey

Turkish Boat on the Bosphorous, Istanbul, Turkey

Turkish Boat on the Bosphorous, Istanbul, Turkey

"Not much room to spare!", Istanbul, Turkey

Boat on the Bosphorus, Istanbul, Turkey

Main Entrance, Imperial Gate, Topkapi Palace, Istanbul

Blue Mosque at Dusk, Istanbul

Blue Mosque Minaret at Dusk, Istanbul

Blue Mosque, Istanbul

Dolmabahce Palace from the Bosphorous, Istanbul, Turkey

One Entrance to Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Clock Tower at Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Archway to the Bosphorous, Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Clock Tower at Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Bronze Urn at Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Fountain, Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Interior, Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Fountain, Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Sculture, Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul, Old City, from the Bosphorous, Turkey

Fire Place, Dolmabahce, Istanbul, Turkey

Entrance, Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

European Side of Istanbul & Galata Tower in background, Turkey

Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

German Fountain, Istanbul, Turkey

Facade of Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Fire Place, Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Facade of Dolmabahce Palace, Instanbul, Turkey

Typical Wooden Turkish Building on the Bosphorus, Turkey

Typical Wooden Building on the Bosphorous, Turkey

Fishing Boats on the Bosphorus, Turkey

Ferry Boat on the Bosphorous, Turkey

Grounds of Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Tombs of The Sultans, Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

Entrance to Istanbul University, Turkey

Euopean Side of Istanbul with Galata Bridge & Galata Tower in Background, Turkey

Tram, Istanbul, Turkey

Archway at Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Archway at Dolmabahce Palace, Istanbul, Turkey

Fortress in South West Turkey near Iranian Border

Mount Ararat, South West Turkey near Iranian Border

Countryside, South West Turkey near Iranian Border

  

Turkey

I first visited Istanbul in May 1976 and returned in August 2003 for a two week visit. While the monuments reamin the same, there was clearly a very different level of economic activity since my first visit.