The traditional turkish hats
[Sultanahmet - Istanbul - Turkey]

The Walled Obelisk of Emperor Constantine Porphyrogennetos
[Hippodrome - Sultanahmet - Istanbul - Turkey]

There are 8 of these round calligraphic panes in Hagia Sophia
[Hagia Sophia - Istanbul - Turkey]

There are 8 wooden circular panes in Hagia Sophia
The panes contain the names of Allah, Muhammad, and the four caliphs, Abu Bakr, Umar, Uthman, Ali, as well as Hasan and Husayn, the grandsons of Muhammad. [Hagia Sophia - Istanbul - Turkey]

There's no reason to walk around in dirty sandals in Istanbul
[Sultanahmet - Istanbul - Turkey]

This colorful drink vendor does a busy trade
[Around Sultan Ahmet, Blue Mosque and Hagia Sofia - Istanbul - Turkey]

This group of circular marble slabs is the Omphalion. The large central slab is where the coronation of Byzantine emperors took place.
[Hagia Sophia - Istanbul - Turkey]

Tour buses park at the Hippodrome
[Sultanahmet - Istanbul - Turkey]

View from the Loge of the Empress
[Hagia Sophia - Istanbul - Turkey]

View of Hagia Sophia
[Sultanahmet - Istanbul - Turkey]

View of Hagia Sophia
[Sultanahmet - Istanbul - Turkey]

View of Hagia Sophia
[Sultanahmet - Istanbul - Turkey]

View of Hagia Sophia ground floor, taken from the gallery
[Hagia Sophia - Istanbul - Turkey]

View of the Hagia Sophia mihrab
[Hagia Sophia - Istanbul - Turkey]

View of the Sultan's Loge inside Hagia Sophia
[Hagia Sophia - Istanbul - Turkey]