Baghdad Avenue


Baghdad Avenue


Bagdat Avenue (Turkish: 'Bagdat Caddesi', literally Baghdad Avenue) is a notable high street located in the Anatolian part of Istanbul,in Kadikoy. It can be seen as the counterpart of Istiklal Avenue

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Istiklal Avenue


Istiklal Avenue


Istiklal Avenue (Turkish: Istiklal Caddesi) is one of the most famous avenues in Istanbul,visited by nearly 3 million people in a single day over the course of weekends. Located in the historic Beyoglu district, it is an elegant pedestrian street, approximately three kilometers long, which houses exquisite boutiques, music stores, bookstores, art galleries,

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Flower Passage(Cicek pasaji)


Flower Passage(Cicek pasaji)


Beyoglu's ornate Cicek Pasaji (Flower Passage) on Istiklal Caddesi at Galatasaray Square is filled with restaurants.

It is one of the most popular entertainment points of Taksim

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Fransiz Sokagi(French Street)


Fransiz Sokagi(French Street)
If New York has Chinatown and Little Italy, then Istanbul has "French Street" (Fransiz Sokagi). "Rue Francaise", with tented buildings, street musicians, cafés, bars and art centers, opened in summer of 2004 in Beyoglu district.

The street behind Galatasaray High School,in Galatasaray Square, known as

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Galatasaray Square


Galatasaray Square
Galatasaray Square
Halfway between Taksim Square and Tunel Square along Istiklal Caddesi in Istanbul

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Tunnel Square(Tunel meydani)


Tunnel Square(Tunel meydani)
Tunnel Square, at the southwestern end of Istiklal Caddesi(Independence Avenue) in Beyoglu, Istanbul, is the upper terminus of Istanbul's little old 19th-century, two-station underground train system, the Tunel.

The "square" is really just a widening of t

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