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Istanbul is the capital of Turkey and the eastern gateway to the Mediterranean from the Black Sea.

Having been the seat of power in the Byzantine and Ottoman empires, it has an abundance of unmissable historic sites including the Agia Sofia and Blue Mosque, Topkapi Palace, the Basilica Cistern, the Galata Tower, the Dolmabache Palace, and the Grand Bazaar.

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