Türkiye
Istanbul
The city that holds two continents
The usual connecting point on the way to Europe, and a destination in its own right. Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and the Grand Bazaar are all walkable.
Things to do
Hagia Sophia
Fifteen centuries: church, mosque, museum, mosque again.
Grand Bazaar
4,000 shops. Haggling is the custom, not an insult.
Bosphorus cruise
At sunset you see the European and Asian shores at once.