Galata Bridge

Galata Köprüsü

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best: sunset
romantic

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Pamuk watched the fishermen from this bridge as a boy — 'the silhouette of the Old City from the middle of this bridge is the image I carry of Istanbul everywhere I go'

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The bridge that connects two worlds — walk across and you travel from Ottoman Istanbul to European Beyoğlu in five minutes. Above, a line of fishermen drop their lines into the Golden Horn regardless of weather or catch. Below, a row of fish restaurants serve fresh-grilled balık ekmek (fish sandwiches) with the water lapping beneath your feet. At sunset, the silhouette of Süleymaniye above and Galata Tower ahead is pure Istanbul.

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