So rich is Istanbul in historic buildings of every stripe, especially Byzantine churches and colonnaded cisterns, Ottoman ...

You could opt for the classic tourist trinkets or you could do a little extra research and bring home something quintessentially Turkish.

In 2023, the 500-year-old Zeyrek Cinili Hamam in Istanbul - built during the reign ... or sold to European antique dealers in the 19th century, some are still visible. The restoration also exposed ...