John Freely is a long-term resident of Istanbul and has written a number of books on Greece and Turkey.

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• History of Istanbul; Byzantine art and architecture; Ottoman art and architecture; Geography of Istanbul; The guide: Yeni Cami and the Spice Bazaar; The First Hill and Hippodrome; Haghia Sophia; Topkapi Sarayi and Haghia Eirene; The Archaeological Museums and Gulhane Park; The Blue Mosque and Sultanahmet district; Divan Yolu Caddesi and Beyazit Camii; The Market Quarter and Suleymaniye; Ordu Caddesi and Sehzade Camii; Fatih Camii and the Zeyrek district; Yavuz Selim Camii and the old Fifth Hill; Kariye Muzesi and its district; The Seventh Hill; The Land Walls; The Golden Horn; Galata and Beyoglu; The European shore of the Bosphorus; The Asian side; The Princes' Islands; Practical information; Glossary; Byzantine emperors; Ottoman sultans; Ecumenical patriarchs; Index; maps & plans: City maps; Istanbul overview; The Princes' Islands; Uskudar; The Bosphorus; The old city street atlas; The old city and its environs; Eyup; Plans: Archaeological Museum; Beyazit Camii; Blue Mosque; Cagaloglu Hamami; Fatih Camii; Fethiye Camii; Grand Bazaar; Haghia Eirene; Haghia Sophia; Hippodrome; Kariye (St Saviour in Chora); Kucuk Ayasofya Camii; Mahmut Pasa Camii; Sehzade Camii;Sokollu Mehmet Pasa Camii; Suleymaniye; Theodosian Walls;Topkapi Sarayi; Topkapi Harem;Yeni Cami.