Photo credits
The courtyard of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque at dusk, its domes and minarets lit against a deep blue sky
Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Galata Tower rising above the Karaköy waterfront, with ferries moored along the Golden Horn
Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Looking up into the dome of the Ortaköy Mosque, with tall arched windows and painted pendentives
A.Savin, FAL, via Wikimedia Commons
The radiating timber ceiling at the top of Galata Tower, seen from directly below
Julian Lupyan, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
An ornate late-Ottoman apartment facade in Karaköy with carved stone details
Eusebius, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Karaköy ferry pier on the Golden Horn with the old city skyline across the water
Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A white commuter ferry crossing the Bosphorus with passengers on deck
Matti Blume, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A seagull taking a piece of simit from an outstretched hand on a Bosphorus ferry
Biggestkartal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A white wooden waterside mansion, a yalı, on the Bosphorus shore at Kanlıca, backed by green hills
Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A pale wooden yalı with tall shuttered windows standing directly on the Bosphorus waterline
Moonik, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A Turkish breakfast table with small plates of cheese, olives, menemen and bread
Jwslubbock, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and olive oil laid out for a Turkish breakfast in a garden
Glassmug29, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A tulip-shaped glass of Turkish tea on a red-rimmed saucer
Cemallamec, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A stack of sesame-crusted simit rings
Andrey Filippov 安德烈, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The interior of the Süleymaniye Mosque, with stained-glass windows beneath its central dome
Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The painted central dome of the Süleymaniye Mosque seen from below
Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Hand-painted Turkish ceramic plates stacked for sale
H005, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The arched stone entrance of the Spice Bazaar in Eminönü with shoppers passing through
Sourabh.biswas003, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Çukurcuma street at night with Galata Tower lit at the end of the road
Jokesolid, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The crowded interior of an antique shop in Cihangir, filled with chandeliers and frames
Jwslubbock, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A steep street in Fener lined with painted townhouses and bay windows
Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The new Istanbul Modern museum building on the Karaköy waterfront under a clear sky
vlyalcin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
An aerial view over Cappadocia's eroded valleys and rock formations in soft morning light
Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A single hot-air balloon silhouetted against the rising sun over Cappadocia
MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Pale cones and ridges of volcanic tuff in the Göreme valley under a wide sky
Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Stone houses and cave dwellings cut into the hillside of a Cappadocian village
Knslmn, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The turquoise Ölüdeniz lagoon framed by pine-covered mountains
Hsuparneeuq, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Fishing boats moored in Kaş harbour with whitewashed houses climbing the hill behind
Dosseman, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Neoclassical houses in ochre and white rising from the harbour of Symi
Jebulon, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Bodrum Castle on its peninsula, with sailing boats in the bay and the town behind
Serhio Magpie, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A yellow Lisbon tram passing through a narrow street of tiled buildings
Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Traditional rabelo boats on the Douro with Porto's Ribeira district rising behind
Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons