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Istanbul Park, Istanbul

Formula 1, Istanbul Park

Istanbul Park (Turkish: İstanbul Park), also known as the Istanbul Racing Circuit or initially Istanbul Otodrom, is a motor sports race track near İstanbul, Turkey. Inaugurated on August 21, 2005 it has since been the venue of the Turkish Grand Prix. Situated close to the junction of Kurtkoy on the north side of TEM Motorway, linking Istanbul to Ankara. It is adjacent to the newly constructed Sabiha Gökçen International Airport and approx 30km away from the Elite Dragos Hotel. This year the 2007 FORMULA 1 Petrol Ofisi Turkish Grand Prix takes place between 24th August and 26th August 2007.


The Blue Mosque, Istanbul

The Blue Mosque, Istanbul

The Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Turkish: Sultanahmet Camii) is a mosque in Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey and the capital of the Ottoman Empire (from 1453 to 1923). The mosque is one of several mosques known as the Blue Mosque for the blue tiles adorning the walls of its interior. It was built between 1609 and 1616, during the rule of Ahmed I.


The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul

The Grand Bazaar, Istanbul

The Grand Bazaar (or Covered Bazaar, Kapaliçarsi in Turkish) in Istanbul is one of the largest covered markets in the world with more than 58 streets and 4,000 shops, and has between 250,000 and 400,000 visitors daily. It is well known for its jewelry, pottery, spice, and carpet shops. Many of the stalls in the bazaar are grouped by type of goods, with special areas for leather coats, gold jewelry and the like. The bazaar contains two bedestans, or domed masonry structures built for storage and safe keeping, the first of which was constructed between 1455 and 1461 by the order of Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror. The bazaar was vastly enlarged in the 16th century, during the reign of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and in 1894 underwent a major restoration following an earthquake.


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