GLAMOUR HOTEL -- SIRKECI, ISTANBUL

OUTDOOR AND INDOOR LUXURY AT JUST THE RIGHT PRICE

Well-placed in the religious interests, sightseeing, culture area of Istanbul city, Glamour Hotel provides a most conducive spot for you to take a break from your busy days. The hotel is not too far from the city center: just 5 km away, and it normally takes about 40 minutes to reach the airport. With its convenient location, the hotel offers easy access to the city's must-see destinations.

At Glamour Hotel, every effort is made to make guests feel comfortable. To do so, the hotel provides the best in services and amenities. Guests of the hotel can enjoy on-site features like 24-hour room service, free Wi-Fi in all rooms, daily housekeeping, taxi service, 24-hour front desk. 

The hotel features 39 beautifully appointed guest rooms, many of which include closet, complimentary tea, towels, wooden/parqueted flooring, slippers. The hotel offers wonderful recreational facilities such as garden to make your stay truly unforgettable. Enjoy unparalleled services and a truly prestigious address at the Glamour Hotel.

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THE STORIES THIS OLD OTTOMAN DOWAGER COULD TELL

EMINONU, ISTANBUL, TURKEY

This ancient, flower-motif building is striking, if not somewhat neglected.

It sits in a prominent position, a stone's throw from both the Spice (Egyptian) Market and the New Mosque.

Footsteps from the grand Legacy Ottoman Hotel, it also is just up a ridge from the Eminonu ferry docks that serve the Golden Horn and Bosphorus.

MAIDEN'S TOWER

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

The Maiden's Tower sits on a rocky outcropping just off Uskudur on the Asian side of Istanbul.

It sits near the southern edge of the Bosphorus.

Here, it is viewed from the Kadikoy ferry bound back for Eminonu on the European side of Constantinople.

Often also called Leander's Tower, it can be seen in two classic James Bond films.

It now has a restaurant on the ground floor and a cafe on the upper floor.

100 YEAR-OLD VENDOR

EMINONU, ISTANBUL, TURKEY

7 days a week, this lady sells little paper plates of bird seed.

She makes a few Turkish Lira per sale.

Turkish Lira trades at roughly 3 per 1 U.S. Dollar.

Rent in Istanbul has doubled, almost tripled in the past decade.

This lady's stall is in a great location.

Just up the hill from the Eminonu ferry docks.

Very close to the Galata Bridge.

Just outside the New Mosque.

Right on the way to the Egyptian (Spice) Market.

Some neighborhood folks told me she's about 100 years old.

The things she's seen in Istanbul in the past century.

And just how does she make rent?

In a city that is at once rapidly westernizing.

Yet challenged by political leaders who want to introduce religion into the secular republic created by Ataturk.