Touristic Places to Visit in Istanbul

Journey to Turkey for Hair Transplant

• Istanbul is living history with city walls, mosques, palaces, and museums. You don’t need to go too far to witness this history and feel nostalgic because every place in Istanbul has a cross-section of historical events.

Places You Can Visit in Istanbul Before Hair Transplant

• Dr. Mehmet Demircioglu from Diamond Hair Clinic suggests there’s no issue with exploring Istanbul City before your hair transplant operation.

• You can also visit the historical sites listed below, enjoy the famous Turkish baths (Cemberlitas, Hürrem Sultan Bath, GS historical Bath), and have peeling, sauna, and massage. Since bathing, sauna, and pool after hair transplant surgery is not recommended for 3 months.

• We advise you to rest well a day before your hair transplant in Istanbul and refrain from visiting entertainment centers. A strict no-alcohol policy is in place for at least seven days before and after the hair transplant procedure. Additionally, we strongly recommend reducing your consumption of smoking and tobacco products during this timeframe.

Topkapı Palace

Topkapı Palace, magnified by its glory and architecture, is one of the most important historical places in Istanbul that should be seen. Built by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror in 1478, the palace was the main center where sultans lived and governed the state for 400 years. Topkapı Palace, which was opened for a visit during the reign of Sultan Abdulmecit, welcomes visitors in the present day and has become a center of interest for tourists with traces of mystery and Ottoman architecture.

Hagia Sophia

The Hagia Sophia Museum is one place that surprises most local and foreign tourists with its limitlessness and glory. Everyone who can come to Istanbul should definitely spare time to visit. Built by Byzantine Emperor 1st Justinian and later transformed into a mosque by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror, Hagia Sophia welcomes many tourists who want to feel and witness the history.

The Basilica Cistern

The Basilica Cistern is among the most important places of Istanbul with its interesting legends that are said to have been lived in and with the columns rising in the water. The Basilica Cistern, which the Byzantine Emperor used to meet the palace’s water needs, continued for a while in the same way during the reign of Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror. The remembrance of the shapes on columns to tears is a legend, and a rumor that it is essential to represent the drama of many slaves lost in the construction of the Great Basilica.

Maiden’s Tower

It is a tower on a small island around Salacak openings in the Bosphorus. The Maiden’s Tower, which has various narrations and legends about why it was built, is one of the places that should be seen to see its magic. Today, it is a historical place where you can go out of your routine for a romantic dinner with your partner or lunch with your friend.

Grand Bazaar

The Grand Bazaar is located in the center of Istanbul, surrounded by historical places and shopping centers. It is even known that half a million people are visiting during the day. The Grand Bazaar, which resembles a city, is built by Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror for people to exhibit and sell what they do.

Dolmabahçe Palace

Dolmabahçe Palace was used as a place where the Ottoman Captain-Derya anchored the gems during the imperial period and then turned into a unique garden. During the Republican era, it was of great importance since Ataturk stayed there during his visits to Istanbul and closed his eyes to the life in this palace.

Galata Tower

The Galata Tower is one of the oldest towers in the world and was built by the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius. In the first half of the 17th century, during the period of IV. Murat period, Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi flew to Üsküdar-Doğancılar from the Galata Tower in 1638, wearing his eagle wings on his back after he had carried out flight exercises by observing the winds in Okmeydanı. This flight was welcomed with interest in Europe. The tower, among the priorities of the tourists coming to Istanbul, allows seeing Istanbul.

Spice Bazaar

The Spice Bazaar in Istanbul, Turkey, is one of the largest bazaars in the city. Located in the Eminönü quarter of the Fatih district, it is the most famous covered shopping complex after the Grand Bazaar. Spice Bazaar has a total of 85 shops selling spices, Turkish delight and other sweets, jewelry, souvenirs, and dried fruits and nuts.

Blue Mosque

The Sultan Ahmed Mosque, or Sultan Ahmet Mosque, is a historic mosque in Istanbul, Turkey. A popular tourist site, the Sultan Ahmed Mosque continues to function as a mosque today; men still kneel in prayer on the mosque’s lush red carpet after the call to prayer. The Blue Mosque, as it is popularly known, was constructed between 1609 and 1616 during the rule of Ahmed I. Its Külliye contains Ahmed’s tomb, a madrasah, and a hospice. Hand-painted blue tiles adorn the mosque’s interior walls, and at night, the mosque is bathed in blue as lights frame the mosque’s five main domes, six minarets, and eight secondary domes. It sits next to the Hagia Sophia, another popular tourist site.