Istanbul sight playbooks

Istanbul matched

• 7:30 amMenemen and çay on Divanyolu before anything opens
• 8:45 amTopkapı Palace and the Harem, at the Imperial Gate for opening
• 11:30 amHagia Sophia's upper gallery, in the gap before noon
• 12:45 pmKöfte, piyaz and şalgam, standing room only
• 1:45 pmThe Basilica Cistern with a timed slot
• 3 pmThe Blue Mosque between afternoon prayers
• 4:15 pmKese and köpük at Çemberlitaş, Sinan's 1584 hammam
• 6:30 pmKünefe at Hafız Mustafa, walking back