Travel Photography | Once Upon a Time at Eminönü | Istanbul Turkey

© 2012 Wazari Wazir | Once Upon a Time at Eminonu | Istanbul

Eminönü is a former district of Istanbul in Turkey, now a neighbourhood of Fatih district. This is the heart of the walled city of Constantine, the focus of a history of incredible richness. Eminönü covers roughly the area on which the ancient Byzantium was built. The Galata Bridge crosses the Golden Horn into Eminönü and the mouth of the Bosphorus opens into the Marmara Sea.

Up on the hill stands Topkapı Palace, the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii) and Hagia Sophia (Aya Sofya). Thus Eminönü is the main tourist destination in Istanbul. It was a part of the Fatih district until 1928, which covered the whole peninsular area (the old Stamboul) within the roman city walls – that area which was formerly the Byzantine capital Constantinople. Since the resident population of Eminönü is low today, it rejoined the Fatih district in 2009.

This busy area is not very far from Sultanahmet, where Ayasofya and Blue Mosque is located, in fact you can take a leisurely walk from Blue Mosque to this busy area in just less than twenty minutes but as a photographer I think it will took you maybe an hour to get here, why? Simply because there are so many interesting things worthy of photographs along the way.

But if you are in a hurry, just take the tram or metro from Cemberlitas or Sultanahmet station and in less than ten minutes you will get here. Get down at Eminonu station. If you are coming from Sultanahmet area, the Eminonu metro station is just next to Yeni Camii or New Mosque (400 year old mosque) to your left. From the station, just take a walk to this busy area and trust me, you can spend the whole day here. Photo opportunities abound, here I just shared with you just a general shot of what its looks like.

*All photographs were edited with VSCO Film Pack…