![Rumeli Fortress](https://imagevars.gulfnews.com/2024/03/13/Rumeli-Fortress_18e380f686c_medium.jpg)
History and culture remain entwined in Istanbul, and every step is a journey into the past. Istanbul was Constantinople, and Turkey was Anatolia and Asia Minor: that’s history. Today, the signature of the Ottoman Empire is visible in the palaces and mosques that lie on the banks of the Bosphorus Sea. Have a look.