MEGARA HOTEL,
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IST AIRPORT - 9.0 MI/14.5 KM ENE
AT THE NORTHERN END OF AKBIYIK CADDESI *AVENUE OF
THE WHITE MOUSTACHE* ARE THE TOPKAPI PALACE
WALLS A SMALL MOSQUE AND A RUINED OTTOMAN HAMAM
*TURKISH BATH*. TOWARD THE SOUTH ARE RUINS OF
THE BYZANTINE MAGNAURA PALACE.
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A STREET WITH SOMEH ISTORY AND
NOT JUST AN OLD MANS MOUSTACHE.
IT HAS SEVERAL LODGING PLACES IN A RANGE OF
PRICES. A FEW OF THE INEVITABLE CARPET AND
LEATHER APPAREL SHOPS SEVERAL BAKKAL *GROCERS*
SHOPS SOME CARES BARS AND RESTAURANTS. THE
MOST INTERESTING SHOPPING IS AT ITS TRADITIONAL
WEDNESDAY MORNING STREET MARKED.
INI MANY WAYS AKBIYIK CADDESI IS HTETHE T OF THIS
PART OF THE SULTANAHMET HOTEL DISTRICT.