Hotel Uyan

Sultanahmet


The Uyan's quietly elegant decor nods towards Ottoman style, but never goes over the top. Rooms are comfortable and mostly of a decent size; the exceptions are the budget singles (€83), which are tiny but serviceable. Breakfast is enjoyed in the top-floor space or on the terrace that has Blue Mosque and sea views. Low-season rates are considerably reduced.


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Nearby Sultanahmet attractions

1. Sultanahmet Archaeological Park

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Excavations here have uncovered parts of the Great Palace of Byzantium. The park has been closed for restoration for almost a decade, with no signs of it…

2. Aya Sofya Tombs

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Part of the Aya Sofya complex but entered via Babıhümayun Caddesi, these tombs are the final resting places of five 16th- and 17th-century sultans –…

3. Tomb of Sultan Ahmet I

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The türbe (tomb) of Sultan Ahmet I, the Blue Mosque’s great patron, is on the north side of the mosque facing Sultanahmet Park. Ahmet, who had ascended to…

4. Arasta Bazaar

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This historic arcade of shops was once part of the külliye (mosque complex) of the Blue Mosque (Sultanahmet Camii). Mosques built by the great and…

5. Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque

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Right in the heart of İstanbul’s historic center, this sacred Byzantine building remains an important symbol of power.

6. Blue Mosque

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İstanbul's most photogenic building was the grand project of Sultan Ahmet I (r 1603–17), whose tomb is located on the north side of the site facing…

7. Milion

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This was kilometre zero during the Byzantine Empire: the starting point of the Via Egnatia, the great road linking Constantinople with the Adriatic coast,…

8. Basilica Cistern

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This subterranean structure was commissioned by Emperor Justinian and built in 532. The largest surviving Byzantine cistern in İstanbul, it was…