City Guide: Istanbul
City Guide: Istanbul Spanned on the Europe and Asia continents, Istanbul sprawls over the two sides of the Bosphorus, in the northwest of Turkey. Standing as the only city expanding on two continents, Istanbul is the most populous city of both Turkey and Europe. The city is the cultural, industrial, economic and financial capital of Turkey. The headquarters of the most of national companies and international companies operating in the country are situated at the metropolis. The Istanbul Stock Exchange is located at Istanbul. This culturally, historically and geographically wonderland has been the meeting place of the world cultures and religions. Throughout the history, countless colonies and nations arised within the Anatolian territory. So Anatolia is denominated as the cradle of civilizations. Istanbul, both geographically and historically, is the European aspect of that culture treasury. Beside harboring innumerable civilizations, nations and societies throughout the world h
