Soğuk Çeşme Sk.

Beautiful streets lined with the old houses of the mosques imams, which are now part of a hotel. The park end is very steep for those with mobility issues I would go around the long way.

Wonderful street with very nice houses and sidewalks. Also, I have to mention very, very clean street.

This is a street with a Roman cistern and twelve houses that recumbent over the walls of the Top-kapi Palace. It is supposed to have formed during the 18th century. The street got its name from the fountain that is built in 1800 over the face of the cistern left from the Byzantine period.

It is such a beautiful street, built next to Hagia Sofia. The beautiful mansions of the street are colourful and laid on the ancient wall of coonstantine city. It definitely worth a walk through.

Another lovely place to visit while in Sultanahmet / İstanbul.

Yet another get located between Topkapi palace walls and Hagia Sophia. Cozy cafes to stop and enjoy the moment. Check it out and prepare to be fascinated by its unique setting and relatively peaceful atmosphere compared to the one of Sultanahmet square and front side of Hagia Sophia.

Magical little cobblestoned street tucked away right between the Hagia Sophia mosque and the Palace walls. I stumbled across this the first time I was in Istanbul and was amazed at how picturesque it was, in the shadow of the mosque's dome, with the two historic walls either side, and the row of dinky little terraced houses all beautifully restored. Years and years later, I returned and realized you can actually stay in those houses 😍 magical!

SOGUKCESME #STREET Sogukcesme (meaning Cold Fountain in Turkish) took the name from a marble Turkish fountain located in the street, dating 1800 during the period of Selim III. It was estimated that the street had its shape in 18th century for the first time. There are 12 houses leaning on sur-i Sultani (Sultan's Wall) between Hagia Sophia Mosque and Topkapı Palace and 1 Roman cistern in the street. The street which was opened with its new appearance in 1986 includes one pension type hotel, 1 library and a cistern transformed into a restaurant within 9 buildings on the right side by the entrance of the palace. The house where the 6th President of The Republic of Turkey, Fahri Koruturk was born is at the center of this street. The houses at Sogukcesme Street, contrary to the ones in 18th century, were constructed with unsophisticated techniques reflecting the features of 19th century. The houses on this street were two or three storey wooden houses of the 19th century Turkish tradition with lattices and bay windows. The eaves and bays were positioned close to each other. As it was documented by gravures and old photos, Sogukcesme Street exhibited a street view untypical to 19th century. Houses were aligned only at one side of the street while the other side was the garden wall of Hagia Sophia. The facades of the houses facing the street, adjacent to the high walls of the palace, were long and shallow. Foreign travelers and artists visiting Istanbul in 19th century were especially interested in this street and produced vorks about the street.