About Istanbul

"LET'S MEET WHERE COLOURS, CULTURES and CONTINENTS MEET"

Where the blowing winds from the seven peaks of Anatolian Olympus merge into each other...
Where Amazons cooled their bodies in the waves that break apart from the Black Sea and roll mightily against the shore ...
Where love is symbolized in the Tower of Leandros ...
Where stand the rocks of Symplegad that brought nightmares to the Argonauts ...
Built on seven hills on Asia and Europe ...
Capital of three empires ...
Where romance and traffic jam go hand in hand ...
Lively and exciting ...
A world metropolis ...
That is İstanbul ...

A unique city where east meets west, the bridge between Europe and Asia, thriving metropolis of 12 million people - exotic yet distinctively western. Over the course of millennia, İstanbul was the seat of three great empires - Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman and meeting place of people of many religions and cultures who came together and learned to live in peace and harmony. Ultra modern amenities, the splendours of the Ottoman past and the honored traditions of Turkish hospitality combine to make İstanbul a perfect meeting city, one that will impress treasured and lasting memories. The city offers value for the money as well, with competitive prices, often below the rest of Europe, and superior service. The rates may be lower but not the quality.

For further information please visit:

http://www.istanbul.com
http://www.istanbulcityguide.com

ASKERİ MUSEUM & CULTURAL CENTER

The Turkish Military Museum (Asker Müzesi) is located just north of Taksim, easily walk able. The military museum is an enormous 2 story building that houses countless military artifacts from Turkey's Byzantine and Ottoman past, as well as from the Republic. The top floor is a monument to the splendor of the Ottoman army. There are rooms full of armour, guns, swords, cavalry equipment, and a Turco-German friendship corner that commemorates the cooperation between the two during WWI. On the top floor there is also a room dedicated to Atatürk, as well as his old military school classroom. Also on the top floor is another of one of the most impressive sites, the giant chain that the Byzantines used to block off the Golden Horn during the Ottoman seige of Istanbul. The bottom floor contains an amazing display of captured flags from Italy, Britian, Byzantium, as well as others. There are also some of the imperial pavillions, as well as a giant wall in which are carved all the major battle of Turkish history, everything from Manzikiert, to the Seiges of Vienna, to Gallipoli. One of the main reasons to come to the military museum is to see a performance by the "mehter" who were the Ottoman military band, and supposedly the first military band in history. The band wears perfectly replicated uniforms, and plays the music exactly like it was over 5 centuries ago. The Asker Müzesi is definitely worth a trip for its historic value, because it is hardly crowded, and just because it so cheap. Although note that cameras require an extra fee.

MEETING ROOMS


Main auditorium has capacity 550 seats in amphitheatre style but can go up to 650 with additional chairs. 
3 meeting  rooms with capacities from 150 to 250 pax in theatre style. Four break-out rooms with capacities from 20 to 60 in theatre style.

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