A Pleasure Seeker’s Guide To The Best OOTD Spots In Istanbul

A Pleasure Seeker’s Guide To The Best OOTD Spots In Istanbul

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Ten pleasure seekers go around Istanbul, Turkey for the perfect OOTD!

A city shared by both Asia and Europe, Istanbul stands in the heart of ever-growing, ever-glowing culture.  The capital of Turkey has an amazing architecture and immersive rich cultural experiences. And it brings every tourist the quintessential Eastern spirit in all modern spirit. From night spots, vistas, and hotels to the grand mosques, every pleasure seeker will bask in all its glory. With traveling comes great opportunities for OOTDs so with the help of pleasure seekers Raymond Gutierrez, Richard Gutierrez, Sarah Lahbati, Coleen Garcia-Crawford, Daniel Matsunaga, Maggie Wilson-Consunji, Laureen Uy, BJ Pascual, Jess Wilson, and Martine Cajucom-Ho, we found the five best OOTD spots in Istanbul.

The Grand Bazaar

BJ Pascual at The Grand Bazaar, one of the five best OOTD spots in Istanbul
BJ Pascual at The Grand Bazaar

The Grand Bazaar is one of the biggest and oldest covered markets in the world.  It has over 4,000 shops covering its 30,700 m² lot.  Once the most visited tourist attraction, it is also one of the first shopping malls in the world.

Hagia Sofia

Coleen Garcia-Crawford by Hagia Sofia, one of the five best OOTD spots in Istanbul
Coleen Garcia-Crawford by the Hagia Sofia

The Hagia Sofia was once a Greek Orthodox Christian patriarchal cathedral, then an Ottoman imperial mosque before becoming the museum that it is today. Built in the middle ages in AD 537, its Byzantine architecture said to have changed the history of architecture with its aesthetic.

Bosphorus Strait

Laureen Uy at the Bosphorus Strait, one of the five best OOTD spots in Istanbul
Laureen Uy by the Bosphorus Strait

Not only forming a continental boundary between Asia and Europe, but the Bosphorus Strait also divides Turkey between Anatolia (or Asian Minor) and Thrace (or the European Turkey). Used as international navigation, the strait connects the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara.

Topkapi Palace

Jess Wilson and Martine Cajucom-Ho standing in front of Topkapi Palace, one of the five best OOTD spots in Istanbul
Jess Wilson and Martine Cajucom-Ho at the Topkapi Palace

With a blend of Ottoman and Baroque architecture, the Topkapi Palace serves as a museum today. Once a royal residence in the 15th century, its walls are rich with its history.  It is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site making it into our five best OOTD spots in Istanbul.

Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel

Ciragan Palace is one of the five best OOTD Spots In Istanbul
Raymond Gutierrez, Richard Gutierrez, Sarah Lahbati, Coleen Garcia-Crawford, Daniel Matsunaga, Maggie Wilson-Consunji, Laureen Uy, BJ Pascual, Jess Wilson, and Martine Cajucom-Ho at the Ciragan Palace Kempinski Hotel

A former Ottoman palace, the Ciragan Palace is now a five-star hotel under the Kempinski chain. It is located at the shore of Bosphorus Strait, basking in soft colors with Baroque architecture.


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