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Popular Vacation Spots in Turkey There are many Popular Vacation Spots in Turkey that are interesting to visit and many activities to do in Turkey. Enjoying the sandy blue flag beaches and the clear seas, visiting various interesting landscapes, seeing the historical Ottoman mosques and traveling back in time in the world of ancient civilizations are all in your list of options. Here, we will present a list of the most popular places in Turkey to help you decide where to go and what to do. Istanbul Istanbul or the ancient city of Constantinople, spells splendor, magnificence and grandeur among all of the Popular Vacation Spots in Turkey. Made famous by crusaders, this ancient city is at present Turkey's cultural heart and erstwhile capital. Surrounded by the Marmara Sea and the Black Sea, this important port city is positioned on both Europe and Asia. The important body of water dividing Istanbul into two is the Bosphorus, which is also the only alternative to reach the Aegean Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. This strategic position maintains Istanbul`s importance on the world map. There is much, which remains to be discovered in Istanbul and you cannot fully know it until you become a part of it, mingle with its crowds and get lost in its tortuous streets. Discover its history, its culture, its civilization and its treasures, and take home a horde of intoxicating memories to cherish. And maybe someday when you return you can relive them again. Founded as a small settlement known as Semista in about 1000B.C., Istanbul grew from a fishing village to a city called Byzantium in 657 B.C. The city was established by a Greek colonist named Byzas. In 324 A.D. when the Roman Emperor Constantine claimed the throne, he reconstructed the city of Byzantium and named