There is even a legend that the Maiden’s Tower is in a loving relationship with the Galata Tower, another famed Istanbul structure. “They are a matching couple,” says Tonguc, standing out in ...

Pay close attention when traveling on the ferry from the European side of Istanbul to Kadıköy and the Asian side of the city, and you’ll spot the striking Maiden’s Tower on an island in the ...

Certainly one of Istanbul's most iconic structures, the Galata Tower was first built during the Byzantine era, rebuilt by the Genoese, who gave it the stone mesh exterior it still possesses today ...