Chance Quote by Alphonse de Lamartine

If one had but a single glance to give the world, one should gaze on Istanbul.

— Alphonse de Lamartine

When you go from one part of the Turkish community to another, it's like you're moving from one century to another. People look at…

— Burhan Sonmez

People feel that the beauty of the Istanbul is something we used to have in the past or something we will have in the…

— Burhan Sonmez

Istanbul, a universal beauty where poet and archeologist, diplomat and merchant, princess and sailor, northerner and westerner screams with same admiration. The whole world…

— Edmondo De Amicis

“Had I been told Istanbul used to be a poorer, smaller and happier city, I might not have believed it, but that’s what my…

— Orhan Pamuk

“Let me tell you something. Do you know why those Turkish girls cover their faces? You think it’s because of religion? No. It’s because…

— Jeffery Eugenides

We had no desire to live in Istanbul, nor in Paris or New York. Let them have their discos and dollars, their skycrapers and…

— Orhan Pamuk

İstanbul is a magical seal which unites Europe and Asia since the ancient times. Without a doubt, Istanbul is certainly the most beautiful place…

— Gerard De Nerval

Istanbul is an unbelievable city, just really beautiful and the people are really, really nice.

— Jordan Larson

“There are two kinds of cities in the world: those that reassure their residents that tomorrow and the day after, and the day after…

— Elif Shafak

National consciousness is truly a miraculous thing. When I am not in Turkey I feel even more Turkish than in Istanbul. But when I'm…

— Orhan Pamuk

When you have seen the things I have seen and traveled all over the world, you would not be honest to yourself and the…

— Michael Jackson