Apartment Quote by Orhan Pamuk

“From the first, Istanbul had given him the impression of a town where, with the night, horror creeps out of the stones. It seemed…

— Ian Fleming

Istanbul is one of the most incredible cities in the world, and a must - see as much as London, Paris, or New York.…

— Hussein Chalayan

Istanbul is a vast place. There are very conservative neighbourhoods, there are places that are upper class, Westernised, consuming Western culture.

— Orhan Pamuk

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

— Jordan Larson

When you look at Istanbul, from Byzantium to the present day, it's striking how it has always been a city of the people, with…

— Bettany Hughes

Istanbul is certainly in the process of transforming itself into an attractive cultural, tourist and financial center. But there are also millions of sad…

— Orhan Pamuk

“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

Istanbul is divided by time, not space. The first Istanbul is the Istanbul of the past. A long time ago, during the empire, it…

— Burhan Sonmez

“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

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

— Alphonse de Lamartine

“Conrad,Nabokov, Naipaul - these are writers known for having managed to migrate between languages, cultures, countries, continents, even civilizations. Their imaginations were fed by…

— Orhan Pamuk

“It happened all the time in this city that encompassed seven hills, two continents, three seas and fifteen million mouths. It happened behind closed…

— Elif Shafak