Toplarönü - Doğan Kuban of Istanbul and Bosphorus

The Bosphorus defines Istanbul. The walled city is a small area. 1440 hectares. The Bosphorus creates Istanbul. The Bosphorus is a sea-river, over 30 kilometers long, and one of the most beautiful examples in the world of the relationship between sea and land.

It gives the impression of a river but never ceases to be a sea. You can see the opposite shore, you can hear the opposite shore, it is green. A large majority of that greenery belongs to palaces. Palaces cover large areas and always have large groves around them. All the green areas that remain on the Bosphorus to this day include: Yıldız Palace, the groves in Emirgan, on this side the groves around Beylerbeyi Palace, the old gardens of Mahmut I and Göksu Pavilion in Küçükçekmece...