It depends on how long you plan to stay. If you come for 1 week only - you should better visit only Istanbul, as it has so many interesting sites!

It is usually chilly during the day and cold at night. If there is winter sun, it can be mild. Generally, it does not rain much.

snow in Istanbul is very, very rare.

ciao scoprireistanbul. io per organizzare il mio viaggio ad istanbul ho consultato questo sito che organizza anche tour della città in italiano

Yes indeed

Hi, with public transport for sure. When u get there, quickly register for Uber. The Uber transport is much cheaper than normal taxis. I have tried both and every time the Uber was quicker to pick me and cheaper. They even have cellphone chargers inside their cars. They are very friendly and most of them speak English. It took us about 40min from the airport to The Hilton Bumonti. So Sultanhamed should be about 30 minutes or so. While in Istanbul, you can also use the train tubes for the experience. That is super cheap. Enjoy! You have to visit Miniaturk!!! It gives you some perspective so when you visit the actual sites it is better.

Once in the square for the Hagia Sophia ( expect queues so book online) the Blue Mosque is close and the basilica system, as is the oldest and most traditional place to eat Kofta Just ask. Long queue but quickly moves as quick turnover Go to the Topkapi palace and a must- the Grand Bazzar and haggle Hope this helps

I would recommend you to get a guide once w/ the guides you can skip the lines. The highlights are Hagia Sophia, Topkapi Palace, the Cisterns and the Hippodrome ( Those four are all at the same area, as the Blue Mosque) After it you can walk to the Grand Bazar. On the way, you can stop to eat in the Antakya restaurant. After walking the Grand Bazar go to see the Suleiman Mosque, it's fully restored and "less fashionable" than the Blue Mosque (that it's crowdy and you can't see nothing because of the restoration works). Start early in the morning (in Turkey it means 9:00) you will be able to do all this in one day. The place you will spend more time visiting is the Topkapi Palace. If you have time, you can get a cruise in the Bosphorus, but with one day I don't believe you will be able to do it. The places you will miss are Dolmabahce Palace, Cora Church, and the Constantinople walls. At night go see the Golden Horn and Galata Tower, and go eat a Baklava in the Karakoy Gulluoglu Mumhane Cad. No:171 Karakoy it's "near" to Galata tower and they say it's the best Baklava from Istambul.

Depends on where you are staying, you could spend at least a day in Sultanahmet, Blue Mosque, Topkapi Place, Cisterns, Aye Sofia, Archaeological National Museum. There are some great places to eat, Green Corner and on the way to the Museum there is a great pastry Turkish delight shop, good coffee. Net day I suggest the Grand Bazaar and then spice markets in the morning, have a fish sandwich under the bridge opposite the spice market then walk across the Galata Bridge and visit the tower. All the above is possible by tram, just get a map or download one very easy, all on the same track. Have fun, suggest trying a testy kebab, fined a nice rooftop place for dinner watch the sun go down.

I’m so sorry I didn’t reply sooner. I’ve only just seen your question. If you want a genuine Turkish bath when in Turkey ask your hotel where the best local hammam is? I’ve had a few and they are just wonderful. Unfortunately I’ve also had a hammam in Gran Canaria and it most certainly wasn’t a proper Turkish one.