Istanbul Tour (Monday, 14 July)

The International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities is offering a tour of Istanbul, Turkey on Monday, 14 July.

Tour Description:
The Istanbul tour will begin at approximately 8:00 (a.m.) at the Conference hotels - the Kaya Ramada Plaza and Marin Princess Resort (exact pick-up details to follow via e-mail if you register for the tour).

We will first visit the Sultanahmet Square where the most important events of the Byzantium and Turkish history took place during thousands of years of the rich history of the nations. This square has a special importance with its museums, mosques, Byzantium cisterns and Hippodrome with important historical buildings. We will visit Blue Mosque (Sultan Ahmet camii), Cistern, and the Kariye Museum. Then we will have a lunch at the Konyali restaurant that is located in the Topkapi Palace where the Ottoman Empire reigned for centuries with their sultans, viziers, janissaries and harem. After lunch we will visit the palace museum (except for the Harem) and famous Grand Bazaar (Turkey's largest covered market, most guide books claim that it has 4000 shops).

The tour will end at approximately 19:00 (7:00 p.m.) when tour attendees will be returned to the Kaya Ramada and Marin Princess.

Tour price:
$AU 98.00. Please be aware that we cannot register you for the tour until payment is received.

Very important:
There is a minimum number of people required for the tour to proceed. If you wish to attend this tour, please contact Common Ground at info+h08@commongroundconferences by 8 July and provide your payment information. (If you paid your registration with a credit card, we will have your card on file and will apply the payment accordingly. If you wish to provide another form of payment, please let us know).

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