Picture credits
Every photograph, the one painting and the film on this site show Istanbul or Ankara and were published by their authors under open licences. The portraits of our partners are our own.
Painting: “A View of the Bosporus with the Hagia Sophia and the Maiden’s Tower in the Moonlight” by Ivan Aivazovsky, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Fisherman in the bridge” by Roarting, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“View from the Bosphorus Ferry, Istanbul - Dusk” by Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Bosphorus Bridge and ships” by Esin Üstün, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Ataturk airport Istanbul 01589” by Nevit Dilmen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Turkey (Istanbul) It is raining now (23586538314)” by Güldem Üstün from Istanbul, TURKEY, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Istanbul blue hour” by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Sapphire street” by Mimar77, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Bosphorus panorama with bridge from Kiz Kulesi Istanbul 2024” by Furkan Akkurt, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“ISS-32 Nighttime view of Istanbul, Turkey” by NASA, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Maiden’s Tower Istanbul 02” by Dickelbers, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“The Haydarpaşa Terminal (8424185473)” by Grzegorz Jereczek from Gdańsk, Poland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Istanbul Bosphorus Cruise ship Costa Fascinosa IMG 7437 1800” by Alexxx1979, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Istanbul by Night - 2014.10.23 (52)” by Derzsi Elekes Andor, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Golden Horn Metro Bridge in Istanbul” by Jannis R, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“An Aerial View of Yeşilköy Airport - İstanbul Atatürk Airport (12985308504)” by SALTOnline, no known copyright restrictions, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Istanblue” by Jorge1767, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Night view from Ankara - panoramio” by Melih Rustu CALIKOGL…, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Ankaracitycentre” by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Ankara night” by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Vişnezade Mh., Meclis-i Mebusan Cd. 38 A, 34357 Beşiktaş-İstanbul, Turkey - panoramio - Lucian Duma (1)” by Lucian Duma, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Ortaköy gece boğaz köprüsü - panoramio” by by rock, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“Istanbul Sapphire, vista dal ristorante coperto” by Archeologo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“View over Altın Boynuz, Golden Horn, Goldenes Horn to Fatih Mosque - panoramio” by qwesy qwesy, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“The Golden Horn At Night” by Stephen Robins, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
“İstanbul boğazında sis” by Furkan Tunç, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Film: “A ferry in the Bosphorus 20251015” by Kurmanbek, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.