Palaces of Istanbul
Topkapi was the first Ottoman palace to be built (1466-1478) in the newly conquered capital of the Empire by Mehmet II. Located on the spot where the foundations of the city were first laid in ancient times by Megarian Chief Byzas in the 7th century BC, the palace boasts one of the most [...]

The Orient Express
Inaugurated in 1883 by a French railway company, the Orient Express soon became the stuff legends are made of. Originally traveling from Paris through Munich, Vienna and Sophia to the Sirkeci station of Constantinople, passengers could continue the journey, traveling by boat across the Bosphorus to the Haydarpasa Railway Station to join the [...]

Istanbul, Turkey
H I S T O R I C A L W E A T H E R D A T A

Average Temperature

Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

°F
58
42
42
46
54
62
70
74
74
69
61
52
46

°C
14
5
5
7
12
16
21
23
23
20
16
11
7

Years Charted: 21

Average High Temperature

Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

°F
64
46
47
51
60
69
78
82
82
76
67
57
50

°C
17
7
8
10
15
20
25
27
27
24
19
13
10

Years Charted: 21

Average Low Temperature

Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

°F
51
37
37
40
47
54
62
66
67
61
55
47
42

°C
10
2
2
4
8
12
16
18
19
16
12
8
5

Years Charted: 21

Highest Recorded Temperature

Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

°F
100
64
66
77
82
89
99
100
99
91
93
82
67

°C
37
17
18
25
27
31
37
37
37
32
33
27
19

Years Charted: 21

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

°F
16
16
16
20
32
39
48
50
48
41
36
27
25

°C
-8
-8
-8
-6
0
3
8
10
8
5
2
-2
-3

Years Charted: 21

Average Precipitation

Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

in.
25.2
3.7
2.8
2.3
1.7
1.2
0.9
0.7
0.6
1.1
2.1
3.5
4.0

mm
640
93
71
58
43
30
22
17
15
27
53
88
101

Years Charted: 40

Average Wind Speed

Year
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

mph
11
10
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
10
11
11

km/h
18
16
20
18
18
18
18
20
22
20
16
18
18

Years Charted: 18

Average Morning Relative Humidity

Total
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jun.
Jul.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.

%
82
82
81
83
81
84
83
83
84
82
83
81
81

Years [...]

Hospitals in Istanbul & environs

Name
Address
Telephone
Fax

Bakirkoy State Hospital
Bakirkoy-Istanbul
0212 543 6565

Istanbul University Capa Hospital
Milliyet Caddesi
Capa-Istanbul
0212 588 4800

Istanbul University Cerrahpasa Hospital
Cerrahpasa Caddesi
Cerrahpasa-Istanbul
0212 414 3000
0212 632 0050

Etfal State Hospital
Etfal Sokak No:10
Sisli-Istanbul
0212 231 2209
0212 234 1121

Siyami Ersek Cardiology Hospital
Asian side of the city
Haydarpasa-Istanbul
0216 418 9610
0216 337 9719

Marmara University Hospital
Tophanelioglu Caddesi 13/15
Goztepe-Istanbul
0216 327 1010
0216 326 9578

Taksim Emergency Hospital
Siraselviler Caddesi No:112
Taksim-Istanbul
0212 252 [...]