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Some ideas for visits to Konya in Turkey during the summer and the City of Istanbul. I arrived in Turkey 2018: there was rain at Istanbul International Airport on the night of October 2. I'm not here to give you the weather report, but to tell you about my trip to Konya in July 2019: it was too sunny the whole week I was there. You couldn't walk without having a water bag in your hand. I went to the most famous place in Konya ‘’ Mevlana Muzesi ’’ the very recognized Mevlana museum in Konya located in the district of Selcuk, former Seljude empire. I visited his grave as well as the cemeteries of his companions and his children. The city Konya is recognized as a religious city of Turkey that is why many tourists come during the summer to visit this beautiful city full of beauty. From Konya to Istanbul What I liked about this trip was being able to discover the city of Istanbul from a more authentic point of view than if I had been there during the rainy season. The main sites and alleys of ancient Byzantium take on an intimate look: you can go about it at your own pace, without the ambient hustle and bustle that there must be in high season. Byzantium, renamed Constantinople under the Roman Emperor Constantine in 330, established itself as the capital of the Eastern Empire until the 15th century AD Taken by the Turks in 1453, it will be officially renamed Istanbul in the 1930s: for five centuries, the city will have kept its name while Stamboul in Turkish designated the old city. The Palace and the Great Mosque of Istanbul The Istanbul Grand Mosque, known as the Blue Mosque for the blue mosaics that adorn its interior walls, is without doubt the most famous monument in the megalopolis. It was built around 1600 during the reign of Sultan Ahmet 1st and alone presents six minarets: a fact almost unique in Islam since only the Ka’ba of Mecca has the privilege of having as many. The Constantinople Mosque is also the starting point for Muslim pilgrims who go to the Koranic city. Topkapi Palace, built on the site of the acropolis of Ancient Byzantium, was the official urban residence of the Ottoman Sultan (Turkish Emperor in simplified terms).