Istanbul Street Map Poster

No other street map looks quite like Istanbul”s. The Bosphorus slices the city in two, carrying the road network from Europe across to Asia, while the inlet of the Golden Horn curls inland and the Galata Bridge ties the two banks together. On this printable poster you can trace the dense lanes of the Sultanahmet historic peninsula, where Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque and Topkapı Palace cluster near the Grand Bazaar, then follow the long sweep of İstiklal Avenue up through Beyoğlu past the Galata Tower.

The contrast between the medieval old city and the wide boulevards of districts like Nişantaşı and Kadıköy gives the Istanbul city map a rhythm few places can match. Sultanahmet”s tangled Byzantine and Ottoman streets sit against modern arteries and ferry routes crossing the strait, so the whole sheet reads as a record of a city that has been rebuilt for 2,500 years.

As wall art it makes a striking, conversation-starting piece, but it begins as an honest street map of Turkey”s largest city. Hang it for a place you love, then explore other Turkey city maps or pick up the İzmir map poster for another coastal counterpoint.