Certainly one of Istanbul's most iconic structures, the Galata Tower was first built during the Byzantine era, rebuilt by the Genoese, who gave it the stone mesh exterior it still possesses today, and ...

Galata Tower, one of the symbols of Istanbul with its mesmerising view of the peninsula including sites like the Bosporus, Golden Horn, Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace, receives more and more visitors ...

ISTANBUL: Turkey's best known base jumper on Thursday successfully leapt from the iconic Galata Tower in Istanbul, following in the footsteps of a legendary Ottoman aviator almost four centuries ago.