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Walks in Kadıköy.
One editor-picked walk through Kadıköy, plus nearby routes for the same morning if you want to keep going.
Nearby
Other walks close to Kadıköy.
Sorted by distance from the start of kadıköy: market to moda sahil. Good for stitching together a longer day.
heritagewaterfront3 km · 75 min · Strenuous· Claude-drafted
Cankurtaran: the Marmara sea walls and the lighthouse
The sea-walls counterpart to Yedikule — Byzantine sea defences, a working lighthouse, Hagia Sophia from below.
monumentalviews4.5 km · 100 min · Moderate· Claude-drafted
Üsküdar: three Sinan mosques and the Maiden's Tower
Three Sinan mosques across the water, ending on the sahil with the Maiden's Tower at golden hour.
monumentalheritage2.5 km · 90 min · Easy
Sultanahmet: the big three, without the crowds
Hagia Sophia, the Blue Mosque, the Cistern — in the right order, at the right time. Dawn start, coffee break built in.
heritagepocket2.5 km · 75 min · Easy· Claude-drafted
Cağaloğlu: the hamam, the Sublime Porte, and the publishers' street
Mahmud I's 1741 hamam, the surviving Ottoman government gate, and the streets where Istanbul's papers lived.