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Wedding tourism flourishes in Istanbul’s Bosphorus
Wedding tourism flourishes in Istanbul’s Bosphorus
More and more foreign couples are choosing Istanbul to tie the knot, spending millions for a wedding by the Bosphorus. Click through for the story in photos...
Local media reported on Aug. 15 that Ottoman-era seafront mansions and palaces have recently become a hit as a wedding venue among couples, particularly from the Middle East. (Photo: ilkem karadeniz / Alamy Stock Photo)
Several weddings were organized for foreign couples in the past month with budgets ranging from 2 million to 17 million Turkish Liras, according to daily Takvim. (Photo: Köprü Hackenberg-Photo-Cologne / Alamy Stock Photo)
The biggest one of them was the wedding of an Iranian couple, who organized a lavish ceremony that took three days and three nights at Çırağan Palace Kempinski. (Photo: Melvyn Longhurst / Alamy Stock Photo)
Esma Sultan seafront mansion is another popular venue for couples. (Photo: Images & Stories / Alamy Stock Photo)
International and Turkish popstars also routinely appear in foreign weddings on the Bosphorus. (Photo: Dunca Daniel Mihai / Alamy Stock Photo)
Photo: Claudia Wiens / Alamy Stock Photo
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