![Tourists can be seen visiting the ruined castle which dates back to Byzantine times and stands above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea in Turkiye's financial capital, on 7 September 2023 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Photo-03-09-2023-4-49-17-PM-scaled-e1694163302697.jpg?fit=1067%2C800&ssl=1)
![The view from the ruined Yoros castle which dates back to Byzantine times and stands above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea in Turkiye's financial capital, on 7 September 2023 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Photo-03-09-2023-4-43-27-PM-scaled-e1694163365906.jpg?w=827&h=551&ssl=1 "Photo 03-09-2023, 4 43 27 PM")
The view from the ruined Yoros castle which dates back to Byzantine times and stands above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea in Turkiye’s financial capital, on 7 September 2023 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]
![Tourists can be seen visiting the ruined castle which dates back to Byzantine times and stands above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea in Turkiye's financial capital, on 7 September 2023 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Photo-03-09-2023-4-46-13-PM-scaled-e1694163312817.jpg?w=365&h=274&ssl=1 "Photo 03-09-2023, 4 46 13 PM")
Tourists can be seen visiting the ruined castle which dates back to Byzantine times and stands above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea in Turkiye’s financial capital, on 7 September 2023 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]
![Tourists can be seen visiting the ruined castle which dates back to Byzantine times and stands above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea in Turkiye's financial capital, on 7 September 2023 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Photo-03-09-2023-4-49-17-PM-scaled-e1694163302697.jpg?w=365&h=273&ssl=1 "Photo 03-09-2023, 4 49 17 PM")
Tourists can be seen visiting the ruined castle which dates back to Byzantine times and stands above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea in Turkiye’s financial capital, on 7 September 2023 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]
![The view from the ruined Yoros castle which dates back to Byzantine times and stands above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea in Turkiye's financial capital, on 7 September 2023 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Photo-03-09-2023-4-50-30-PM-scaled-e1694163290190.jpg?w=380&h=285&ssl=1 "Photo 03-09-2023, 4 50 30 PM")
The view from the ruined Yoros castle which dates back to Byzantine times and stands above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea in Turkiye’s financial capital, on 7 September 2023 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]
![Tourists can be seen visiting the ruined castle which dates back to Byzantine times and stands above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea in Turkiye's financial capital, on 7 September 2023 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]](https://i0.wp.com/www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Photo-03-09-2023-4-41-53-PM-scaled-e1694163278285.jpg?w=380&h=285&ssl=1 "Photo 03-09-2023, 4 41 53 PM")
Tourists can be seen visiting the ruined castle which dates back to Byzantine times and stands above the confluence of the Bosphorus and the Black Sea in Turkiye’s financial capital, on 7 September 2023 [Mohammed Asad/Middle East Monitor]
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