Hello dear learners, it’s Seda. If you have ever walked through Istanbul, you probably know this feeling. You are on a busy street, the smell of fresh simit is in the air, cars are passing by, and life feels loud and modern. Then suddenly, right between two apartment buildings, you notice a massive ancient stone wall. No sign, no explanation. Just history quietly standing there. This is Istanbul. A true city of layers. Long before it became the capital of the Ottoman Empire o