With the sun setting, minarets from mosques are seen in Istanbul's skyline, Nov. 22, 2003.
Crouched at the foot of the Bosporus Bridge seen in the background, leading to the Asian part of Istanbul, the seaside suburb of Ortakoy with the Mecidiye Mosque located in the waterfront, retains a village feel, in Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 23, 2003.
With the Bosporus Bridge in the background, connecting the European side, left, with the Asian side of Istanbul, boats sail in the Bosporus waters, Nov. 25, 2003.
With the sun setting and the skyline dominated by mosques' minarets, seagulls fly over the Bosporus waters in Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 22, 2003.
People wander around the huge Grand Bazaar, a main tourist attraction in Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 24, 2003. This labyrinth of streets, established by Mehmet II shortly after his conquest of the city in 1453, is lined nowadays with thousands of shops.
A taxi driver waits for customers, usually tourists visiting the grounds of the Byzantine church of Hagia Sophia, background, Istanbul's landmark, Nov. 21, 2003. The "Church of Holy Wisdom", more than 1400 years old, was the landmark of the 6th century Byzantine capital and considered among the world's greatest architectural achievements.
Tourists wander around the Byzantine church of Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbul's landmarks, Nov. 21, 2003. The "Church of Holy Wisdom", more than 1400 years old, was the landmark of the 6th century Byzantine capital and is among the world's greatest architectural achievements.
Tourists walk past a head column depicting a Medusa, as they wander around the 6th-century Basilica Cistern, used as a water storage for times of siege during the Byzantine empire and currently an unusual but main tourist attraction in Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 24, 2003.
Vintage trams pass by as people wander the Istiklal main pedestrian street, the social hub of downtown Istanbul's Beyoglu district, in Turkey's largest city, in this Nov. 24, 2003 file photo.
Backdropped by a skyline dominated by mosques a vendor stands in his kiosk as people fill the open market at the last days of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Istanbul, Turkey, in this Nov. 22, 2003 file photo.