The old city's domes at sunset

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Istanbul · Türkiye

Mehtap Yalı

The yalı, six bedrooms · from $15,000 a night

Spend like a billionaire

A white wooden yalı on the water's edge at Kandilli, built for a grand vizier in 1790, with a boathouse, a garden of Judas trees and the Bosphorus lapping at the terrace. A mahogany launch takes you to the old city in twenty minutes, where Hagia Sophia opens before the crowds and the Grand Bazaar's lamp-makers stay late for you.

  • On the Bosphorus since 1790
  • A mahogany launch at the door
  • Hagia Sophia before the doors open

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Handled for you

  • A car at your door, and at every door after it
  • Bags collected at home and unpacked before you arrive
  • A concierge on call, day and night, until you are home
  • Your pillows, wines and allergies known before you arrive

Best time to go

April to June and September to October

April to June for the Judas trees and tulips; September and October for warm water and golden evenings. July and August are hot and crowded.

In pictures

Your yalı on the Bosphorus
Hagia Sophia, before the doors open
The lamps of the Grand Bazaar, after closing
Your launch on the Bosphorus
The New Mosque at dusk
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Your journey

Nights
4 nights
Guests
2 guests
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A historic hammam, closed for youA sixteenth-century bath by Sinan, for your party only$12,000
The Basilica Cistern by candlelightA string quartet among the columns$24,000
A carpet woven for youDesigned with a master in the bazaar; delivered in a year$65,000
Dinner at DolmabahçeIn the throne room beneath its four-tonne chandelier$350,000Reserved for state occasions; none are offered this year
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