The Girl's Tower...a mysterious mystery in the heart of the Bosphorus

Between myth and reality, the Girl's Tower shines on the coast of the Asian side of the Turkish city of Istanbul. Many strange stories were associated with it, which kept it a mysterious mystery in the water, and a special place that attracts thousands of tourists and Turkish wedding parties. It is characterized by a balcony surrounding its peak, which has a unique view, made even more magical by the presence of seagulls whose voice echoes over the place and flies above and near it in large numbers. The unparalleled tower consists of 6 floors, 23 meters high, connected by a spiral staircase through which one can move easily to enjoy restaurants and cafes. The most famous story about its construction is that there was a Sultan who loved his daughter very much. He had a dream, which meant that on her 18th birthday, a snake would bite her and take her life. As soon as he woke up, he took his daughter away from the land to protect her, filling in part of the Bosphorus Strait, and building a tower for her in the middle of the Strait, to protect her from any snake. The Sultan's daughter received a gift in the form of a basket full of fruit, inside which was hidden a snake that snuck up on it and bit the girl and killed her. Due to her father’s great sadness for her, the place was named the Girl’s Tower, so that visitors to the tower would remember the lesson of this story that there is no escape from God’s judgment. After that, the tower remained abandoned for many years, until it was used in 1110 as a designated station for ships coming across the Black Sea. During the conquest of Constantinople in 1453, it was used as a watchtower and remained so until an earthquake occurred in 1509, which destroyed large parts of it. After its repair, it was used as a lighthouse until 1829, when it began to be used as a quarantine. In 1832, it was restored by Sultan Mahmud II, who added solid support around it, as a precaution against earthquakes. Currently, it has turned into a tourist attraction, with visitors arriving by boat in a trip that takes only 10 minutes. There are also cafes and restaurants spread on the coast opposite the tower, where patrons come to enjoy the charming panoramic view of the tower.