Istanbul 🇹🇷 Turkey - Galata Tower

The Galata Tower (Turkish: Galata Kulesi), or with the current official name Galata Kulesi Museum (Turkish: Galata Kulesi Müzesi), is a tower in the Beyoğlu district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is named after the quarter in which it is located, Galata. Built as a watchtower at the highest point of the Walls of Galata the tower is now an exhibition space and museum, and one of the symbols of Beyoğlu and Istanbul.