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Dolmabahçe Palace Gates
Dolmabahçe Palace was the home of the last sultans of the Ottoman Empire and was used as Atatürk's residence during his presidency.
Houses in Beşiktaş
Egyptian Consulate
This striking mansion is located along the Bosphorus between the the two bridges.
More info on it here.
Atatürk Banner
He's everywhere.
Boat on the Bosphorus
Palestine Rally
I stumbled across this rally as I wandered around Istanbul. There was a large police presence outside this park to keep order. It was interesting to watch for a little bit, but my inability to speak Turkish hampered my ability to understand the particulars of this. I think the presence of Palestinian flags betrayed the general sentiment of the crowd.
Aqueducts
Interior of Şehzade Mosque
The construction of Şehzade Mosque was ordered by Suleiman the Magnificent as a memorial for his son Şehzade, who died in 1543.
Istanbul University
Blue Mosque with Obelisk of Theodosius in Foreground
Originally erected by Pharaoh Thutmose III in Egypt, the obelisk was brought to Constantinople by the Romans in the 4th century AD.
More info here.
German Fountain and Hippodrome
The fountain on the right was a gift to the Ottoman Empire from Kaiser Wilhelm II (the one mocked in Allied World I propaganda) to commemorate his visit to Istanbul in 1898. It stands on one end of the former site of the Hippodrome of Constaninople. The street on the left runs along the course of the Hippodrome.
Statue of Turgut Reis
Turgut Reis was an Ottoman privateer and naval hero. This statue of him is outside the walls of Topkapı Palace.