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Bosphorus, Istanbul Old city, Balat, Istanbul A fishing village at the exit of Bosphorus to the Black Sea, Istanbul Crimea Memorial Church, Beyoğlu, Istanbul. Traditional wooden house on the European banks of the Bosphorus, Istanbul 300 years old Cagaloglu Hammam (Turkish bath), Istanbul Beyoglu, Istanbul Old but nice, Beyoglu, Istanbul Aida at the Bosphorus Turkish tea Shoes show in the bazaar Skyscrapers on the Europian part of Istanbul The first tram in Istanbul Relaxing at the banks of Bosphorus View from Asian part to Europian part of Istanbul The Prince Islands (Turkish: Prens Adaları "Prince Islands", or more commonly Kızıl Adalar "Red Islands" or just Adalar as they are officially named;), are a chain of nine islands off the coast of Istanbul, Turkey, in the Sea of Marmara. They consist of four larger islands, Büyükada ("Big Island"), Heybeliada ("Saddlebag Island"), Burgazada ("Fortress Island"), Kınalıada ("Henna Island") and five much smaller ones. During the Byzantine period, princes and other royalty were exiled on the islands, and later members of the Ottoman sultans family were exiled there too, giving the islands their present name. They were taken by the Ottoman fleet during the siege of Constantinople in 1453. During the nineteenth century, the islands became a popular resort for Istanbul's wealthy, and Victorian-era cottages and houses are still preserved on the largest of the Princes' Islands. To prevent the island from becoming polluted, the only motorized vehicles permitted on the island are service vehicles such as ambulances, fire trucks, police cars, and the like. The only forms of transport are by foot, horse and buggy and service transport. There is no airport; the only way of getting there is by boat. BUYUKADA Statue of Atatürk in Büyükada, the largest of the Prince Islands in the Sea of Marmara, to the southeast of Istanbul. BUYUKADA BUYUKADA, ferry port One of numerous Ottoman era mansions in BUYUKADA. . Aya Yorgi Monastery, BUYUKADA HEYBELIDADA Turkish Naval High School, HEYBELIADA Deniz Lisesi, known in other languages by its English name Turkish Naval High School was known in Turkish as the (Imperial School of Naval Engineering) and later the (Imperial Naval School). Located on Heybeliada island just off from the Istanbul coast, Turkish Naval High School serves as the military high school training naval cadets for the Turkish Naval Academy. Established in 1773, it is one of the oldest Turkish high schools in Istanbul. Being a military school in nature, access is open only to students who are Turkish citizens with a special admission exam and a physical test. The Theological School of Halki at the top of the Hill of Hope, Heybeliada BURGAZADA KINALIADA KINALIADA Ferry to the islands