Welcome to paradise! This is a city that must be seen at least once in a lifetime! This is just a small part of the city(Istanbul) where i was born and have lived for yeaars. If you are looking for a new place to visit, i can say Istanbul can absolutely take your breath away with its amazing views and friendly people there will make you feel totally comfortable. The most beautiful view of the city, its the one you see from Topkapi Sarayi, where two parts of the world get together and you feel like you have the whole world in your hand. In that moment you will definitely understand the reason why the Sultan of the Osman empire had chosen to live exactly  at that place, its just amazing!
I know lately the situation there has been unstable but this is a unique city that has an important story and will continue being beautiful for many centuries no matter what.