{"id":28428,"date":"2013-10-03T11:44:25","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T10:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/?p=28428"},"modified":"2026-02-04T13:52:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T13:52:40","slug":"istanbul-hollywoods-heart-favorite-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/travel-insight\/istanbul-hollywoods-heart-favorite-city.htm","title":{"rendered":"Istanbul: Hollywood&#8217;s Heart Favorite City"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69efc111ccce0\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69efc111ccce0\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/travel-insight\/istanbul-hollywoods-heart-favorite-city.htm\/#skyfall_2012_hollywood_move\" >Skyfall (2012) Hollywood, Move<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/travel-insight\/istanbul-hollywoods-heart-favorite-city.htm\/#taken_2_2012_hollywood_move\" >Taken 2 (2012), Hollywood, Move<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/travel-insight\/istanbul-hollywoods-heart-favorite-city.htm\/#the_international_2009_hollywood_move\" >The International (2009) Hollywood, Move<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28429\" title=\"Turkey Attractions Image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Turkey-Attractions1.jpg\" alt=\"Turkey Attractions Poster\" width=\"650\" height=\"390\"><\/p>\n<p>Istanbul is the new Paris. We say this because with every passing day this beautiful city is becoming the favourite destination for travellers from around the world. People from the east have always travelled to Istanbul, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/flights\/europe\/turkey.htm\">Turkey<\/a> for vacationing but this trend is relatively new for the westerners and Americans. One of the reasons for the growing popularity of the city is that its exotic locales have been shot and displayed beautifully in many famous Hollywood movies and movies from other countries.<\/p>\n<p>People loved these locations and the scenic beauty and so they themselves booked their cheap flights to this terrific city so that they can explore it and spend a wonderful vacation there. Let us tell you about a few of the very famous movies that were shot in Istanbul so that you can enjoy a glimpse of this stunning city in them and then fly there to have a firsthand experience of this paradise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28430\" title=\"Skyfall Movie shotting in Istanbul\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/Skyfall-Movie-in-Istanbul.jpg\" alt=\"Skyfall_Movie_shotting_in_Istanbul\" width=\"650\" height=\"390\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"skyfall_2012_hollywood_move\"><\/span>Skyfall (2012) Hollywood, Move<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Who hasn\u2019t seen this latest Bond movie? Skyfall has been one of the biggest hits of last year and was loved by its viewers and critics alike. Parts of this wonderful movie were shot in Istanbul and it definitely added more colour to the cinematography of this film which was certainly a very important ingredient of its success. If you loved <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Skyfall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Skyfall<\/a> and the place that it was shot in then you must book your cheap flights to Istanbul to enjoy the heavenly locales of this extremely beautiful Turkish city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"taken_2_2012_hollywood_move\"><\/span>Taken 2 (2012), Hollywood, Move<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Taken 2 which is another very popular film from last year was shot totally in Istanbul. Not only did the viewers loved the terrific film that Taken 2 was but also the film was highly applauded because of the excellent choice of locations and places on which it was shot. Each and every location was very scenic and perfectly suited to the settings of the movie. To live through the places where you favourite film Taken 2 was shot you must plan a holiday in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/flights\/europe\/istanbul.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Istanbul<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the_international_2009_hollywood_move\"><\/span>The International (2009) Hollywood, Move<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The International which was a movie by Tom Tykwer was also partly shot in Istanbul and the most loved shots in the movie were of those that were screened in the awe-inspiring surroundings of this majestic city. Many other famous movies which include The Net 2.0, The Accidental Spy, Girl on the Bridge, The World is Not Enough and From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/flights\/europe\/russia.htm\">Russia<\/a> with Love were all shot in Istanbul and capture the beauty of this city in a perfect manner. Watch all these movies to see your favourite stars in one of the most beautiful cities in the world so that you can select the places that you want to visit on your vacation to this fabulous city.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Istanbul is the new Paris. We say this because with every passing day this beautiful city is becoming the favourite destination for travellers from around the world. People from the east<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[4598,4599,1529,4787,42],"hashtags":[],"class_list":["post-28428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-travel-insight","tag-films","tag-hollywood","tag-istanbul","tag-movies","tag-turkey"],"aioseo_notices":[],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28428","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28428"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28428\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48752,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28428\/revisions\/48752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28428"},{"taxonomy":"hashtags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.travelhouseuk.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtags?post=28428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}