In the process of booking our tickets to Greece I ended up booking a three day layover in Istanbul on the way to Greece. Well, I've always wanted to check out Istanbul and this an oppurtunity I could not pass up.
I was particulary interested in visiting Mosques. Most mosques today in the Arab territories are closed to non-muslims. Women entering mosques are not prevented through neither the Koran of the Sunna, but in some muslim countries, women entering mosques have not been welcomed, and mosques can be closed to women either by local rules or by habit.
In Turkey non-muslims and women can easily visit any Mosque. Dress conservatively, cover your hair, remove your shoes and your in.