Istanbul Hollywood Movies

Hollywood movies that are filmed in Istanbul

There are quite many Hollywood movies that are filmed in Istanbul. Especially Istanbul was scened in 3 major Hollywood films in 2012. We recommend watching these before coming to Istanbul. In our walking tours of Istanbul we will take you to the areas that are scened in the following movies:

From Russia with Love -1963

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE - 1963
From Russia with Love is the second spy film in the James Bond series, and the  second to star Sean Connery as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. In the film, James Bond is sent to assist in the defection of Soviet consulate clerk Tatiana Romanova in Istanbul.

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Topkapi - 1964

TOPKAPI - 1964
Elizabeth Lipp (Melina Mercouri) visits Istanbul. In Topkapi Palace, she was fascinated by Topkapi dagger. She plans to steal the original dagger from Topkapi Palace in Istanbul.

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The World is not enough - 1999

The World is not enough -1999
The nineteenth spy film in the James Bond series, and the third to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond. The film's plot revolves around the assassination of billionaire Sir Robert King by the terrorist Renard and Bond's subsequent assignment to protect King's daughter, Elektra, who had previously been held for ransom by Renard. During his assignment, Bond unravels a scheme to increase petroleum prices by triggering a nuclear meltdown in the waters of Istanbul..

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Taken 2

Taken 2 - 2012
After the events in Paris in Taken, relatives of the criminals whom Bryan Mills  (Liam Neeson) killed while searching for his daughter,start searching for Bryan Mills (an CIA agent)  Bryan`s ex wife having relationship problems with her new husband. Bryan suggests that Kim (daughter) and ex-wife to join him in Istanbul after he has finished a work assignment there.

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Argo

Argo -2012
Militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979. More than 50 of  the embassy staff are taken as hostages, but six escape and hide in the home of  the Canadian ambassador. With the escapees' situation kept secret, the US State Department begins to explore options for "exfiltrating" them from Iran. Tony Mendez (Ben Affleck), a CIA specialist is assigned to abduct them from Tehran.  He meets a CIA agent at Istanbul's Hagia Sophia before going to Iran.

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Skyfall

Skyfall - 2012
Skyfall is the twenty-third James Bond film. In Istanbul, MI6 agents James Bond and Eve chase a mercenary, Patrice, who has stolen a computer hard drive containing details of undercover agents placed in terrorist organisations by NATO states.

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