The Time Istanbul Hotel is a four star hotel at the heart of the splendid city of Istanbul where has many unique and fascinating features. It is the only city in the world reaching across two continents, with its old city in Europe and modern Istanbul situated in Asia, separated by the Bosphorus Strait. It is also unique in having had capital status during two successive empires, Christian Byzantine and Islamic Ottoman, and the legacy from both is visible in the modern city today.Istanbul's location on the water made it a much coveted site as a commercial It is also unique in having had capital status during two successive empires, Christian Byzantine and Islamic Ottoman.