Istanbul

Istanbul"Istanbul is illuminating!"
Levels	200 (120 normal, 60 side-levels, 20 HH)
Country	Marmara, Turkey
Passport Stamp
Version	2.4.0
Release date	January 26, 2016
Resource Mart levels	41, 81
Monument cost	All monuments: 23,500,000 24,410,000 22,010,000 360
Previous	Bangkok
Next	Athens

Istanbul (Turkish: İstanbul) is the 25th city in Gummy Drop!.

Story

Introduction:
You arrived in Istanbul by a Khlong Saen Saep boat to rebuild the monuments.
Epilogue:
After you rebuilt all the monuments, you will travel by a bus to Athens.

Souvenir symbols

• Evil eye
• Teapot
• Turkish slippers

Rewards

Achievement	Image	Reward	Passport Stamp
Build all monuments		x120 x1
Intern Complete all level 1		x50 x1
Architect Complete all level 2
Master Builder Complete all level 3
Build 100% of city

Citizens

Citizens

Levels

This city contains 200 levels, consists of 120 normal levels, 60 side-levels, and 20 Helping Hand levels.

Monuments

#	Monument	Levels	Requirement				Image
			Bricks	Hats	Gems	Green Gems
1	Istanbul Archaelogy Museums	1-10	1,150,000	1,200,000	1,000,000	25
	The Istanbul Archaeology Museums - the Archaeological Museum, Museum of the Ancient Orient, and Museum of Islamic Art - house objects representing almost every historical era. No word on how soon museum fatigue kicks in.
2	Topkapi Palace	11-20	1,620,000	1,400,000	1,000,000	30
	The palace might be the jewel of Istanbul, but the real jewel is the palace display of the 86-carat pear-shaped Spoonmaker Diamond - one of the largest diamonds in the world.
3	Hagia Sophia	21-30	2,100,000	1,500,000	1,500,000	35
	If you're feeling a little worn, it might help to visit this prominent museum. The ancient building is definitely older than you are: It's been standing for more than 1400 years.
4	Blue Mosque	31-40	1,900,000	2,200,000	1,600,000	25
	Legend has it that Sultan Ahmet was so anxious for his mosque to be completed; he helped to build it. He might have known something. He died within a year of completion, at the tender age of 27.
5	Chora Church	41-50	1,660,000	1,800,000	1,500,000	40
	This lovely example of a Byzantine church features remarkable mosaics, including Joseph's dream and his journey, the Nativity, the Flight into Egypt, the Mother mourning her children, and - oddly enough - Enrollment for Taxation.
6	Grand Bazaar	51-60	2,180,000	1,900,000	1,800,000	25
	If you're feeling lonely, a visit to Istanbul's Grand Bazaar might be in order. The 61 streets and nearly 3,000 shops attract 250,000 to 400,000 visitors daily.
7	Suleymaniye Mosque	61-70	1,960,000	1,800,000	1,900,000	30
	The mosque, built by Süleyman the Magnificent, was indicative of his magnificently charitable mind set. He specified that his mosque have such public services as a soup kitchen and a hospital.
8	Rustem Pasha Mosque	71-80	1,620,000	2,160,000	2,800,000	35
	You could say that visitors to this mosque end up feeling a little blue. The site is justifiably famous for a monumental array of ocean blue iznik tiles.
9	Galata Tower	81-90	2,170,000	2,660,000	1,950,000	25
	In 1632, Hezarfen Ahmet Çelebi, an early aviator, was said to have flown two miles on homemade wings from Galata Tower. Although physically impossible, the tall tale aroused so much fear in Sultan Murad IV; he exiled the poor aviator to Algeria.
10	Rumelihisari	91-100	2,670,000	2,650,000	2,140,000	35
	The famous fortress was once called Boğazkesen Castle, or the "Throat Cutter." This is less bloodthirsty than it sounds. It refers to cutting the straits - or the "throat" - of the Bosphorus, not people.
11	Beylerbeyi Palace	101-110	1,800,000	2,680,000	2,650,000	30
	When the Empress Eugénie of France visited the palace enroute to the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, she was so enchanted by it she duplicated her guest room window for the Tuileries in Paris.
12	Maiden's Tower	111-120	2,670,000	2,460,000	2,170,000	25
	Legend has it that an emperor built the tower to protect his beloved daughter after an oracle prophesied that she would be killed by a snake on her 18th birthday. On that day, the emperor brought her a basket of fruit to celebrate her escape from death. Unfortunately, a small snake hiding in the basket bit the young princess - and she died just as predicted.

Helping Hand levels

#	Name	Level	Moves/Time	Score	Bring down	Play card for	Reward	Image
1	Tea	4	30	65,000	4 glasses	25	1,000,000 1,000,000
	To a Tea! - "We're ready for tea! Can you get that in the bag?"
2	Saz Player	12	01:00	75,000	4 strings	200	1,400,000 1,000,000	File:Istanbul HH02.png
	All That Saz - "The Saz player wants to perform! Can you pull some strings?"
3	Spice Jars	17	40	95,000	6 jars	15	1,000,000
	That's What I "Mint!" - "Do you have "thyme" to fill spice jars?"
4	Brushes	23	27	90,000	6 brushes	200	1,500,000 1,450,000	File:Istanbul HH04.png
	Dig In! - "Can you help give the archaeological sites the brush-off?"
5	Tulips	27	35	85,000	5 bulbs	1,500,000	500,000 35	File:Istanbul HH05.png
	Petal Pushers - "Can you find us more flowers? Tulips are always better than one!"
6	Turkish Delight	32	30	35,000	2 trays	300	2,500,000 50	File:Istanbul HH06.png
	We'd Be Delighted! - "You'll find Turkish Delight for me? Sweet!"
7	Hazelnuts	37	55	135,000	10 hazelnuts	2,000,000	1,740,000 1,600,000	File:Istanbul HH07.png
	In a Nutshell - "Can you get cracking and help find hazelnuts for our halvah?"
8	Jewels	42	27	43,000	3 jewels	180	1,500,000 1,500,000	File:Istanbul HH08.png
	Gold Star! - "We need trinkets for tourists! Can you stick your neck out for us?"
9	Chestnuts	52	35	75,000	6 chestnuts	20	2,000,000 1,800,000
	Too Hot to Handle - "The chestnuts aren't ready! Are we getting warmer?"
10	Hats	57	40	70,000	5 hats	150	1,750,000	File:Istanbul HH10.png
	Hat Trick - "The dervish dancers need hats! Can you give it a whirl?"
11	Sesame Seeds	62	30	130,000	10 sesame seeds	200	1,900,000	File:Istanbul HH11.png
	Open, Sesame! - "We're in a twist to find sesame seeds for pretzels. Can you help?"
12	Baklava	65	30	55,000	3 baklava	20	1,650,000 1,800,000
	Hot "Lava" - "We'd "lava" if you'd come "bak" with ingredients for pastry!"
13	Turkish Ayran	74	30	62,000	4 grains of salt	1,500,000	2,800,000 35	File:Istanbul HH13.png
	Drink Up! - "You seem cultured enough to help us finish our yogurt drink!"
14	Glass Pieces	76	40	92,000	8 pieces of glass	250	2,000,000	File:Istanbul HH14.png
	Keep it "Glassy" - "We're shattered that we can't find glass to finish the lamp! Can you help?"
15	Scarves	86	30	71,000	5 scarves	280	2,000,000 1,800,000	File:Istanbul HH15.png
	All Wound Up - "We need scarves! Can you wrap your head around finding them?"
16	Pomegranates	93	45	90,000	8 pomegranates	25	2,500,000 2,000,000
	Pom-Poms - "We're bursting to find pomegranates! Can you help?"
17	Kebab Sticks	95	35	80,000	5 sticks	350	2,500,000
	Sticks & Stones - "We're looking for sticks! Can you point them out?"
18	Calligraphy Pen	102	20	20,000	1 pen	1,500,000	1,650,000 30	File:Istanbul HH18.png
	Letter Perfect - "We don't have enough calligraphy pens! Can you make that "write"?"
19	Chariot Wheels	112	30	40,000	1 wheel	250	2,500,000 2,000,000	File:Istanbul HH19.png
	Wheeler-Dealer - "The chariots need wheels! Can you spin that around?"
20	Fish	115	25	80,000	6 worms	27	2,300,000
	What a Catch! - "We need to catch some fish! Can you line some up?"

Special Item Missions

#	Levels	Special Item	Image	Reward	Citizen	Character Quote
1	1-10	10 meat		50		"Welcome to Istanbul! Ready to "meat" up?"
2	11-20	10 Makeup		45		"So many photo shoots! I'm blushing! Can you help?"
3	21-30	10 books		3,000,000		"Can you study on how to find my books?"
4	31-40	10 Chocolates		3,000,000		"I'd melt if you found my chocolate candies!"
	41-50	10 Gummy Guy
5	51-60	10 Knives		45		"Can you carve out some time to find knives?"
6	61-70	10 Hairspray cans		50		“Can you get a hold of some hair spray?
7	71-80	10 Toy soldiers		3,000,000		“It’s a battle not to lose my toy soldiers! Can you help?”
	81-90	10 Gummy Guy
8	91-100	10 Blue stones		60		“You’re a gem to look for the stones for my tiara!”
9	101-110	10 Watches		3,000,000		"Do you have time to find my watches?"
10	111-120	10 Fairy tales		50		"It would be magical if you'd find my fairy tales!"

Helping Locals

#	Level	Citizen	Spend	Reward
1	9		350	1,200,000
2	105		350	2,500,000 1,000,000

Mystery Boxes

#	Level	Reward
1	46	2,500,000 15
2	84	2,500,000 25

Music

This track plays while on the city map.

Quotes by Sam

• "Greetings from Istanbul!"
• "It's illuminating in Istanbul!"
• "Say hello to Istanbul!"
• "Welcome to incredible Istanbul!"

Trivia

• Istanbul is, so far, the only city in Gummy Drop! to straddle two continents; Europe and Asia.
• Most of Istanbul's monuments lay on the Western, European side of the Bosphorus Strait, with the exceptions of Beylerbeyi Palace and Maiden's Tower, which are located on the Eastern, Asian side of the strait.
• The teapot souvenir also appears in Down the Rabbit Hole.
• The background music also appears in Amman.