For a brief moment, Turkey might have feared that the nearly two-week-long protests would impact its tourism industry.

Since the early 1600s, the Blue Mosque has been quite the sight to behold, with an array of domes, semidomes and minarets (or narrow towers). It's also one of the biggest tourist draws in Istanbul.

For a brief moment, Turkey might have feared that the protests, ongoing for almost two weeks now, would impact the tourism ...

Since the early 1600s, the Blue Mosque has been quite the sight to behold, with an array of domes, semidomes and minarets (or narrow towers). It's also one of the biggest tourist draws in Istanbul.

At the top, tourists and local families sat below the ruins of a mosque and watched the sun set ... It's painted every shade of blue — periwinkle, cobalt, sky, royal, turquoise, baby blue ...