Superstar Shah Rukh Khan has taken his children to Istanbul for a vacation, and says it is among one of the three places his father wanted to visit along with him.

"My father always wanted me to visit Kashmir, Rome and Istanbul with him. He is not around so taking my kids to these places. He will be pleased, " Shah Rukh posted on micro-blogging site Twitter Saturday.

Shah Rukh, who married childhood sweetheart Gauri, has two children - Aryan, 13, and Suhana, 10.