Need some advice on my upcoming istanbul visit. I’ll be visiting istanbul soon and I had a few questions. 1.What would be the best way to reach my hotel(near isranbul city centre) from the airport? I would have no Lira while entering isranbul. 2.Whats the best place to convert my euros to Lira? Should I take some euro cash? Should I withdraw from the atm at the airport? 3.I would need intern…

Istanbul Layover 5 hrs layover istanbul airpot. Is there anyone want to meet and greet submitted by /u/ximmon15

Fire at Masquerade Nightclub in Istanbul Kills 29 The fire took place at Masquerade, a popular club that was closed to the public and undergoing renovations. Six people were arrested.

16hr Layover in Istanbul I will be travelling in January with my sister and we have a 16hr layover in Istanbul and in the way back we have an 8 hour layover. We will arrive in Istanbul at 5am and then our next flight will be at 9pm. And on the way back we’ll get there at 11am and our flight will be at 7pm I was trying to figure out if it’s worth leaving the airport. Pre…

Istanbul in early December I’m thinking of visiting Istanbul in early December (9 Dec – 14th) from Vancouver, BC The city being sunny is quite important to me, honestly I’m leaving Vancouver and I would love to see some sun. I’ve heard it can get rainy in December. How bad is it? My alternative would be to go to Dubai or Thailand, but I feel like Istanbul overall is more …

My first trip to Istanbul was overwhelming! 7 days were also not enough! submitted by /u/kingdomoferebus

Istanbul? Cappadocia or Pamukkale? For how long? I’ll be going to Turkey for a week in November. We definitely will go to Istanbul and we were thinking to go to pamukkale but after seeing some photos and videos online, the pools don’t look so great. Now we are considering Cappadocia instead even though we were there last year. We can extend our trip to 9 days if necessary but I’m trying to fig…

Attempted hotel theft in Istanbul? The weirdest thing just happened. Me and my wife are just relaxing in the hotel room in Istanbul before bed, I didn’t lock the door because I am in the room so I didn’t think it mattered and I’ll keep going down to smoke. Anyways, someone just opened our door then quickly shut it, a moment later they knocked. I went to answer and it was a foreig…

recommendations on where to stay in Istanbul I’m staying in Istanbul for a month next month and trying to decide where to stay for a month. I don’t really want to be close to all the tourist and tourism stuff but I want to be close enough to it that I can go do all that stuff when I want but I really want more of a cultural experience and that’s gonna be cheaper to go out for drinks or foo…

Scam-free Istanbul (anti-rant) So, me and my fiancée have just returned from a five-day stay in Istanbul. Everything about this city was great but I want to highlight one particular matter that I find especially interesting. Before going I had read quite a bit about things to look out for while travelling to Istnabul and there were warnings of scams all over the place. Going …

Layover tour in Istanbul Turkey I’m flying Turkish airlines and I have an 8 hour layover. I’m arriving at 5pm so I don’t think I can go with their free tour. Do you think I can just get a taxi and visit Hagia Sofia and Blue Mosque then go back to the airport? submitted by /u/BananaCute

What’s the new Istanbul Airport like? I plan on flying Turkish Airlines from Istanbul at some point and I will have a 2 hour connection at Istanbul. I have heard horror stories about missing flight’s because the signage is not very clear and the airport security is a nightmare, but to keep rational I want to ask if the airport is okay for a short 2 hour connection? submitted by …

Is it safe to go to Istanbul as a girl? Istanbul has long been on my travel wishlist; I can’t even begin to imagine how beautiful and interesting it must be. However, I’ve always been hesitant to go. I don’t mean this to sound insensitive at all, but I know that some islamic countries can be very strict, and I don’t know if I would feel comfortable there. Will people treat me differen…

Things you must know before visiting Istanbul Airport transportation: Figure out how you’re getting to the place you’re staying at (hotel, Airbnb, etc.). Two options: the official airport shuttle (Havait for IST) or a taxi. Some taxi drivers tried to scam us 800 lira for a 40 minute drive. We got Havait bus tickets for half the price and we walked 10 minutes from the bus station to the hot…

Beautiful Istanbul submitted by /u/iceburning420