Istanbul Travel Blog

Advice and tips on anything you would want to know about traveling to Istanbul.

TOP 5 THINGS TO DO IN ISTANBUL

Most Istanbul tourism guidebooks (and guides themselves) offer you a pretty generic list of what to do in Istanbul. The majority of their suggestions center on Sultanahmet and, if you didn't know better, you'd probably think that that was all that there is to this city.
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BREAKFAST IN ISTANBUL: TOP 5 PLACES

Table spreads cover everything from marinated olives, to bee-licous honey, to fried eggs with sausage, to homemade jams, to the freshest cucumbers and tomatoes you'll ever come across. And yes, this is all in one sitting.
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BEST PLACES FOR AN ISTANBUL RUN

We understand that some people just can't let go of exercise - even for a few days. Once a runner, always a runner. Or something like that... Here are the best places to run in Istanbul.
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TOP 5 ANNOYING THINGS ABOUT ISTANBUL

There are always some little nuances that get under our skin, annoy us and, eventually, lead us to share them with them with you. Here are 5 things that Istanbul could do better.
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Diversity of Istanbul

Istanbul (as many other parts of Turkey) is currently Turkish land but it is not necessarily full of Turks. And then again, who are Turks? That's a nice question to ask...
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What do we expect from YOU?

What we have created, and what we want to foster, is this concept that attracts interesting, open minded people from around the world and brings them together for 14+ hours. In a way, The Other Tour is a brain storming session that uses Istanbul as it’s setting!
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