We are in Istanbul for the fifth time and just now we encountered police drone for the first time. Is it a new addition to Istanbul police force?

It was flying above Haliç metro station and announcing something in Turkish language. It was kindy spooky given that we didin't understand a word.

Anyone knows what was it about?

Esenler'de oturuyorum,yaşım 21,full time işim var, haftada 2.5 gün off day,her hangi bir meslek olabilir,

Hello! So for a college project I need to watch 3 movies set in Istanbul at least 20-25 years apart in timeframe to understand the city. The city shouldn't be the main point of the movie, but the major scenes of the movie should be preferably set in different parts of the city. So if you know a movie like that, please help a kid out 🥲

The movie can be recent, like it was released in the last 5 years or so, some movie set in the 2000s and one in 90's or 80's.

Thank you 🫡

Merhabalar. İstanbulda balıkçı barınakları beya marinaların kiraları nasıldır teknesini park eden veya bi bilgisi olan cevap verirse süper olur. Teşekkürler.

Hello guys,

I would like to ask for your support. On 07-November (Saturday) I will have a full day off in Istanbul and I am looking for a dojo where judo class is available on that day and I as a foreigner could join for an adult class. Our hotel will be near to the Grand Bazaar so that would be my starting point to go and reach the dojo. I am not in a high level (yellow belt from Hungary started a year ago) but I do love this sport and would like to reach the opportunity to learn from Türkish masters and judokas even for one class.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Yurt dışından arkadaşlarım geliyorlar ve Ayasofya’ya götüreceğim onları. Aşağı kata girmeyi deneyeceğiz ve hiçbiri Türkçe bilmiyor çok dindar insanlar da değiller. Ayasofya’yı geçtim tarihi yarımadaya en son ne zaman gittiğimi bile hatırlamıyorum yardımcı olursanız çok sevinirim.

I'm visiting Istanbul in a couple of months and would like to know where is the better match atmosphere, at basketball or football games? I'm currently leaning towards basketball because od euroleague, but would like to know what locals think.

Hey guys! I’m going to Istanbul next week for a trip, and I’m looking for anime shops that sell figures, manga, accessories, and anime stuff in general. And not just individual shops, if you know of an area with a lot of anime shops, that would be great too!

Thank you all in advance!

I'm seeing tickets for Galata tower in Turkey for $27 CAD through the travel company Thrillophilia. This is significantly cheaper than the $65 CAD price offered directly through Galata tower website.

The reason I haven't immediately dismissed this as too good to be true is because Thrillophilia has a lot of mostly positive reviews online. What gives? Can anyone share their experience with booking single ticket attractions through this company? Is this legit?

Thanks.

I'm considering putting some money into a small business in Istanbul, but I haven't decided what kind yet.

So I'm curious about something more specific:

If you suddenly had the opportunity to open your own small place somewhere in Istanbul, what would you actually want to run?

Not necessarily something you think would make the most money. Just something you'd personally be excited to have and use.

I wrote down a few possibilities here, but I'm much more interested in the answers I haven't thought of:

https://www.ortwort.com/s/if-you-could-open-one-small-business-in--473fbe

What would you open?

Tedavi sonrası durumu ilandan sonraki ilk resimdeki gibi.

🐾 Acil Yuva Aranıyor 🐾

Bu minik yavru şu anda Aksaray'da, göz tedavisi gördü veterinerdeki son günlerini geçiriyor.

Veteriner hekimlerin değerlendirmesine göre tedavi sonrasında:

Gözlerinde ışık refleksi olsa da görme kaybı çok yüksek.

Tüm tedavi masrafları tarafımızca karşılanmış olup ulaşım konusunda destek sağlanacaktır. Bu nedenle şehrin hiçbir önemi yok; Türkiye'nin herhangi bir yerine güvenli şekilde ulaştırabiliriz.

Bu yavru gözleri bu durumda maalesef sokakta yaşamını sürdüremez. Görme kaybı nedeniyle dışarıdaki tehlikelere karşı kendini koruması mümkün olmayacağı için güvenli bir yuvaya kavuşması onun için hayati önem taşıyor.

Oyun oynamayı, sevilmeyi ve sıcak bir yuvada yaşamayı hak eden bu minik için kalıcı, sevgi dolu bir aile arıyoruz.

Lütfen sahiplenemeseniz bile ilanı paylaşarak ona bir yuva bulmasına destek olun. Belki de bu paylaşım onun hayatını değiştirecek. ❤️

İletişim için dmden numara ileteceğim.

I travel with a bunch of prescription medicines that I need, as well as supplements. They are usually in a day timer pill case. It would take up a lot of space to bring all the prescription bottles. I was able to print up the Rx records from walgreens.

Most countries I go to never ask about them, but this is my first time going to Istanbul.

I know there are no guarantees, but just wondering what others' experience has been bringing their meds through customs in Turkey?

I guess the supplements are the thing I'm most worried about because they don't have markings on them and I don't have the bottles they came in for all of them.

Eski kompakt bir nikonum var. Pil kapağının dişleri kırıldığı için kapanmıyor. Bunu yaptırabileceğim ve kazıklanmayacağım bir yer arıyorum.

I got some niche currency as a tip and i don't know how to make use of it, as nobody accepts such a rare currency. It's around 300 lei so it's worth exchanging it for me.

Visiting from the U.S. and our ferry around 2:30-3pm hit or crashed into something pretty hard and some people fell to the ground - just wondering what that could have been, as there was no announcement.

The past few months, I have been working on a personal project, a new social app I have designed. To promote it, I was pushing our community in Istanbul: Marmaray Meetups. So naturally I subscribed to meetup app, and have been posting our events there. I noticed that while meetup is supposedly very active here in Istanbul, the return on investment from my subscription is almost non-existent. Has anyone been using meetup app? Any idea if it is worth it? Or any idea if I am using it wrong?

Arkadaşlar selam. Yüksek ihtimalle 1.5-2 ay içerisinde Ankara'daki aile evinden İstanbul'a yerleşicem. İstanbulda deprem riskinin az olduğu, metroyla ulaşımı rahat, yaşanabilir nereler var nereleri tavsiye edersiniz? 1+1 eşyalı daire tutmayı düşünüyorum şimdilik. İstanbul ile alakalı bilmem gereken neler var?

Id love to meet, hang out, karaoke with the English speaking community in Turkey. Is the Yabangee community active/fun?

In the near future i'll be visiting. Im looking for a well equipped gym (hack squat, pendulum squat is a massive plus), also preferable one with long opening hours , 24/7 would be great since I dont sleep well at hotels and will probably be awake at odd hours.

I'll be staying at a hotel called Gonen Hotel. I guess I can lend a bike if there is a good gym a little far away
edit: Seems like there is a quite a few hotel named the same. its the one at degirmenbahce if thats any help