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Istikal Caddesi

Isikal Caddesi

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Istikal Caddesi

Taksim Square

Beyoglu

www.turkeytravelplanner.com/go/Istanbul/Sights/Beyoglu/IstiklalCaddesi.html

Hours: Hours vary by venue.

Price: Prices vary by shop/restaurant.

Type: Neighborhoods & Districts

Wander along pedestrian-only Istikal Caddesi street with its shops, cafes (try the very chic outpost of the high-style House Cafés) and tucked-away embassies. Start off at Taksim Square and set off. There are men arm-in-arm, women in the latest European runway looks and others in traditional headscarves and the very occasional burka as well as swarms of students and demonstrators who hold signs declaiming drugs and clamoring for internet freedom (remember that this is a country that censors its internet for “inappropriate” content). Sadly, the area’s al fresco cafes have recently been outlawed, but there’s still a wonderful energy in the air. Finish your walk with a cocktail at the Orient Terrace at the historic Pera Palace Hotel where Agatha Christie once holed up to write.
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Istikal Caddesi
Taksim Square
Beyoglu
Istanbul
34437
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