Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Istanbul | Frommer's

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• IS ISTANBUL GAY FRIENDLY?
• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS ISTANBUL
• ISTANBUL: A GAY-FRIENDLY DTATN TURKEY
• ISTANBUL GAY TOURSSEE ALL THGS TO DO{"@TYPE":"LOLBS","NAME":"ISTANBUL GAY TOURS","URL":"\","ADDRS":{"@TYPE":"POSTALADDRS","ADDRSLOLY":"ISTANBUL","ADDRSCOUNTRY":"T\U00FCRKIYE","POSTALCO":"34000"},"AGGREGATERATG":{"@TYPE":"AGGREGATERATG","RATGVALUE":"5.0","REVIEWCOUNT":27},"IMAGE":"HTTPS:\U002F\\U002FMEDIA\U002FPHOTO-O\U002F10\U002F9E\U002F15\U002F4B\","@NTEXT":"HTTP:\U002F\"}SEE ALL THGS TO DOISTANBUL GAY TOURS527 REVIEWS#256 OF 1,472 TOURS & ACTIVI ISTANBULCY TOURS • WALKG TOURS • SIGHTSEEG TOURS • PRIVATE TOURS • DAY TRIPSREAD MOREWRE A REVIEWSEE ALL PHOTOSFULL VIEW22ABOUTISTANBUL GAY TOURS‘ OBJECTIVE IS TO GIVE YOU THE FT EXPERIENCE TO LGBT TRAVELERS VISG ISTANBUL. OUR TOURS AND ACTIVI ARE UNRTAKEN BY LICENSED TOUR GUIS WH THE GREAT KNOWLEDGE. WE, ISTANBUL GAY TOURS JT OPERATE LGBT OR LGBT-IENDLY LOL ALERS TO GUARANTEE THE PERFECT TIME FOR OUR GUTS VISG ISTANBUL.READ MOREISTANBUL, TüRKIYECALLEMAILVIS WEBSECONTACTSUGGT EDS TO IMPROVE WHAT WE SHOW.IMPROVE THIS LISTGSIAR EXPERIENCTURKISH BATH PACKAGE ISTANBUL AT AGA HAMAMI191HAMMAMS & TURKISH BATHSOM $64.02 PER ADULTISTANBUL WALKG FOOD TOUR WH SECRET FOOD TOURS154FOOD & DRKOM $84.72 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)2023BT OF ISTANBUL: 1, 2 OR 3-DAY PRIVATE GUID ISTANBUL TOUR2,919B TOURSOM $195.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 8)PRIVATE TURKISH BATH EXPERIENCE AT A HAMMAM ISTANBUL147HAMMAMS & TURKISH BATHSOM $126.93 PER ADULTTHE 10 TASTGS OF ISTANBUL WH LOLS: PRIVATE FOOD TOUR 200FOOD & DRKOM $117.00 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)TOP S OF ISTANBUL: HALF DAY SMALL-GROUP TOUR69HISTORIL TOURSOM $60.71 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)BT OF ISTANBUL 1 - 2 OR 3 DAYS PRIVATE ISTANBUL GUID TOUR122B TOURSOM $166.67 PER GROUP (UP TO 15)CAPPADOCIA DREAM - 2 DAYS CAPPADOCIA TRAVEL WH BALLOON RI OM/TO ISTANBUL51B TOURSOM $418.32 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)ISTANBUL FOODIE TOUR BY NIGHT: TRADNAL MEYHANE & STREET FOODS64PUBLIC TRANSPORTATN TOURSOM $99.34 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)3 DAY ALL INCLIVE CAPPADOCIA TOUR OM ISTANBUL WH OPTNAL BALLOON FLIGHT15B TOURSOM $706.40 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)ISTANBUL GAY TOURSBOOKG UNAVAILABLE ON TRIPADVISORWANT OTHER OPTNS YOU N BOOK NOW?SHOW OPTNSTRAVELERS TALK ABOUT“TURKISH CULTURE”(2 REVIEWS)“TURKEY”(3 REVIEWS)“HAGIA SOPHIA”(2 REVIEWS)CONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.POPULAR MENTNSTURKISH CULTURETURKEYHAGIA SOPHIAIGTOZKANERARYFERRYHIGHLIGHTSGUIKNOWLEDGE5.027 REVIEWSEXCELLENT27VERY GOOD0AVERAGE0POOR0TERRIBLE0CHRISPMASSAPEQUA, NY13 NTRIBUTNS0AMAZG EXPERIENCE ISTANBULJUL 2023 • FRIENDSIGT WAS AMAZG TO WORK WH AND PROVID EXCELLENT SERVICE. YUN WAS SUPER RPONSIVE AND CLEAR VIA EMAIL WHILE BOOKG. OUR TOUR GUI SALIH WAS KD AND SWEET, SUPER KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE CY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TAILORED THE TOUR TO BOTH THE CROWDS SUATNS/SHIPS PARTUR/OUR REQUTS AS WE WERE ON A TWO DAY CISE STOPOVER. SOME OF OUR PARTY OF 8 WANTED TO LUNCH WHILE OTHERS SAW A TURKISH G MO WHICH HE WAS ABLE TO ACMODATE. (NOTE: WE WERE SKEPTIL OF THE G MO BUT WAS VERY TERTG, ONLY 20 M, AND THE VENTORY WAS STUNNG). SALIH NTACTED ME BY TEXT THE EVENG BEFORE OUR ARRIVAL TO MAKE SURE I KNEW WHERE TO MEET AND ANSWER ANY QUTNS. THROUGHOUT THE TOUR HE WOULD LET KNOW WHAT THE NEXT STOPS WERE, HOW LONG WOULD TAKE, AND PROVID ALL WE NEED. MOST IMPORTANTLY, YUN AND SALIH’S REMENDATN WAS TO DO THIS TOUR BY WAKG AND NOT BY R OR MIVAN WHICH WAS PERFECT (THOUGH THEY WOULD HAVE GLADLY BOOKED A R IF WE WANTED). WE FELT AS IF WE SAW A LOT OF THE CY AND GOT AROUND QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY, AVOIDG THE TRAFFIC AND NGTN OF THE CY. WE HAVE DONE MANY CY TOURS AND THIS ONE WAS CLEARLY ONE OF THE BT.READ MOREWRTEN JULY 9, 2023THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.JIAOTZETAIPEI, TAIWAN114 NTRIBUTNS0EFFICIENT AND IENDLY SERVICE AND TOURSJUN 2023IGT WAS FANTASTIC. YUN WAS VERY IENDLY AND RPONSIVE ANSWERG QUTNS ABOUT TOURS AND MAKG ARRANGEMENTS, WHICH FOR ME WERE VERY LAST MUTE. MY GUI WAS OZKAN, WHO WAS ALSO IENDLY AS ULD BE AND WAS A REAL LIGHT TO BE WH FOR A UPLE OF DAYS. AND HAVG A GUI MA GETTG AROUND AND ALG WH TRANSPORT SO MUCH EASIER AND EFFICIENT. THIS OUTF CERTALY GETS MY SEAL OF APPROVAL, AND I WOULDN'T HATE ENGAGG THEM AGA NEXT TIME I'M TURKEY. HIGHLY REMEND.READ MOREWRTEN JUNE 10, 2023THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.RON KGHOPLAND, CA8 NTRIBUTNS0THEY MAKE YOUR TRIP PERFECT.OCT 2022 • FRIENDSTHIS GROUP WAS GREAT TO WORK WH. I HIGHLY REMEND THEM. GAY OR STRAIGHT. DON’T MATTER. THEY WERE IENDLY & PROFSNAL AND I FELT VERY SAFE & FORTABLE. YUN HELPED PLAN EVERYTHG END-TO-END FOR OUR TRIP. HE WAS RPONSIVE AND THOROUGH - AND CHECKED REPEATEDLY TO MAKE SURE ALL WAS GOG SMOOTHLY. OUR GUIS WERE SALIH ISTANBUL AND SERHAT CAPPADOCIA. BOTH WERE SO KNOWLEDGEABLE AND KD. THEY WERE ALSO SUPER FLEXIBLE - MAKG CHANG TO OUR ERARY AS REQUTED AND MAKG REMENDATNS AND CHECKG WH EVEN AFTER THEIR DUTI WERE OVER. OUR VIS TO TURKEY WAS PERFECT BEE OF THE MMENT AND SERVICE OF THIS GROUP.READ MOREWRTEN OCTOBER 30, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.FELIX1 NTRIBUTN0WONRFUL ISTANBUL EXPERIENCEJUN 2022IGT AND OUR GUI OZKAN WERE FANTASTIC. SCE WE TRAVELED OM THE US,WE BOOKED THREE HALF-DAY TOURS (OVER THREE DAYS) TO ALLOW RT-AND-RELAXATNAND ADJT FOR THE JETLAG - WE DID “TOP S”, “MORN SI”, AND “OFF THEBEATEN PATH”. EACH WAS AMAZG AND HAD THEIR OWN HIGHLIGHTS! BEFORE ARRIVAL,THE LOGISTICS AND PAYMENT PROCEED SEAMLSLY - WE PREPAID VIA CRED RDWHOUT ANY ISSU. YUN ORDATED OUR TOUR PICKUP AND AIRPORT TRANSFERS ANDOFFERED HOTEL AND NEIGHBORHOOD REMENDATNS. YUN RPOND QUICKLY ON WHATSAPP AND CHECKED- WH THROUGHOUTTHE TRIP TO ENSURE RAN SMOOTHLY. OZKAN WAS VERY GRAC WHEN WE WERENNG SLIGHTLY LATE OR SLOW THE MORNGS - THIS WAS OUR FIRSTTERNATNAL TRIP WH OUR 14-MONTH-OLD AND HE HELPED MAKE EASY. WE FELTLUCKY TO HAVE HIM ALL THREE DAYS! HAGIA SOPHIA IS BETIFUL, THOUGH WE WOULDN'T HAVE UNRSTOOD HOW PLAYS TURKISH SOCIETY WHOUT OZKAN TELLG BOTH THE HISTORIL ANDRELIG NTEXTS. WE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT TURKISH CULTURE AND CURRENT ISSU SOCIETY THAT WE WOULD HAVE NO IA ABOUT OTHERWISE - WE ENJOY TRAVELLG SOMUCH FOR THE REASONS AND TO IMMERSE OURSELV ANOTHER WORLD. OVERALL,N'T REMEND THIS MORE. IGT MA EVERYTHG SO SMOOTH AND IS SO PROFSNALLY N. THANKS AGA TO YUN AND OZKAN FOR THIS WONRFUL TIME!READ MOREWRTEN SEPTEMBER 20, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.RIC3 NTRIBUTNS0A IENDLY AND LIC WAY TO DISVER ISTANBUL!AUG 2022I HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE! I GOT TO EAT AT PLAC I NEVER WOULD HAVE FOUND OTHERWISE AND HAVG SOMEONE TO EXPLA EVERYTHG WAS VALUABLE. THE GUI TOOK RE OF ALL FERRY & TRAM RIS, GAVE CY TIPS, TGHT ME A FEW TURKISH WORDS AND WAS ALSO SENSIVE TO MY DIETARY NSTRATS. WOULD FELY REMEND THIS TOUR AND WILL LIKELY BE BACK TO DO AGA! TEşEKKüRLER!READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 19, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.HOWARD475SAN FRANCIS28 NTRIBUTNS0EXCELLENT TOUR BY VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE GUIAUG 2022 • COUPLA IEND HIGHLY REMEND THIS AGENCY. WE BOOKED 2 DAYS OF TOURS AND SAW MOST OF THE HIGHLIGHTS ISTANBUL THAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN A WEEK WH JT A TOUR BOOK. SALIH WAS AN EXCELLENT GUI, WHO WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND FULL OF ADVICE AND REMENDATNS FOR OUR STAY. WE ONLY SPOKE ENGLISH SO HIS EXPERTISE WAS VALUABLE. IT WAS WELL WORTH THE REASONABLE FE.READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 11, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.SYDNEY_TRAVELS2012SYDNEY, ATRALIA49 NTRIBUTNS1GREAT LOL TOUR TO DISVER ISTANBULJUL 2022 • SOLOGREAT LOL TOUR PANY, SUPER EASY TO BOOK LAST MUTE WH FLEXIBLE TOUR OPTNS. MY GUI SALISH WAS SUPER IENDLY AND KNOWLEDGEABLE AND SHARED GREAT SIGHTS TO ISTANBUL AND TURKISH CULTURE.READ MOREWRTEN JULY 22, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.BCE L19 NTRIBUTNS0FUN EXPERIENCE A BY CYJUN 2022 • COUPLWE DID "OFF THE BEATEN PATH" AND WE FELY EXPERIENCED PART OF THE CY FEW GET TO SEE. OUR GUI WAS EXTRA REFUL TO TAKE RE OF . THANKS AGA BURAK.READ MOREWRTEN JUNE 29, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.MICHAEL D1 NTRIBUTN0EXCELLENTJUN 2022I WAS ISTANBUL FOR THREE DAYS AND ED THIS AGENCY FOR 3 FULL DAY PRIVAT TOURS.BOOKG WAS EASY AND THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL MAKG ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS AND PLANS.THE GUI, OSKAN, WAS VERY KNOWLEDGABLE NOT ONLY ON THE HISTORY (EXCELLENT) BUT ALSO ON THE TRADNS AND WAY OF LIFE. I LEARNED SO MUCH JT THREE DAYS.I N REMEND ISTANBUL GAY TOURS MOST HIGHLY AND WILL HOPEFULLY RETURN TO E THEIR SERVIC AGA.SPECIAL THANKS TO OSKAN, I NOT ONLY LOVED YOUR KNOWLEDGE BUT ALSO WAS VERY FORTABLE YOUR PANY MAKG THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE EVEN MORE REMEMBERABLE.READ MOREWRTEN JUNE 10, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.ROSS G2 NTRIBUTNS0BOOK NOW!JAN 2022I N’T SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH OF IGT. I ORIGALLY PLANNED JT A SGLE HALF DAY, BUT VERY QUICKLY ASKED THE GUI IF I ULD EXTEND TO A FULL DAY. WHEN SHOWG THE GUI WHAT I WAS ALSO HOPG TO SEE DURG THE RT OF MY STAY ISTANBUL, HE MENTNED THEY’D BE HAPPY TO BOOK AN ADDNAL DAY TO SEE THE REMAR OF THE S I HAD FLAGGED. SO I TOOK THEM UP ON THAT OFFER AND END UP SPENDG 2 FULL DAYS WH THEM. BOTH OF MY GUIS, SALIH AND BURAK, WERE AWOME. I FELT LIKE I WAS TOURG THE CY WH A IEND AS OPPOSED TO A CLASSIC GUI, AND THEY MA EVERYTHG SUPER SIMPLE (HANDLG THE TRANS, ALL TICKETS, FOOD, BATHROOMS, ETC). THEY WERE SUPER RMED ABOUT THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF ISTANBUL BUT WERE ALSO YOUNG AND RELATABLE. BOTH OF MY TOURS WERE PLETELY PERSONALIZED TO WHAT I WANTED TO SEE, AND THEY TOOK ME TO SPECIAL LOL SPOTS TO EXPERIENCE ISTANBUL BEYOND WHAT A TOURIST WOULD NORMALLY EXPERIENCE. I HIGHLY REMEND BOOKG WH THEM FOR A VIS REGARDLS OF WHAT YOU’RE LOOKG TO SEE OR DO ISTANBUL. I HOPE THEY REACH OUT IF THEY E OUT TO LOS ANGEL!READ MOREWRTEN JANUARY 15, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.123SHOWG RULTS 1-10 OF 23SEBASTIANIZ2 NTRIBUTNSHOLA TENéIS VIAJE PARA FOTOS N AñO?ADD A REPLYOZAIAS BCOMO FAZER PARA NTRATAR SE PASSE PARA O DIA 06/12 OU 07/12?ADD A REPLYЕвгений ЧHURZUF492 NTRIBUTNSЗдравствуйте! Сколько стоит такой тур? Есть ли групповой тур? Или только индивидуальный? Гид говорит по-русски?NIWEMANGISTANBUL, TüRKIYE18 NTRIBUTNSPLEASE NTACT AT OUT WEBPAGE; ISTANBULGAYTOURS/READ ALL REPLIJOHN LA GUID TOUR FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS FOR 2 GUYS OM SOUTH AIHERNTO EME GTARIA SABET CUANTO CUTA UN GUIA PRIVADO UN DIA EN TAMBULREAD ALL REPLIVIEW ALLISTANBUL GAY TOURS - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
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IS ISTANBUL GAY FRIENDLY?

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Homosexualy is not illegal Turkey: between adults, same-sex sexual activy was ma legal the Ottoman Empire 1858, and sce morn Turkey’s foundatn 1923 has always been legal. The age of nsent for homosexual sex is 18, the same as for heterosexual sex.

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS ISTANBUL

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ISTANBUL: A GAY-FRIENDLY DTATN TURKEY

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ISTANBUL GAY TOURSSEE ALL THGS TO DO{"@TYPE":"LOLBS","NAME":"ISTANBUL GAY TOURS","URL":"\","ADDRS":{"@TYPE":"POSTALADDRS","ADDRSLOLY":"ISTANBUL","ADDRSCOUNTRY":"T\U00FCRKIYE","POSTALCO":"34000"},"AGGREGATERATG":{"@TYPE":"AGGREGATERATG","RATGVALUE":"5.0","REVIEWCOUNT":27},"IMAGE":"HTTPS:\U002F\\U002FMEDIA\U002FPHOTO-O\U002F10\U002F9E\U002F15\U002F4B\","@NTEXT":"HTTP:\U002F\"}SEE ALL THGS TO DOISTANBUL GAY TOURS527 REVIEWS#256 OF 1,472 TOURS & ACTIVI ISTANBULCY TOURS • WALKG TOURS • SIGHTSEEG TOURS • PRIVATE TOURS • DAY TRIPSREAD MOREWRE A REVIEWSEE ALL PHOTOSFULL VIEW22ABOUTISTANBUL GAY TOURS‘ OBJECTIVE IS TO GIVE YOU THE FT EXPERIENCE TO LGBT TRAVELERS VISG ISTANBUL. OUR TOURS AND ACTIVI ARE UNRTAKEN BY LICENSED TOUR GUIS WH THE GREAT KNOWLEDGE. WE, ISTANBUL GAY TOURS JT OPERATE LGBT OR LGBT-IENDLY LOL ALERS TO GUARANTEE THE PERFECT TIME FOR OUR GUTS VISG ISTANBUL.READ MOREISTANBUL, TüRKIYECALLEMAILVIS WEBSECONTACTSUGGT EDS TO IMPROVE WHAT WE SHOW.IMPROVE THIS LISTGSIAR EXPERIENCTURKISH BATH PACKAGE ISTANBUL AT AGA HAMAMI191HAMMAMS & TURKISH BATHSOM $64.02 PER ADULTISTANBUL WALKG FOOD TOUR WH SECRET FOOD TOURS154FOOD & DRKOM $84.72 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)2023BT OF ISTANBUL: 1, 2 OR 3-DAY PRIVATE GUID ISTANBUL TOUR2,919B TOURSOM $195.00 PER GROUP (UP TO 8)PRIVATE TURKISH BATH EXPERIENCE AT A HAMMAM ISTANBUL147HAMMAMS & TURKISH BATHSOM $126.93 PER ADULTTHE 10 TASTGS OF ISTANBUL WH LOLS: PRIVATE FOOD TOUR 200FOOD & DRKOM $117.00 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)TOP S OF ISTANBUL: HALF DAY SMALL-GROUP TOUR69HISTORIL TOURSOM $60.71 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)BT OF ISTANBUL 1 - 2 OR 3 DAYS PRIVATE ISTANBUL GUID TOUR122B TOURSOM $166.67 PER GROUP (UP TO 15)CAPPADOCIA DREAM - 2 DAYS CAPPADOCIA TRAVEL WH BALLOON RI OM/TO ISTANBUL51B TOURSOM $418.32 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)ISTANBUL FOODIE TOUR BY NIGHT: TRADNAL MEYHANE & STREET FOODS64PUBLIC TRANSPORTATN TOURSOM $99.34 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)3 DAY ALL INCLIVE CAPPADOCIA TOUR OM ISTANBUL WH OPTNAL BALLOON FLIGHT15B TOURSOM $706.40 PER ADULT (PRICE VARI BY GROUP SIZE)ISTANBUL GAY TOURSBOOKG UNAVAILABLE ON TRIPADVISORWANT OTHER OPTNS YOU N BOOK NOW?SHOW OPTNSTRAVELERS TALK ABOUT“TURKISH CULTURE”(2 REVIEWS)“TURKEY”(3 REVIEWS)“HAGIA SOPHIA”(2 REVIEWS)CONTRIBUTEWRE A REVIEWUPLOAD A PHOTOREVIEWSQ&AFILTERSENGLISHMOST RECENTDETAILED REVIEWS: REVIEWS ORR RMED BY SCRIPTIVENS OF ER-INTIFIED THEM SUCH AS CLEANLS, ATMOSPHERE, GENERAL TIPS AND LOTN RMATN.POPULAR MENTNSTURKISH CULTURETURKEYHAGIA SOPHIAIGTOZKANERARYFERRYHIGHLIGHTSGUIKNOWLEDGE5.027 REVIEWSEXCELLENT27VERY GOOD0AVERAGE0POOR0TERRIBLE0CHRISPMASSAPEQUA, NY13 NTRIBUTNS0AMAZG EXPERIENCE ISTANBULJUL 2023 • FRIENDSIGT WAS AMAZG TO WORK WH AND PROVID EXCELLENT SERVICE. YUN WAS SUPER RPONSIVE AND CLEAR VIA EMAIL WHILE BOOKG. OUR TOUR GUI SALIH WAS KD AND SWEET, SUPER KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT THE CY, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, TAILORED THE TOUR TO BOTH THE CROWDS SUATNS/SHIPS PARTUR/OUR REQUTS AS WE WERE ON A TWO DAY CISE STOPOVER. SOME OF OUR PARTY OF 8 WANTED TO LUNCH WHILE OTHERS SAW A TURKISH G MO WHICH HE WAS ABLE TO ACMODATE. (NOTE: WE WERE SKEPTIL OF THE G MO BUT WAS VERY TERTG, ONLY 20 M, AND THE VENTORY WAS STUNNG). SALIH NTACTED ME BY TEXT THE EVENG BEFORE OUR ARRIVAL TO MAKE SURE I KNEW WHERE TO MEET AND ANSWER ANY QUTNS. THROUGHOUT THE TOUR HE WOULD LET KNOW WHAT THE NEXT STOPS WERE, HOW LONG WOULD TAKE, AND PROVID ALL WE NEED. MOST IMPORTANTLY, YUN AND SALIH’S REMENDATN WAS TO DO THIS TOUR BY WAKG AND NOT BY R OR MIVAN WHICH WAS PERFECT (THOUGH THEY WOULD HAVE GLADLY BOOKED A R IF WE WANTED). WE FELT AS IF WE SAW A LOT OF THE CY AND GOT AROUND QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY, AVOIDG THE TRAFFIC AND NGTN OF THE CY. WE HAVE DONE MANY CY TOURS AND THIS ONE WAS CLEARLY ONE OF THE BT.READ MOREWRTEN JULY 9, 2023THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.JIAOTZETAIPEI, TAIWAN114 NTRIBUTNS0EFFICIENT AND IENDLY SERVICE AND TOURSJUN 2023IGT WAS FANTASTIC. YUN WAS VERY IENDLY AND RPONSIVE ANSWERG QUTNS ABOUT TOURS AND MAKG ARRANGEMENTS, WHICH FOR ME WERE VERY LAST MUTE. MY GUI WAS OZKAN, WHO WAS ALSO IENDLY AS ULD BE AND WAS A REAL LIGHT TO BE WH FOR A UPLE OF DAYS. AND HAVG A GUI MA GETTG AROUND AND ALG WH TRANSPORT SO MUCH EASIER AND EFFICIENT. THIS OUTF CERTALY GETS MY SEAL OF APPROVAL, AND I WOULDN'T HATE ENGAGG THEM AGA NEXT TIME I'M TURKEY. HIGHLY REMEND.READ MOREWRTEN JUNE 10, 2023THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.RON KGHOPLAND, CA8 NTRIBUTNS0THEY MAKE YOUR TRIP PERFECT.OCT 2022 • FRIENDSTHIS GROUP WAS GREAT TO WORK WH. I HIGHLY REMEND THEM. GAY OR STRAIGHT. DON’T MATTER. THEY WERE IENDLY & PROFSNAL AND I FELT VERY SAFE & FORTABLE. YUN HELPED PLAN EVERYTHG END-TO-END FOR OUR TRIP. HE WAS RPONSIVE AND THOROUGH - AND CHECKED REPEATEDLY TO MAKE SURE ALL WAS GOG SMOOTHLY. OUR GUIS WERE SALIH ISTANBUL AND SERHAT CAPPADOCIA. BOTH WERE SO KNOWLEDGEABLE AND KD. THEY WERE ALSO SUPER FLEXIBLE - MAKG CHANG TO OUR ERARY AS REQUTED AND MAKG REMENDATNS AND CHECKG WH EVEN AFTER THEIR DUTI WERE OVER. OUR VIS TO TURKEY WAS PERFECT BEE OF THE MMENT AND SERVICE OF THIS GROUP.READ MOREWRTEN OCTOBER 30, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.FELIX1 NTRIBUTN0WONRFUL ISTANBUL EXPERIENCEJUN 2022IGT AND OUR GUI OZKAN WERE FANTASTIC. SCE WE TRAVELED OM THE US,WE BOOKED THREE HALF-DAY TOURS (OVER THREE DAYS) TO ALLOW RT-AND-RELAXATNAND ADJT FOR THE JETLAG - WE DID “TOP S”, “MORN SI”, AND “OFF THEBEATEN PATH”. EACH WAS AMAZG AND HAD THEIR OWN HIGHLIGHTS! BEFORE ARRIVAL,THE LOGISTICS AND PAYMENT PROCEED SEAMLSLY - WE PREPAID VIA CRED RDWHOUT ANY ISSU. YUN ORDATED OUR TOUR PICKUP AND AIRPORT TRANSFERS ANDOFFERED HOTEL AND NEIGHBORHOOD REMENDATNS. YUN RPOND QUICKLY ON WHATSAPP AND CHECKED- WH THROUGHOUTTHE TRIP TO ENSURE RAN SMOOTHLY. OZKAN WAS VERY GRAC WHEN WE WERENNG SLIGHTLY LATE OR SLOW THE MORNGS - THIS WAS OUR FIRSTTERNATNAL TRIP WH OUR 14-MONTH-OLD AND HE HELPED MAKE EASY. WE FELTLUCKY TO HAVE HIM ALL THREE DAYS! HAGIA SOPHIA IS BETIFUL, THOUGH WE WOULDN'T HAVE UNRSTOOD HOW PLAYS TURKISH SOCIETY WHOUT OZKAN TELLG BOTH THE HISTORIL ANDRELIG NTEXTS. WE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT TURKISH CULTURE AND CURRENT ISSU SOCIETY THAT WE WOULD HAVE NO IA ABOUT OTHERWISE - WE ENJOY TRAVELLG SOMUCH FOR THE REASONS AND TO IMMERSE OURSELV ANOTHER WORLD. OVERALL,N'T REMEND THIS MORE. IGT MA EVERYTHG SO SMOOTH AND IS SO PROFSNALLY N. THANKS AGA TO YUN AND OZKAN FOR THIS WONRFUL TIME!READ MOREWRTEN SEPTEMBER 20, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.RIC3 NTRIBUTNS0A IENDLY AND LIC WAY TO DISVER ISTANBUL!AUG 2022I HAD A GREAT EXPERIENCE! I GOT TO EAT AT PLAC I NEVER WOULD HAVE FOUND OTHERWISE AND HAVG SOMEONE TO EXPLA EVERYTHG WAS VALUABLE. THE GUI TOOK RE OF ALL FERRY & TRAM RIS, GAVE CY TIPS, TGHT ME A FEW TURKISH WORDS AND WAS ALSO SENSIVE TO MY DIETARY NSTRATS. WOULD FELY REMEND THIS TOUR AND WILL LIKELY BE BACK TO DO AGA! TEşEKKüRLER!READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 19, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.HOWARD475SAN FRANCIS28 NTRIBUTNS0EXCELLENT TOUR BY VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE GUIAUG 2022 • COUPLA IEND HIGHLY REMEND THIS AGENCY. WE BOOKED 2 DAYS OF TOURS AND SAW MOST OF THE HIGHLIGHTS ISTANBUL THAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN A WEEK WH JT A TOUR BOOK. SALIH WAS AN EXCELLENT GUI, WHO WAS VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE AND FULL OF ADVICE AND REMENDATNS FOR OUR STAY. WE ONLY SPOKE ENGLISH SO HIS EXPERTISE WAS VALUABLE. IT WAS WELL WORTH THE REASONABLE FE.READ MOREWRTEN AUGT 11, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.SYDNEY_TRAVELS2012SYDNEY, ATRALIA49 NTRIBUTNS1GREAT LOL TOUR TO DISVER ISTANBULJUL 2022 • SOLOGREAT LOL TOUR PANY, SUPER EASY TO BOOK LAST MUTE WH FLEXIBLE TOUR OPTNS. MY GUI SALISH WAS SUPER IENDLY AND KNOWLEDGEABLE AND SHARED GREAT SIGHTS TO ISTANBUL AND TURKISH CULTURE.READ MOREWRTEN JULY 22, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.BCE L19 NTRIBUTNS0FUN EXPERIENCE A BY CYJUN 2022 • COUPLWE DID "OFF THE BEATEN PATH" AND WE FELY EXPERIENCED PART OF THE CY FEW GET TO SEE. OUR GUI WAS EXTRA REFUL TO TAKE RE OF . THANKS AGA BURAK.READ MOREWRTEN JUNE 29, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.MICHAEL D1 NTRIBUTN0EXCELLENTJUN 2022I WAS ISTANBUL FOR THREE DAYS AND ED THIS AGENCY FOR 3 FULL DAY PRIVAT TOURS.BOOKG WAS EASY AND THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL MAKG ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS AND PLANS.THE GUI, OSKAN, WAS VERY KNOWLEDGABLE NOT ONLY ON THE HISTORY (EXCELLENT) BUT ALSO ON THE TRADNS AND WAY OF LIFE. I LEARNED SO MUCH JT THREE DAYS.I N REMEND ISTANBUL GAY TOURS MOST HIGHLY AND WILL HOPEFULLY RETURN TO E THEIR SERVIC AGA.SPECIAL THANKS TO OSKAN, I NOT ONLY LOVED YOUR KNOWLEDGE BUT ALSO WAS VERY FORTABLE YOUR PANY MAKG THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE EVEN MORE REMEMBERABLE.READ MOREWRTEN JUNE 10, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.ROSS G2 NTRIBUTNS0BOOK NOW!JAN 2022I N’T SPEAK HIGHLY ENOUGH OF IGT. I ORIGALLY PLANNED JT A SGLE HALF DAY, BUT VERY QUICKLY ASKED THE GUI IF I ULD EXTEND TO A FULL DAY. WHEN SHOWG THE GUI WHAT I WAS ALSO HOPG TO SEE DURG THE RT OF MY STAY ISTANBUL, HE MENTNED THEY’D BE HAPPY TO BOOK AN ADDNAL DAY TO SEE THE REMAR OF THE S I HAD FLAGGED. SO I TOOK THEM UP ON THAT OFFER AND END UP SPENDG 2 FULL DAYS WH THEM. BOTH OF MY GUIS, SALIH AND BURAK, WERE AWOME. I FELT LIKE I WAS TOURG THE CY WH A IEND AS OPPOSED TO A CLASSIC GUI, AND THEY MA EVERYTHG SUPER SIMPLE (HANDLG THE TRANS, ALL TICKETS, FOOD, BATHROOMS, ETC). THEY WERE SUPER RMED ABOUT THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF ISTANBUL BUT WERE ALSO YOUNG AND RELATABLE. BOTH OF MY TOURS WERE PLETELY PERSONALIZED TO WHAT I WANTED TO SEE, AND THEY TOOK ME TO SPECIAL LOL SPOTS TO EXPERIENCE ISTANBUL BEYOND WHAT A TOURIST WOULD NORMALLY EXPERIENCE. I HIGHLY REMEND BOOKG WH THEM FOR A VIS REGARDLS OF WHAT YOU’RE LOOKG TO SEE OR DO ISTANBUL. I HOPE THEY REACH OUT IF THEY E OUT TO LOS ANGEL!READ MOREWRTEN JANUARY 15, 2022THIS REVIEW IS THE SUBJECTIVE OPN OF A TRIPADVISOR MEMBER AND NOT OF TRIPADVISOR LLC. TRIPADVISOR PERFORMS CHECKS ON REVIEWS AS PART OF OUR DTRY-LEADG TST & SAFETY STANDARDS. READ OUR TRANSPARENCY REPORT TO LEARN MORE.123SHOWG RULTS 1-10 OF 23SEBASTIANIZ2 NTRIBUTNSHOLA TENéIS VIAJE PARA FOTOS N AñO?ADD A REPLYOZAIAS BCOMO FAZER PARA NTRATAR SE PASSE PARA O DIA 06/12 OU 07/12?ADD A REPLYЕвгений ЧHURZUF492 NTRIBUTNSЗдравствуйте! Сколько стоит такой тур? Есть ли групповой тур? Или только индивидуальный? Гид говорит по-русски?NIWEMANGISTANBUL, TüRKIYE18 NTRIBUTNSPLEASE NTACT AT OUT WEBPAGE; ISTANBULGAYTOURS/READ ALL REPLIJOHN LA GUID TOUR FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS FOR 2 GUYS OM SOUTH AIHERNTO EME GTARIA SABET CUANTO CUTA UN GUIA PRIVADO UN DIA EN TAMBULREAD ALL REPLIVIEW ALLISTANBUL GAY TOURS - ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO

So What Do This Mean For Gay Travelers? Generally speakg LGBT rights Istanbul are fairly well-tablished and is a very gay-iendly cy, although most of the gay life happens doors or at night.

EXPLORE GAY ROOMS & RENTALS ISTANBUL

Gay travelers should be discrete, but as public (and daytime!) displays of affectn are owned upon Istanbul between heterosexual upl as well, this is a le that would apply to anyone. For the most part, gay travelers should feel fortable venturg all over the cy and not let any fear lim their adventur. The ma gay district is around Taksim where there are plenty of gay clubs, bars, and rtrants.

Trendy Beyoğlu is also at the foreont of liberal enclav, and gay travelers will feel pletely fortable hangg around there. As wh most plac the world, gay upl or sgle gay travelers hopg to meet people should not n to any problems if stayg ternatnal, upsle hotels. Otherwise, Istanbul offers a range of queer-iendly hotels and hostels, maly the areas mentned above – the gay quarter of Taksim, or Beyoğlu.

GAY AND GAY-IENDLY HOTELS ISTANBUL

Asi om the wealth of historic and cultural sights, there is a relatively thrivg gay scene Istanbul wh plenty of bars, clubs, f, and rtrants to choose om.

Daytime activi would maly be the top attractns; ’s at night that the gay scene Istanbul tly alive. In most clubs LGBT people will be wele; there are also plenty of gay clubs wh a specifilly LGBT foc. There is also a range of hamams, but as a tradnal Turkish experience they are equented by everyone, so travelers should not assume they are specifilly gay foced.

In fact, the current climate, snas and hamams will actively avoid beg labeled as ‘gay-iendly,’ so is better jt to enjoy the as cultural experienc unls you are wh someone the know.

GAY FRIENDLY TURKEY TOURS

Gettg to know people is one of the bt thgs about travelg and that’s particularly important a place like Istanbul, where the gay scene is not always ‘ your face.’ Headg to Taksim or Beyoğlu to start a night out a gay bar is a good way to get chattg to lols and then plan your night om there.