Türkiye · 41.01° N / 28.98° E15.9M people · $$ · GMT+3

Istanbul

Two continents, one table.

The Istanbul index
serious eating92
life by the sea90
museums, music, ideas90
energy85
safety70
transit75
food92
culture90
nightlife75
affordability70
nature40
slow living35
0–100, relative to the other 100 cities on WHERE. Some scores are measured, some are our judgment. How we score →

Istanbul is great if you want

The volume turned up
Serious eating
Museums, music, ideas
Life by the sea

Think twice if you need

×Quiet nights
×A slow pace
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