Travel Istanbul

Date: 6 September 2010 / 21:00
Location: Istanbul Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadyumu 

Irish rock band U2 will come to Istanbul for the first time with 360 tour. This year there have been a lot of big concerts in Istanbul up to now but this will may be the biggest concert of 2010 in Turkey with the support of Istanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture.

If you are thinking to buy ticket you can check out here. Red zone tickets have already been sold!

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As you may know basketball championship 2010 will be held in Turkey. The place where matches which will be played in Istanbul is Abdi Ipekci Arena. Here you can find some good and cheap hotels around Abdi Ipekci Arena.

Hotels Around Zeytinburnu

The place is in Zeytinburnu which is close to Ataturk Airport. Hotels in that area are generally business type. If your aim is only to see the matches you can look at Ibis hotel. It may be the best choice for you as it is close to Abdi Ipekci Arena. After the match ends in the late time you can go back to the hotel by taxi. It won’t cost much as it’s not far. Prices of the hotel are also reasonable.

If you are also thinking to sightsee it may be a good idea to look for hotels around Sultanahmet as it’s not too far away from Abdi Ipekci Arena and easily reached by public transport.

Hotels Around Sultanahmet

Uyan hotel, Tayhan Hotel, Imga Hotel, Ilkay Hotel, Hotel Ayasofya, Best Western Amber Hotel, Tashkonak Suites, Nena Hotel, Ferman hotel are just a few of them.

You shouldn’t look for hotels around Taksim area as it is far away from Abdi Ipekci Arena. You should also consider about these hotels:

Osmanhan Hotel,Hotel Sapphire,Acra Hotel,Berce Hotel,Seraglio Hotel,Emine Sultan Hotel,Apex Hotel,Sarı Konak Hotel,Sude Konak Hotel,Sultan Hill Hotel,Garden House Hotel,Stonehouse Hotel,Le Piano Hotel,Erboy Hotel,Hotel Inter.

Research about them carefully, because some of them may have high prices due to the tournament.

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There are two ways to get from Taksim to Sultanahmet. They are:

By public transport:

If you are in Taksim square, take the metro from Taksim to Kabatas and you can get to Sultanahmet from Kabatas by tram. If you are at the other side of Istiklal take the little metro (calles as “tunel”). It takes you to Karakoy. You can take the tram from Karakoy to Zeytinburnu direction and get off when it arrives to Sultanahmet. These won’t take much time. However, there is an alternative way;

By taxi:

You can take a taxi, that will cost higher. It’s the best way to use public transport during commute hours as the traffic is very crowded at that time.

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This year Ramadan will start in August. If you plan to travel Istanbul in Ramadan you may want to find out what you should do and not in this period. Here are a few things you should consider about this issue:

In Ramadan there are a lot of Turks fast. But there are also a lot, who don’t fast. Refraining from eating and drinking in public would be the best during the day time. However, it’s really related to where you are as Istanbul is a very big city. Considering that you will be around touristic places like Taksim, Beyoğlu, The Grand Bazaar, you will not even notice Ramadan has started as you will see a lot of people in the restaurants during the day time. Some of them are tourists, and the others are Turks. Most of cafes, tea houses will also be open. So this issue won’t be such a big problem for you.

In addition, there is one thing you should consider about: Having dinner around fast breaking time may be little problem as most restaurants will be very crowded and it will be hard to find seats.

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The district is located near Ortaköy. Defterburnu is between Ortaköy and Kuruçeşme. District residents claim that, the old name is Koruçeşme because of its plenty of rivers. Throughout history, the place has been known with its green groves.

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