Beyoglu

Beyoglu – Taksim: Life, Art, Culture and Amusements:

Istanbul is an International art and cultural center. There is an International Arts and Cultural Festivals is held each year in June and July with famous artists coming from all over the world. These perfonmances are held mostly in the Ataturk Cultural Center (AKM).

Those enjoying classical music can hear it at Cemal Resit Rey Hall. Operas, Operets, Ballets, Worldwide-Movies films, Bookshores, Concerts, Jazz Evenings Exhibitions and Conferences all share the cultural palette of the city. Istanbul also has a rich program of night entertainment.

Nightclubs provide splendid entertainment throughout dinner, ranging from a selection of Turkish songs to the famous bellydance. By the end of year 1990,the historical tramline of Tünel-Taksim has recommenced to service and it keeps on operating on a line of 1640 meters with 3 motrises and 2 wagons, making 14.600 trips, totaling 23.944 kilometers per year and carrying 6,000 passengers a day on average; as well as serving for touristy purposes. Alongside are modern high capacity discos, cabarets and jazz clubs in the Taksim – Harbiye district

Recommended some of them; Catwalk – Hammam – Babylon – Laila – Joy Ortakoy – 7th House – People – Soho – Hayal kahvesi – Club 147 – Harrys Jazz Bar – Kemanci/Mandala – Han Cafe – Barbahce – Roxy – Club 14 – Changa – Hengame – Andon – Sarabi – Club Beyond – Agora – Club 99 – Queen Bar – De Ja Vu. In Sultanahmed there are now a number of restaurants in restored Byzantine and Ottoman buildings which give a unique atmosphere to an evening out. Kumkapi, with its many taverns, bars, and deligious fish restaurants, is another attractive district. For many years people have been meeting in Cicek Pasaji in the Beyoglu district for snacks and seafood specialities. Also in Beyoglu district, the narrow Nevizade street, near Cicek Pasaj, is the best place in Istanbul for eating Turkish specialties and drinking Raki. On the Bosphorus, Ortaköy is the best place for nightlife in Istanbul, with its nightclubs, jazz clubs, fine seafood restaurants and bars
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