what’s on
The next seven days in Istanbul.
A short, hand-kept list — not a full calendar. We don’t try to list every gig and pop-up; we list the ones worth rearranging your week for. Updated daily.
A quieter week in Istanbul.
Nothing on our editor’s shortlist for the next seven days — we list events the way we list walks, with one ear to the ground rather than a firehose. We’ll be back with picks soon. Meanwhile, the city is still walkable: here are four routes that read well any day of the week.
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Four walks for an empty week.
Anadolu Hisarı and Göksu: the older, smaller fortress
Bayezid I's 1394 fortress at the Bosphorus's narrowest stretch, looking across at Rumelihisarı.
Balat & Fener: stairs, colour, the Golden Horn
The most photographed neighbourhood in Istanbul, but only on Sunday and only if you walk the back lanes.
Bebek to Arnavutköy: the yalı sahil
Two Bosphorus villages connected by a kilometre and a half of painted wooden waterfront mansions.
Beşiktaş Çarşı and Yıldız Park: the inland walk
The Çarşı, the fish market, a Sinan mosque, then up the hill to the sultan's imperial gardens.
Browse the full catalogue: all 31 walks in Istanbul.