r/istanbul is a subreddit with 471k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses istanbul, travel, looking for a, turkey, and looking for a place, and they frequently recommend/review pizzeria, esim, and seafood restaurant.
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Popular Themes in r/istanbul
#1
Advice Requests
: "How much should this cost in Istanbul?"
14 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "Round oven - where to buy"
7 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Why is the Tourism Police so unhelpful?"
5 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "Paid 7000TRY for this beautiful (IMO) small carpet. Did I get ripped off?"
3 posts
#5
Self-Promotion
: "I’m building an English-language platform to help expats deal with Turkish bureaucracy in Istanbul"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/istanbul
#1
Istanbul
: "Istanbul at its best: old buildings, full tables, time flowing slowly"
235 posts
#2
Travel
: "Charged 90,000 lira downtown"
32 posts
#3
Looking For A
28 posts
#4
Turkey
: "Istanbul is more beautiful with Turkey Flag🇹🇷"
18 posts
#5
Looking For A Place
10 posts
#6
Looking For
10 posts
#7
Struggling With
5 posts
#8
Transportation
: "Gebze'den çıkıp If Beşiktaş'a nasıl gidebilirim? Marmaray'ın hangi durağında inip hangi toplu taşımayı kullanabilirim?"
5 posts
#9
Football
: "Looking for 1:1 Football t-shirt"
5 posts
#10
Restaurant
: "Hanımla beşinci yıl dönümü için güzel lüks restoran tavsiyesi?"
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/istanbul
Pizzeria
27 reviews
#1
Azzurro
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#2
Miss Pizza
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
Eataly
4.7★ from 3 reviews
Esim
9 reviews
#1
Yesim
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
SimLocal
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Maya Mobile
4.0★ from 1 review
Seafood Restaurant
9 reviews
#1
Eleos
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Foçabalık
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Çeşmidil
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/istanbul
#1
Question
: "Location from films."
69 posts
#2
Photography
: "Ä°stanbul without the piss filter btw"
39 posts
#3
Looking for...
: "Çok Acil Yuva Aranıyor / Urgent Home Needed"
28 posts
#4
Travel
: "Istanbul trip - POV of brazilian man"
25 posts
#5
Discussion
: "The homes that Turks deserve to live in are not apartment buildings, but real houses with courtyards."
24 posts
#6
Rant
: "Istanbul municipality has integrated a new security system in metro"
7 posts
#7
News
: "23 Nisan Ulusal Egemenlik ve Çocuk Bayramımız kutlu olsun.🇹🇷"
5 posts
#8
Monthly Megathread
: "Visiting Ä°stanbul? Have a quick question? Ask here, don't create a new post."
2 posts
#9
Meta
: "Istanbul at its best: old buildings, full tables, time flowing slowly"
1 post
Member Growth in r/istanbul
Yearly
+17k members(3.8%)
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Last updated: June 15, 2026