The remnants of Greek heritage of Constanti.. I mean Istanbul.

How much do I need to live in Istanbul on budget?

Hey, everyone.

I recently moved to Istanbul to study my Master’s. I live in the Beylikduzu area and I am renting an apartment here.

I have been trying to get WiFi but no luck with different companies.
I tried asking TrukNet and they said they won’t allow fiber or home internet to IDs starting with 98.
I asked Vodafone and they want 1 year’s payment upfront.
I asked Turkcell and they agreed if I pay a deposit as well as increased prices. I agreed, paid the deposit and I waited for over 20 days and no luck.
I called their call center multiple times, visited the store where I had purchased and gave the deposit. No luck. I cancelled it after around 20 days.
I asked Turkcell and Vodafone for their WiFi boxes (Red Box and Super box, if I’m saying the names correctly), they said they can’t give those to foreigners.

I have online and in person classes and I’ve been constantly buying esims and they’ve been running out cause I use the hotspot for my laptop and TV. Have spent over $100 this month just for internet.

I wanted to go back to Vodafone and pay yearly at this point but I’m assuming even if I do, something like Turkcell might happen.

After running out of options, I thought I’d ask here and see if anyone faced a similar issue or has a solution in mind.

Thank you

Bu insanlar ne yapıyor? Bu bir tarikatmı?

İstanbul'da açık büfe akşam yemeği sunan restoranlardan önerebilir misiniz

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Since last night, the rain water has been ponding and flooding my house in Ümraniye, our friend who is taking care of the house called everyone to help but no one came, our house is ruined and we can’t afford to fix it. What should we do? Anyone here who could help?

Her düşündüğümde canımı sıkıyor

Hey guys, we arrived today at around 20:30 15.10 at S A W air port and took a driver to go to our hotel.
Suddenly we noticed that one of our suitcases was missing. We think maybe someone took it by accident. Do you have an idea what we can do? We talked immediately with the organizers but there are so many different agencies that we could not identify which persons left just before us this place.
Just in case someone reading this can help I would be so thankful!

Yüksek lisans dersleri kampüste gece 11'de bitiyor ve bu yüzden hoca oradan Kadıköy'e muhtemelen 12 gibi gelecek. Daha sonra Kadıköy Fener yolunda bana test toplantısına başlayacak. Dolayısıyla o saatte oraya gitmek için Kadıköy çarşıda bir yurt tutmam mı daha güvenli yoksa Göztepe köprüsünde mi sence?

Ayrıca Göztepe köprüsündeki yurt günlük kiralık işi yapıyormuş ama kadınlara özel mi bu bunu da bilmiyorum. Bu yüzden de güvenlik açısından düşünüyorum. Yani bir problem olur mu diye.

İ am stuck at work. İ left my scooter locked up on m5 metro station. Rest in peace maybe. But i need to go home at some point, i left medicine at home. Let's create a thread for current metro status. Thanks for your help

İ am in şişli needing to go to altunizade btw

I'm visiting Istanbul for a few days with my friends. On tuesday 2Oth there's the champion's league match (PSG-BARCA). Would you know any nice places or areas were we could watch the match ?

We still have no water at our apartment in Beyoğlu. Have others gotten their water restored?

I was in Albania before I came to visit here in Istanbul. While I was there I bought çaj mali, or mountain tea, also called Greek mountain tea, sideritis, ironwort. I understand it is called dağ çayı here. I was hoping to find more here in one of the many tea & herb & spice shops, but they all seem to only carry the same things (like viagra tea 🤔). Perhaps someone here knows if there is some non-touristy place that has it? Thanks

Hi everyone!

Just wanted to hear from people who are currently in Istanbul about how things are looking after the recent rainfall.

We are arriving on Tuesday 20th Oct with our young daughter.

It’s our first family trip abroad in four years, and we’ve been really excited but the recent news has made us anxious.

Has the rain eased today? Are areas like Sultanahmet, Taksim and the main tourist spots still affected by flooding or are things gradually returning to normal?

I’m not looking for travel recommendations just hoping to hear some firsthand updates from locals about the current situation.

Really appreciate any updates. Thank you!