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There are four main hotels districts in istanbul
1-Taksim
2- Sultanahmet
3-Sirkeci, Eminonu
4-Aksaray, Laleli, Sehzadebasi.
Sirkeci (district 4) is a business area and in the evening and night it is very quiet and almost no one is around
and it is not very good area to walk in the evening.
Aksaray area (district 3) Most of the Russian and Romanian prostitutes in istanbul are staying in that area.
Taksim and Sultanahmet are the best areas to stay in istanbul. There are many nice old hotels in Sultanahmet, most
of those hotels were old ottoman family houses and lately they have been renovated and turned into hotels. the good thing
about staying in sultanahmet is taht it is close to most of the historical sites, and bed thing about it is too touristical
prices are little higher and in the evening is is far from the night life and little boring in teh evening and night,
Taksim is the heart of istanbul and here you can see more local life, especially if you like night life and social
life you should saty in Taksim. All of gay bars, clubs, hamams are in Taksim square area and Istiklal street is the first
pedestrian street in Istanbul and Turkey. it is the main street in taksim where all the clubs bars restaurants are and it
is busy untill 4:00-5:00 am.
There are no any gay hotels in istanbul, for safety reasons mostly you are not alowed to
bring your Turkish guest to your room in Turkey . That does not mean that a tourist and a Turkish person can not stay in same
room together. it is definitely no problem to stay with your turkish freiend in any hotel, if you chek in together with your
Turkish friend or if you register him too at the hotel. in no any hotel in istanbul or anywhere else in Turkey you will have
any problem or will be not welcome because you are gay. if you want to book your hotel online, dont to it through any travel
agencies in istanbul or through any other web page other than hotel's own web page. Just go to hotel's own web page and make
your reservation directly by the hotel, this is also cheapest and safest way.
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