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Gay Istanbul

This is the Istanbul gay guide by Nighttours.com. Istanbul is a very, very big city, with a population of over 12 million. The gay life in the city is probably the best way to experience Istanbul's highly cosmopolitan atmosphere and diverse cultural fabric that is stretched from East to West.

Thanks to the diligent work of gay rights organisations, a strong gay identity in the Western sense has been developing in Istanbul, but you can also have a taste of the older, traditional gay life of decadence. Once you start bar-hopping around Taksim you'll see that in some gay venues, trendy youngsters play cool and show off their buff bodies, while in others, burly and hairy Turkish men cruise around for something to stick it into.

Nighttours lists all gay clubs, gay bars, men saunas, hamams and gay parties in trendy gay Istanbul, so you know where to go and when in one of the most exotic cities in the world. Just Come Out and Party!

Recent user reviews

XLarge Club

sweetsorrow Mon 8 Jun 2009rating 5 stars

Perfect Big Big Club. Europe Big Club

Love Dance Point

Marcud Sat 22 Nov 2008rating 5 stars

This has to be one of the most fun clubs I have ever visited ...

Other Side

Marcus Sat 22 Nov 2008rating 5 stars

Great Bar/Night Club. On Friday and Saturdays gay life often starts here before heating up elsewhere ...

Tekyön

Marcus Fri 21 Nov 2008rating 5 stars

Tek Yon's location can be hard to find. From Istikal, go down a street called Balo & on turn left on the last street B4 Balo end and walk 25m to Ekrem Tur where Tek Yon is located ...

Queen

Marcus Fri 21 Nov 2008rating 2 stars

Queen is even sketchier then Club 17. The doorman said it was "busy" so I paid 15 lira (10US) to get in ...

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Gay friendly hotels in Istanbul

Hotel Sapphire

1115 reviews, score 8.6
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Taksim Gonen Hotel

374 reviews, score 7.5
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La Boutique Grand Seigneur Hotel

303 reviews, score 7.0
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The Golden Horn Hotel

302 reviews, score 7.4
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Pera Tulip Hotel

280 reviews, score 7.6
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Visiting Istanbul?

Drink - bars and cafes
Dance - gay clubs and parties
Cruise - cruise bars & parties and gay saunas

Book your hotel

We selected some hotels in and around Istanbul. You can directly book these hotels with booking.com. Nighttours provides an interactive hotel map of Istanbul so you can find your hotel as close to the gay places as possible.

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