ART CULTURE&ENTERTAINMENT IN ISTANBUL

Istanbul is an international art and cultural center. The International Arts and Cultural Festival is held each year in June and July with famous artists coming from all over the world. These performances are held mostly in the Atatürk Cultural Center. Those enjoying classical music can hear it at Cemal Reþit Rey Hall. Operas, operettas, ballets, film, concerts, exhibitions and

conferences all share the cultural palette of the city. Istanbul also has a rich program of light entertainment. Nightclubs provide splendid entertainment throughout dinner, ranging from a selection of Turkish songs to the famous bellydance. Istanbul is an international gambling city with many casinos.

Alongside these are modern discos, cabarets, and jazz clubs in the Taksim-Harbiye district.

In Sultanahmet, there are a number of restaurants in restored Byzantine and Ottoman buildings which offer a unique setting for an evening out.

Kumkapý, with its many taverns, bars and fish restaurants, is another attractive district. People have been meeting for years in Beyoðlu district's Çiçek Pasajý for snacks and seafood specialties. Also in this district, the narrow Nevizede street, near Çiçek Pasajý, is the best place in Istanbul for eating Turkish specialties and drinking raký.

On the Bosphorus, Ortaköy is the best place for nightlife in Istanbul, with its nightclubs, jazz clubs, fine seafood restaurants and bars.

In Eminönü ,don't miss an opportunity to see the fishermen dressed in traditional Ottoman clothes on their Ottoman-style boats where you may board and taste their famous delicious fried fish.



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