• Turkey Guide

  • Introduction to Turkey
  • 17 things not to miss
  • Red tape and visas
  • Opening hours and public holidays
  • Getting around

• Explore Turkey

  • İstanbul
  • Around the Sea of Marmara
  • The North Aegean
  • The central and southern Aegean
  • The Turquoise Coast
  • The Mediterranean coast and the Hatay
  • South Central Anatolia
  • North Central Anatolia
  • The Black Sea coast
  • Northeastern Anatolia
  • The Euphrates and Tigris basin
  • Lake Van and the southeast

• Cities

  • Ankara
    
  • Antalya
    
  • Edirne
    
  • Erzurum
    
  • İstanbul
    

Turkey Guide

İstanbul

Cabaret venues

1 Kervansaray Cumhuriyet Cad 30, Harbiye 0212/247 1630 www.kervansaraytr.com Price: 120YTL a head, 80YTL without foodA huge, pillared, chandeliered hall where you won't feel comfortable unless you dress up a bit. Expensive, but the club has a good reputation for its floor show, which includes oriental and folk dancers.

2 Orient House President Hotel, Tiyatro Cad 27, Beyazit 0212/517 6163 www.orienthouseistanbul.com Price: A four-course meal with wine and show is 120YTL a head; show and wine but no meal costs 80YTLTraditional Turkish and folk music, plus belly dancing.

3 Sultana's Cumhuriyet Cad 16, Harbiye 0212/219 3904-5 www.sultanas-nights.com Price: 120YTL with dinner, 72YTL without, plus free transport from any hotel (cheaper rates can be negotiated if you just turn up at the door)Oriental and folklore show. Members of the audience are expected to participate in the Harem dance.

4 Turkish Cultural Dance Theatre Firat Culture Centre, Divan Yolu, Sultanahmet 0212/517 8692 www.dancesofcolours.com Opening time: Twice-weekly shows (40YTL) on Tues at 5.15pm and Fri at 7pmPresents Dances of Colours from ten different regions of Turkey, including belly dancing and Whirling Dervishes, in an air-conditioned auditorium next to the Çemberlitas tram stop. This is purely theatre, with no dinner or the other trappings of a club.