Simya Galeri
Ortaköy
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Ortaköy
Ortaköy is as close as Istanbul comes to Venice, with a leafy seaside square with a row of now rather too established cafés, a 19th-century ballroom of a mosque, under restoration, decent jazz club and one of Istanbul’s best kilim shops.
Getting there
The Ortaköy iskele (boat station) is now a regular stop for commuting boats heading up the Bosphorus and can be used by sea taxis.
Eating
The House Café, a series of terraces on the water’s edge, has a decent café menu (lacking almost entirely in things Turkish), with a good selection of wines.
