Events. A fact unknown to many outside Turkey is that Istanbul hosts a decent array of cultural events and festivals, to which it manages to attract an impressive line-up of international names. To get a comprehensive list of concerts, theatres and cinemas visit the web page of the ticket company Biletix (click here), where you can buy tickets on-line. Below there is a short list of the important events in the near future. Please click on them to visit the appropriate web sites. If you need further information we will be happy to provide it.

Istanbul Film Festival: April 16- May 1, 2005
Istanbul Music Festival: June 4 - July 2, 2005
Istanbul Jazz Festival: July 7 - 17, 2005
Istanbul Biennial: September- November 2005

Restaurants. It is not easy to recommend restaurants that would suit everyone, but our guests have generally been pleased with the selection that follows. We frequently go to many of them ourselves. To see this list please click here.