Photos: Matti Blume, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Kadı, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Photo credits
Photos: Matti Blume, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Kadı, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cihangir's antique shops and cafés
Your local guide
Ceren Bulut
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Highlights
- Antique shops browsed for years
- A café corner locals actually use
- Two trades grown up side by side
- A decade-long resident's honest view
- Cihangir's lived-in character
About this tour
This session walks Cihangir's antique shop row before settling at a café corner Ceren knows well from her own daily routine. You see specific pieces in shop windows and the café culture that has grown up around the same streets. Ceren, who has lived here for a decade, explains how the two trades developed side by side.
The call opens with a sound check at the antique shops, then moves to the café corner. Ceren answers questions about specific shops and sends a short note afterwards on where she would actually go herself.
This suits anyone who wants a residential, lived-in side of Istanbul rather than only its monuments. It also pairs well with a session in nearby Taksim.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 5 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Istanbul before heading out.
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Antique shop row 21 min
The camera moves past a run of antique shops in Cihangir, and Ceren points out pieces she recognises from browsing these same shops for years.
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Café corner 21 min
You see a café on the corner where Ceren does much of her own work, and she explains how the neighbourhood's café culture developed alongside its antique trade.
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Your questions 9 min
Time to ask anything about Istanbul: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 4 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Baklava and Sultanahmet, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Istanbul time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Istanbul, showing you Antique shop row and Café corner live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We connect on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Cihangir live with my phone.
Times shown in Istanbul time (GMT+3)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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