Across the water on the Asian side — a lively, un-touristy district of a fabulous food market, bar-lined lanes, bookshops and the seafront at Moda. The best value and the most local feel in the city, a scenic 20-minute ferry from Europe; where to stay to live like an İstanbullu.
€40–70
typical per night in Turkey
Easy on the wallet
Cheapest in IstanbulPriciest
Among the cheapest areas to sleep in Istanbul.
Where it sits
The circle is Kadıköy and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
Istanbul Airport (IST)~70 min drive39.1 km
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- Topkapı Palace13 min taxi4.2 km
- Hagia Sophia13 min taxi4.3 km
- The Blue Mosque13 min taxi4.4 km
- The Basilica Cistern13 min taxi4.5 km
- A Bosphorus cruise16 min taxi5.2 km
- The Grand Bazaar16 min taxi5.3 km
- The Spice Bazaar16 min taxi5.4 km
- Galata Tower17 min taxi5.8 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 14.Kadıköy market & Moda — Take the ferry to the Asian side for the real deal — Kadıköy's fish, cheese and produce market, its lanes of buzzing meyhanes and cafés, and a stroll to the seafront tea gardens of Moda. The most delicious, least touristy afternoon in the city.
When are you staying?
Find cheap flights to Istanbul
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Kadıköy; flights via Google Flights.