Istiklal Caddesi is truly a place where you’ll never walk alone. This pedestrian street, which stretches from Taksim Square to Tünel, is without a doubt  Istanbul’s most famous (shopping) street and home to a variety of shops, restaurants, cafés, pubs and nightclubs.

If you want to take a break from shopping, enjoy a drink or (watch people) play backgammon (tavla), check out the side streets of Istanbul’s Istiklal Caddesi.