ISTANBUL HAS CHANGED: Important Things to Know Before Traveling in 2024

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ISTANBUL HAS CHANGED: Important Things to Know Before Traveling in 2024
As the 2024 starts, we are planning our new destionations. Here we share with you the most important things to knoe before traveling to Istanbul in 2024, where we speak about the new fees for taxis, public transportation, visas and the new entrance fee for Hagia Sophia and some of the major attractions in Istanbul.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:24 - Minimum Wage
00:49 - Taxi Fees
03:12 - Public Transportation
04:01 - Luxury Cars
04:45 - Visa Exemptions
05:12 - New Museum fees
05:43 - Topkapı Palace new ticket rules
07:02 - Hagia Sophia new rules & entrance fee
10:03 - Outro

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@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

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@enalo6261 3 месяца назад

I read somewhere you can pay with credit card instead of istanbul kart.

@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

Nop, the method is barely being tested but in very few buses, it cannot be found in every metro, bus, ferry, etc, so I do not suggest going without an Istanbulkart, as someone who uses the transport almost every day, I can tell you that I have seen it a very few times and just in few buses. The Istanbulkart is the way to go still.

@MustafaWahid-ub9ty 3 месяца назад

⁠@@BeryIstanbulTips so if i want go to mosque pray hagia sofia so need pay 50 dollar then

@tu-koss7w93 3 месяца назад

I am turkısh, I love you ♥♥♥

@SgxNaaBoy 3 месяца назад

Prices are absolutely insane. I am from London, and some of these prices would be considered too expensive even here...

@barbarasestak9085 3 месяца назад

Agreed. I would never pay 50 euros for Topkapi or for anything else...

@binkyslapass1 3 месяца назад

I was there and dident enter these tourist places too many people and not worth hanging around...

@mahboobhussain2312 3 месяца назад

Was in Istanbul in November price's have triple from 2 yrs ago

@Unknown1684 3 месяца назад

@@barbarasestak9085 topkapi Palace isn't €50. I went last November and for 2 of us cost less than £50 which I paid on my UK debit card. Topkapi Palace is well worth the price. We were there for around 4 hours. It's such a big place

@Unknown1684 3 месяца назад

@@binkyslapass1you missed out. All tourist places are full of people

@saiful46 3 месяца назад

Wow! Ticket prices went up really high!!! I know the Turkish economy is hurting but these prices will discourage many budget travelers.

@catherineviger 2 месяца назад

exactly like prices of everything, including food, which doubled during the last year (and same the year before) in Turkey.

@user-ut8xv8ne6u Месяц назад

Sure!

@ismetozer7594 29 дней назад

Suggests enough rich Arabs enters with a big family! wow

@Pedro-gq9dc 3 месяца назад

Great video! I'm in shock by these prices, absolutely ridiculous prices! When it was a museum, the entry fee to Hagia Sophia was around 10 euros and you could visit the ground floor and upstairs... Paying 25 euros to just visit the upstairs area is quite insane...

@user-zp1xn9or9p 3 месяца назад

Agreed, because of that price we will likely skip it, there are plenty of other sites that are also very beautiful

@CindyRiesling 3 месяца назад

@@user-zp1xn9or9pTotally. will skip it too on our trip in April and visit the Blue Mosque which I believe is free.

@opa8928 Месяц назад

Yes, the average price for a museum ticket is EUR 12-18. A skip the line ticket would be € 21.

@getstuffed5705 3 месяца назад

These prices are an insult , there is no way tourists will keep coming to Turkey if they keep ripping people off.

@fionarahl9399 3 месяца назад

Those new prices for museums are absolutely INSANE. I will miss the days where I could visit Hagia Sofia for free.

@XxPROWERxX 3 месяца назад

Im from Brazil and im going to Turkey next week, and i would have reconsidered traveling there if i saw those prices beforehand, that's more expensive than Austria/Swiss, from Palace perspective, i think Versailes is around 25£ and Scholls schonbrunn is around 30£.

@noface_777 3 месяца назад

Would love to hear your experiences from your trip! We’re on the verge of finalizing our vacation to Turkey. We’re on the fence right now.

@TK-qv4xh 3 месяца назад

Everything else is so much cheaper than Western Europe.

@LorenaLima-it2cz 2 месяца назад

concordo eu moro aqui e ta cada dia mais dificil viver....sinceramente os turistas deveriam crrer daqui ta ridiculo

@RafiqSayed 3 месяца назад

Day light robbery, these prices r too high. If I had known these prices before I booked my trip, I would have gone to some other country.

@hamzahjaved5463 2 месяца назад

hope you enjoyed the trip regardless, when you said you would've booked trip to another country, which country did you have in mind?

@rosadofamily9433 3 месяца назад

Gracias Bery por tus videos tan honestos y acertados!

@sammayet9002 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the info , will keep in mind, awesome ❤❤❤

@mirnasanchez2393 3 месяца назад

Thank you for the information very well explained !

@mikichilcutt 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much for the information. this is very very helpful

@pattyduran2095 3 месяца назад

Absurd prices, thanks for keeping us informed

@adamardja5481 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much for your explanation

@sanjivkeskar2547 3 месяца назад

Useful information.Thanks.

@muhammadraza8488 Месяц назад

Thank you for your information ❤

@tonyha3827 2 месяца назад

Thank you. This was most informative. Her info is right to the point and helpful. I'm here today from America

@spectrum868 3 месяца назад

Thanks for this update. Entrance fees are very expensive.

@cammyminott 3 месяца назад

I'm so happy I visited in November 2023 where the prices were significantly lower (I paid 950TL for entrance to Topkapi Palace & Harem) and in some cases did not exist (for the mosques). Nevertheless, I do plan on visiting Istanbul again (whenever I can afford to 😄). The city was a beauty, the culture rich and I felt alive and SAFE (esp. as a solo black female traveler. I will continue to follow your channel religiously. Turkey forever 🥰

@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

You’re always welcome in Istanbul ❤️ I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed your trip last year, thank you for watching us and your support! 💐

@fatimaabid5824 3 месяца назад

The prices seem to have doubled from when I visited last year in July 2023, I’m planning to go again and do Basilica cistern and some other things that we missed, but I don’t recall paying anything for Hagia Sophia at all..wasn’t it free ? Or maybe I’ve forgotten …we only paid for Topkappi Dolmabache and the Galata Tower

@bccptw 3 месяца назад

I went back in December of 2023.

@user-un2bu3ey5m 2 месяца назад

It's not Turkey. It's Türkiye!

@cammyminott Месяц назад

@fatimaabid5824 For Basilica Cistern I paid 450TL, Galata Tower was closed due to construction and I went to Dolmabache Palace for free (although it was the anniversary of Ataturk's passing and the daily routine was changed up a bit so I don't know if that was a factor). I only did a few hours on the Asain side and didn't get the chance to see a dervish show or visit Balat/Fener so those will be my aim on my next visit.

@6whiteeagle9 3 месяца назад

Very good info I couldn't find anywhere else!

@Savarkar19 Месяц назад

I have a 20 hr layover inbetween my flights in Istanbul next month. Luckily I will get to take the Tourististanbul tour which will cover a lot of tourist places free of cost 🤩

@noushrab 6 дней назад

Thanks, insightful ✋🏻

@JayyKL 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the informative video; came just in time as i was planning my visit in March. With the steep price, perhaps might just opt out

@opinionista. 21 день назад

I love your videos Bery, very informative. Thank You!!!

@meissoun 3 месяца назад

Thank you for the updates, they will be very useful for my next trip to Istanbul in May. Fortunately I have visited all the major sights several times before, so I can save a lot of money! Also fortunately there are a lot of other things to see and do and literally thousands of mosques that are free to enter.

@coltongalt 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much. I'll be heading there in March

@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

Welcome to 🇹🇷!

@ahmadaswad78 3 месяца назад

Thanks for good info Bery....very very helpful

@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful!❤️

@sajarulelyas9104 3 месяца назад

Thanks Bery for sharing. I'll be there at the end of Feb. InshaAllah

@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

Welcome to Istanbul! 🇹🇷

@sajarulelyas9104 3 месяца назад

@@BeryIstanbulTips Tq😄. Bery, may I ask your opinion. Where's better area to spend sunset scenery? Whether uskudar coast walkway or sultanahmet from rooftop.

@Igorinrussia Месяц назад

Thank you for the video! Subbed!

@zoidxenaful 3 месяца назад

This is very useful information to prep my upcoming IST trip in Feb. Thank you so much!

@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful!

@dureshehwar6935 3 месяца назад

Very helpful video. Prices are really really excessive though now.

@zmoullan86 3 месяца назад

Thanks very much for this helpful video, I will be arriving next week. I cannot wait.

@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

Welcome and enjoy your trip!

@noface_777 3 месяца назад

Would love to hear your experiences from your trip! We’re on the verge of finalizing our vacation to Turkey. We’re on the fence right now.

@haniaj2023 3 месяца назад

grateful to be able to visit turkey in jan-feb 2022 when most countries just open back from covid travel ban...the prices were lower and the air was fresher. I can't afford to travel there nowadays. The hot air baloon price in Cappadocia was only 50euro...the airbnb i stayed in Balat for a month was 700euro but today i checked is 1600euro...crazy lucky...

@Fiola_M 3 месяца назад

Every nation is looking for hard currency. I love your handbag. Good information. Seems like the museum pass is the way to go.

@danielleraso5419 3 месяца назад

We just visited and were pretty shocked by the prices of the tourist attractions. Together, we spent nearly 200 per person on them which is quite high for any city. The only attraction we actually decided wasnt worth the price was galata tower, which also is currently under construction and you cant even go all the way up for $30.

@XXX-vy6xv 2 месяца назад

That's useful! Thanks. Will be visiting soon and Galata tower would have been the only monument I was planning on visiting (visited everything else years ago on my 2 previous trips over). Guess Sultan Rejep Tagip will have to seek elsewhere for suckers in order to fuell up his economy

@SaintsFan8504 3 месяца назад

Only way those prices will go down is if People quit going

@lennydale92 2 месяца назад

But it was free to go when a museum. So even if only 10 people entered a day that’s still making more money than before. Better to not visit Turkey at all.

@handsfreeJD 3 месяца назад

Thanks for the info. I am back in Istanbul in March. Sadly I did not get to see the Topkapi palace last time. Not sure we will see it this time either with those new prices. Pleased to see Uber is now in Istanbul now though.

@volter555 3 месяца назад

very useful info, thanks

@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful!

@enriqueae7532 3 месяца назад

Wow!! These new prices!! Thank you for the update!!

@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

You are so welcome!

@bvtiger33 3 месяца назад

Very helpful, I wish I knew about the visa free travel two weeks ago. Now watching your video about the Istanbulkart

@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful!

@izzafareeziman 3 месяца назад

I’m from Malaysia. Visited Istanbul twice in 2016 and 2019. I’m lucky to have visited majority of the tourist attractions there as the prices were still very reasonable..all the best Istanbul

@mekoeneko 3 месяца назад

These museum prices are insane. There is no place in Europe with such high prices for museum entry, not even close. For example the entry fee currently for the Louvre Paris is €22. Yet in Istanbul they want $30 just to climb the Galata Tower!? The city will kill its tourism with such excessive prices.

@balwc147 3 месяца назад

Yeah it's really crazy and fucked up

@istanbulportrait 2 месяца назад

It is more logical to serve 25 people for the same price instead of 100 people. In this way, it will be easier to maintain your quality and brand.

@mrttrm9504 3 месяца назад

Teşekkürler🌷💕

@alanching1077 3 месяца назад

watching your video about a year now and i'm actually booked the ticket go Istanbul on May 😁😁just want to thank you so much !!!

@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

Yayyyy! That’s great news! Enjoy your time here ✈️🇹🇷❤️

@DNB50CoLIVEwork 3 месяца назад

I absolutely enjoyed almost 3 wks in Istanbul and look forward to returning. I used Uber and train almost all the time there, no taxi.

@andysantoso5982 Месяц назад

Been there 2 years ago and will visit again this weekend.glad i'been visit many places.so just enjoy the food and atmosphere there.

@jodimuse18 3 месяца назад

Great info❤

@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

Glad it was helpful!

@kamdinek.3459 2 месяца назад

Hello! I live in Istanbul and find your videos very informative and well made! I am glad I got to see all those places over 10 years ago when they were dirt cheap. :)

@BeryIstanbulTips 2 месяца назад

Thanks for watching!

@TheTanha47 3 месяца назад

Thank you Lady.

@bj-th7ul 3 месяца назад

Been missing you and this program... Do you offer Spanish language (learning opportunities) in any of your Istanbul presentations? I see Istanbul & Turkiye as a place to go & I would like to visit (?)... Your presentations have been and are a great resource - Appears to be a great resource! It's winter in the US Pacific Northwest. I've been feeling lonely lately. Thanks for sharing, gracias - (found 'em & subscribed: Bery Istanbul Tips en Español - thanks again) -

@reviewed3498 2 месяца назад

Prices are ridiculous considering even what the new minimum wage is.

@istanbulportrait 2 месяца назад

Huh? In Istanbul, people earn an average salary of 1000 USD. In Istanbul, no one works for minimum wage.

@dschaydschee 29 дней назад

@@istanbulportraitlol

@4anaudienceof1 3 месяца назад

😮 I'm so glad I took that trip in November. I was hoping to come back in June but 😢.

@anwarjoomaye4977 3 месяца назад

Hi Mrs Bery thanking for your nice videos very interesting. Do you organise tours and accommodation plz. Thx.

@mskrh640 3 месяца назад

Hi Berry. Thanks to your RU-vid videos , we have learned a lot about Turkey, especially Istanbul. God willing, my wife and I are planning to visit Turkey in May. We are pleased that visas are not required for those coming from USA; On the other hand, we are disappointed by the increase in the price of the museum entrance ticket and the cost of transportation. It would be great if you could share other more informative videos. Thank you.

@scrungus9620 3 месяца назад

From USA also traveling in May and I'm glad about the Visa 😊

@mskrh640 27 дней назад

@@scrungus9620 Hope see you there.

@aliabbass5263 3 месяца назад

That's very informative video ❤❤❤ well done 👍👍👍👍 great day everyday 💯💯💯👍💯💯👍❤❤❤❤

@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much 👍

@nawel1466 3 месяца назад

I went more than 8 years ago and the prices were a fifth of that. I was intending on taking my children but now I will have to reconsider. I haven't paid more than 6 euros to enter a museum. This is insane.

@Crazyworldd160 Месяц назад

been all these places i paid 50TL max

@soheiblf9081 Месяц назад

25 USD for Hagia sofia and 50 USD for Topkapi palace is actually crazy! way too much expensive, you will never see a museum or a church in Europe at this price

@emip3008 29 дней назад

Mmm I would argue that isn't true. Let's say in Rome... You have to pay to enter almost EVERY single church.

@JamesWithHisDrum 18 часов назад

I’m from Rome actually u can visit almost every single church for free, what u said is complete misleading

@julierutter9390 3 месяца назад

Thanks Bery for another informative video. The prices are shocking, especially the minimum wage !!. However, it depends on how much we value sonething as to how much we are prepared to spend on it.

@anneivan1518 3 месяца назад

Hi Bery, Thank you again - very informative- I will be visiting Turkiye in May but travelling all over & as one of your followers said prices compared to Australia & other western countries are not too bad. I am so looking forward to this visit. 😊🤗🇦🇺

@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

I’m sure you’ll enjoy your trip! 🇹🇷❤️✈️

@user-sj2vb1io8e 3 месяца назад

Thank you for the useful information😊. Do you know maybe which languages are available in Hagia Sofia free audio guide? Thank you 😊

@anamaria94088 3 месяца назад

Thank you for keeping us updated

@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

I agree with this! Even many Turks say the same, that prices are exaggerated especially when being compared with many palaces and museums in Vienna, London, Paris 🥹

@StreetFoodSection 3 месяца назад

Istanbul is so beautiful ❤

@hasnata9039 Месяц назад

Thanks!

@BeryIstanbulTips Месяц назад

Thank YOU for the extra support! Much appreciated 🫶🥰

@samting84 3 месяца назад

Very helpful video; thank you. The prices for museums are certainly high; I hope the locals get a discount. I visited Hagia Sophia about a year ago on a late cold evening and the mosque was not busy but it was great to be among families and children who were also visiting. It had a very relaxed and informal atmosphere. I had sadden to hear now the Ground Floor is only open for Muslims during worshiping hours.

@gabriellagirardi4741 3 месяца назад

Thank you very much Bery for your info which is always so well detailed and clear. Prices are indeed very high and visiting a museum, an historical site, a mosque and even a church in Turkey is a must! Let's hope they will come down..

@meissoun 3 месяца назад

There are a lot of these places that you can visit for much less money of even for free and that are just as rewarding. Bery covers a lot of them on this channel.

@KT-yi4kx Месяц назад

Thank you for the very helpful video. I am going in a month after visiting Paris. I think the museum’s will be less there than Istanbul which we had selected as a budget destination. Glad to go but not so happy about the price increase as when I booked my travel in September last year.

@xdanciax 3 месяца назад

Thanks, maybe i will visit in next 10 years :D crazy fees

@nikintinia1732 2 месяца назад

Comforting to know with a trip booked for this year! I remember years ago and I’ve been seven times it used to be much cheaper than Greece which is my motherland. Now it seems Greece maybe much cheaper. Lucky I’ve been to most of the landmarks only place I will visit is the Basilica Cistern

@Sophie-lv1np 3 месяца назад

The info you often provide about Istanbul and Turkey are really helpful and handy. I always watch your videos prior to travelling to Istanbul whenever I visit

@Sophie-lv1np 3 месяца назад

Truly appreciate your info on this RU-vid channel👍

@evyj9261 3 месяца назад

Wow! Im glad i went there last October and got in for free.

@DubCmusicTV 3 месяца назад

Went in Nov 2021. Loved it . Saw this coming once the cruise ship line was set for galataport

@Unknown1684 3 месяца назад

Same here😂. I went in November and saved the entrance fee. But hopefully I go again I can pray without walking past 100s of people🤣

@shaffehaffejee3657 3 месяца назад

Sushmita: happy I was on a 12 day tour in Turkiye, September 2023. It was unforgettable and loved every minute of being in Europe - 2 Continents simultaneously- no other place in the world 🌎 can this be achieved ❤️ Turkiye always - would love to visit again but prices 😮 OMG 😮

@id6113 Месяц назад

Vry expenisve

@telfordrunners3254 3 месяца назад

Thank God , I've visited all before ...

@rbh1324 3 месяца назад

Headed to istanbul now for the 1st time from NYC 🎉

@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

Hope you enjoy it!

@rdancescu 3 месяца назад

The prices are insane. The turists will feel like they are not welcomed anymore in Istanbul. Higher prices than in Paris for museums. Even the food is rather expensive now.

@vojtechhaisman4002 3 месяца назад

Do you know the prices of food and alcohol in Istanbul right now? I will be travelling to Istanbul in few weeks, and I am starting to get worried if I will have enough money. I was delighted few months back when I saw the prices of stuff in Istanbul, however from that point it just gets worse and worse… Do you know what is the average price for example of Doner Kebab and Bottle beer, that will probably be the only thing I will spend money on on this trip😢😅

@46I37 Месяц назад

@@vojtechhaisman4002 Alcohol is very expensive (USD5-8 for beer) Kebabs in the touristy area are about USD7-10

@flowerward8728 3 месяца назад

Istanbul has this magic place called Eminonu, once you visit there you want to go back again and again

@fantastico63 3 месяца назад

Turkey prices is just becomin n becomin high prices like goin to a visit maldives for 3days

@thebajancambrian2141 3 месяца назад

Hi Bery, me and my friends are in istanbul from Jan 13 to 24th, I made my to do lists based on your videos. As someone from NYC, I find these price hikes absolutely insane! I understand there is bad inflation and currency devaluations but sudden price hikes of almost double is just greedy! We went to the Topkapi and they charge 1500 Lira but to see the Harem the guide said we had to pay 2500 Liras, the Dolmabahce is 1050 Liras, they doubled the Basilica Cistern its now 600 Liras and now they are charging roughly ~900 Liras to visit the Hagia Sophia. This is just not right ... Also just wanted to say I love your videos they have been very helpful, besides the overpriced tourist locations, we really loved the Istanbul neighborhoods based on your videos. Galata, Balat, Kadikoy, and Karakoy were all great but Kadikoy was the most fun 😁

@JamesKerwin 3 месяца назад

It is crazy - the greed level is off the charts. But so many people here assume "all tourists are rich". They don't think they have travel budgets - I assume that theory is based on a few rich arabs coming here and spending 1000s of dollars on their trips. Lets hope tourists now start looking outside of these areas and vote with their feet. Because it is insane - imagine a family of four, 3 days Istanbul, 4 days in Cappadocia... they would be spending so much money (and that is before we get onto all of the hotels charging Euro based amounts for mostly shitty rooms).

@BeryIstanbulTips 3 месяца назад

Oh, no! Sorry to say this, but the guide gave you a much higher price for Topkapi! Literally he took 1,000 TL extra from you. 😡 The price is 1500 full ticket and that already includes the harem and even Hagia Irene the little byzantine church in the gardens of the palace. Also the fees are written in the ticket office, whenever a guide tells you a price, double check it just in case, guides are very honest but for what you just shared, I can tell that your guide took advantage of you with the Palace’s price. If I were you, I would write the agency you booked with and let them know about it because of those few guides taking advantage of customers then people will think all are the same.

@jacquelinefernandes1139 3 месяца назад

Even the visa rates have doubled (At least from India). From being a budget holiday when we planned it 2 months ago, it has become suddenly very expensive😪😪. Looks like will have to give a miss to all the highly priced tourist attractions.

@user-zp1xn9or9p 3 месяца назад

Thank you for the new information!!! My husband and I are planning to visit March 2024. If we stay in Kadikoy or Taksim which airport do you recommend we fly into, so we can use the metro and walk alot?

@m.ali777 3 месяца назад

Hi, It's very delightful to see your wonderful and informative videos. I want to ask about any discounts for physical handicapped persons to tourist / museum/ parks/ places, similar to European countries. Plz guide. Thanks

@gregperez919 28 дней назад

I will be visiting Türkiye in May. Will definitely get the Museum pass. Yes I know it doesn’t work in the Aya Sofya but I will be touring the country for the month and I think it will save money over all. Thanks for this valuable information.

@neatpaws 2 месяца назад

Agree .. Topkapi entrance fee is now somewhat high.

@margatansinco6480 3 месяца назад

Thank you for this information. I guess I’ll say pass on Turkiye this summer then.

@siritariya152 Месяц назад

Thank you for your VDO. Very informative and helpful. We are going there in May! Do you know when Galata tower will be reopened please? I went on their website and the place appears to be closed for restoration. Thank you.

@AmaniHamzah 3 месяца назад

Hi Bery, thank you for putting up together very useful information on the latest Istanbul tourism updates. I would like to find out whether a Muslim foreigner to enter Hagia Sophia for pray would be charged the entrance fee as well?

@vincentiusrumawas4634 3 месяца назад

Just visited Istanbul last weekend. Yes, the prices ARE TOO EXPENSIVE. It is not reasonable to put such a high price for such an attraction. We've been to many countries in Europe, incl. Scandinavia, and Istanbul breaks the records. 1500 lira to enter Topkapi Museum is simply insane, and not to mention the level of service attitude that you receive from the 'officers'. Some of them are really rude but 'incompetent'. We were really disappointed. There is a saying - pay peanut got monkey, but if you pay for a Rolls Royce and get a Lada,... Naah,... Be careful when they ask you to buy an earphone in Hagia Sophia. Just DON'T! We use mobile phones which not equipped with a jack for earphone. They asked us to buy earphone to listen to the audio guide if we don't bring our headphone.

@richarderwin6244 3 месяца назад

Informative video - do you have any idea whether the Chora Museum/Kariye Mosque will be open to visitors in 2024?

@m0d1f1c8tor 3 месяца назад

Woah! €25 for entrance of Aya Sofia? I am so glad I went there on 2022

@Kantarian1 3 месяца назад

Hello and thanks for the videos! I have a trip to Istanbul coming up. Do you know a tour guide who speaks Bulgarian? My English is not good!

@JudeR-lc9vg 3 месяца назад

Hello Bery. Thank you for all your informative tips. However, do you have any information on airbnb rentals in Turkey? Heard that it seemed that the law has changed with regard to airbnd rentals and consequently rentals will be more expensive. Any details?

@amirah2369 2 месяца назад

Can you do a video about changes for foreigners who want to relocate to Istanbul? For example, guidelines regarding residence visas? Thanks!

@beatrizdominguez9247 3 месяца назад

Thank you for the info. I will be visiting late this year. Which musks can we visit for free? Which musks are not so famous but worth visiting as well? Thank you

@deliamsanchez1340 3 месяца назад

Hello Bery Istanbul muy buena información el 2023 visite Hagia Sophia y fue gratis tuve suerte ! y los taxis si se pasaron de caros pero igual así es aquí en estados unidos 🇺🇸 es muy alto el precio pero vale la pena pagar es un país hermoso, interesante,histórico, místico vuelvo si dios quiere !😀🇺🇸

@fabolousfour1266 3 месяца назад

I visited Istanbul in 2022 , loved it but i m shocked to know abt price increase. I love Turkey 🇹🇷

@deborahannv 3 месяца назад

i have been to Istanbul and Turkey about 6 times, I am surprised at the increase in prices. what other options would you suggest? i was thinking Blue Mosque and Rustem Pasha or Suleymaniye Mosque. I am bringing my sister and friend on their first visit in September. we only have a day and a half as we are coming on a cruise ship. Thanks for all of your hard work through the past couple years. you have always been one of my favorite RU-vidrs for Turkey.

@zeecanza 3 месяца назад

I'm going there this April and the prices surprised me!!🙄

@amandabradley6256 4 дня назад

Wow…..Thank you so much for this….even living here in Singapore (equal to Zurich as the most expensive city on the planet)….these prices are crazy. But I think what shocked me is that local people have to pay the same price as a tourist to HS. That’s very sad.

@yveeriksson7437 2 месяца назад

Very good information. Thank you. I have been to many cities in Europe and USA, but have never had to pay prices like this. In Spain, for ex, pensioners usually pay about 50% less than regular fee. I sure won't go to Istanbul. There are many other places to see at resonable prices.