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Free booking and cancellationFree payment tour, no set price, booking and cancellation are free
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Hi, My name is Didem. I am an English speaking licensed tour guide in İstanbul, where my family has been living for the last four generations.
Kadıköy, the heart of the Asian side of the city, formerly known as Chalcedon, was a city built before Byzantium. King Byzas described it as the land of blinds when he established his city right across the Bosphorus. After falling back to Byzantium and Constantinople for almost 2000 years, Chalcedon became very famous again with the Levantines who came, settled and brought the latest European fashion to here in the 19th century.
We meet on the Asian side of Istanbul at Kadıköy Şehir Hatları pier. And having met at Kadıköy we will talk about the rich history and the heritage of the Greek, Armenian, and Levantine in Kadıköy. Then we will go to the local Kadıköy market to discover the local flavours and life. Kadıköy is the most popular neighborhood of the Asian side where many locals meet, shop, and hang out with their friends.
Discovering the lively market area is an exciting experience because of the famous eateries, vegetable, fruit, and fish markets, sweet shops, bars, pubs, and meyhanes. We will end up our tour in Kadıköy so that you can extend your experienc after the tour.
So, let's go and enjoy
Please note that there is a cost of a ferry which is like 26 Turkish Liras - back and forth between European and Asian side of the city. You can buy your ticket from the ticket machines at the pier only with cash.
I will be waiting for you at Kadıköy pier ( there are 2 piers at Kadıköy, we will meet at the one where the ferries to Karaköy and Eminönü work)with a turquoise blue umbrella.
Free tours do not have a set price, instead, each person gives the guru at the end of the tour the amount that he or she considers appropriate (these usually range from €10 to $50 depending on satisfaction with the tour).
