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Event Information:
If you
plan to spend New Year's Eve to
welcome in the New Year in
Istanbul there are many choices for
activities to join for New Year's Eve
night. Many people choose to join on
the many popular Istanbul New Years
Eve Bosphorus Dinner Cruises, where
you have the ideal vantage point to
watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks
after the traditional countdown
midnight. Celebrations usually last
until dawn and many people use the
day off on January 1 to relax and
visit friends and relatives.
Istanbul has thirty-nine districts
administered by the Istanbul
Metropolitan Municipality (MMI). The
district of Fatih, which includes
the neighborhood and former district
of Eminönü, is among the most
central of these, residing on the
historic peninsula south of the
Golden Horn. The district
corresponds to what was until the
Ottoman conquest the whole of the
city, across from which stood the
Genoese citadel of Galata in the
late Byzantine era. Those Genoese
fortifications were largely
demolished in the 19th century,
leaving only the Galata Tower, to
make way for northward expansion of
the city. Galata is now a part of
the Beyoğlu district, which forms
Istanbul's commercial and
entertainment center and includes
İstiklal Avenue and Taksim Square.
Sea
transport is vital for Istanbul, as
the city is practically surrounded
by sea on all sides: the Sea of
Marmara, the Golden Horn, the
Bosphorus and the Black Sea. Many
Istanbul people live on the Asian
side of the city but work on the
European side (or vice-versa) and
the city's famous commuter ferries
form the backbone of the daily
transition between the two parts of
the city, even more so than the two
suspension bridges that span the
Bosphorus. The commuter ferries,
along with the high speed catamaran
Seabus (Deniz Otobüsü), also form
the main connection between the city
and the Princes' Islands.
There
are many night clubs, pubs,
restaurants and taverns with live
music in the city. The night clubs,
restaurants and bars increase in
number and move to open air spaces
in the summer. The areas around
Istiklal Avenue, Nişantaşı, Bebek
and Kadıköy offer all sorts of
cafés, restaurants, pubs and clubs
as well as art galleries, theaters
and cinemas. Babylon and Nu Pera in
Beyoğlu are popular night clubs both
in the summer and in the winter.
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