# Anyone in Istanbul?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-istanbul/509530>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 10, 2009, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-istanbul/509530 "2009-09-10T08:32:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![manila](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@manila](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manila)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2009, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-in-istanbul/509530/1 "2009-09-10T08:32:42Z")

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I have just finished a rotation in Italy. I have only 7 days off before I need to be back here. Not enough time to fly back to Phils , but I really want to get out of Europe and Italy especially.

I planned to go to Istanbul to chill out and just kick back for a week. But CNN is showing flash floods and horrendous conditions.

Anyone dopers there at the moment? How are conditions in Sultanahmet? Taksim Square? Am not into the touristy thing am just looking to hang out drink wine eat dolma maybe a bit of shopping in Aksaray. (obviously not to do if its under water)