You are in Turkey for a Mission and...

 

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You are working in an embassy or elsewhere and you have come to Turkey by necessity.

This is likely your compulsory duty - naturally - not in a small town in Turkey... I am writing this article about compulsory stays in the centers of big cities.

But if you say, "I came to a small town. How is it here?" If anyone says so, I will prepare an article for them.

Now let's come to the situation in big cities...

Again, 'naturally', I am preparing this article by thinking of Istanbul and Ankara, maybe also Adana...

I don't know exactly what you'll do when you're on mandatory duty, but if it's your first time in such a situation, you're probably making the standard tourist mistakes.

Well; going to popular places, thinking that you are eating Turkish food from tourist menus in restaurants arranged for tourists, etc. Especially if you are in a big city, the soul of the city is always in the back streets. And do you know; this is not as bad as it is portrayed. Of course, after learning about the really bad back streets and places not to go.

Well, in a big city in Turkey, where are the tourist places where you can get scammed? And the big question is, how do you spot places like this?

It's very simple, don't go to the cities or places you've heard of in those cities.

Yes, this is a bit of a problem... You don't know if another place you go to will appeal to you, but don't you need more than just being a tourist who is subject to routine procedures? After all, you have to live here for a while...

What an important and healthy tip on this subject, look around the tourist places you want to go... When I say look around, I mean a few streets behind, in front of, next to...

Some places are behind the tourist centers but only try to get their share from it, are of good quality, relatively cheaper than the centers, but also have to appeal to the local people.

Unfortunately, I stopped going out at night and going to bars to have fun for a few years, due to the mixing of refugees in my country with big cities. For this reason, I cannot tell you about the bars to visit or how you should choose them... In my opinion, the healthiest thing is not to go out after dark... anyway...

Let's see how to choose places to eat and do grocery shopping...

For example, you are in Kadıköy... Do not try to go to Beşiktaş to eat. Wet Hamburgers, Mussels in 'Mercan' or light alcohol you can have at noon at 'Çinili Cafe' will save you from the long journeys or the rage of tourist restaurants that seem larger and more expensive...

Or you just wanted a normal grocery shopping...

We have local and small markets that are not big like Carrefour or Ikea...

Meanwhile, our government has declared them the devil of our economic collapse, but you can find many familiar and cheap materials in those markets; Like ŞOK, A101, or BIM...

There are also small counties of other cities bordering the city you live in.

For example, you are in Istanbul; When you cross the Asian side, you can reach Kocaeli's Darıca - Bayramoğlu or Gebze, the last end of Istanbul, 1 or 1.5 hours away, thanks to the metro.

The promises of these small towns are as I have just explained; the opposite of finding relatively cheap and natural places in tourist places...

Tourists come here either not at all or very little... Maybe ten people a year when I say very little? (I am not sure)...

From this, you can find high-quality places that are expensive according to the region but can be considered free compared to Istanbul...

But of course, they are very few.

If you need help on the subject, you can write again in the comments and I will search for you, even for regions I do not know.

Take care... have fun...