Whom can you trust?
Listings look alike and reviews are scattered. It is hard to tell a good offer from a risky one.
Early access is openAll you need in Istanbul
Your Gatewayto Istanbul
Events, food, stays, transport and services on one clear map, so you know where to start.
Join early accessWhere do I start?
Choose your situation
Choose your situation to see where to start.
A city of more than 15 million people. Where do you start?
These are the problems the gate is being built to solve.
What does it cost?
Prices change by place, language and who is asking, and are rarely shown clearly up front.
In which language?
Information lives in Turkish, Arabic, English and more, in different places. You should not have to translate your way around.
Five lines, one gate
Each line is a category of what you need in the city.
Events
Concerts, exhibitions, festivals and sport in one calendar.
Food
Restaurants, cafés and markets with clear prices.
Stays
Hotels and apartments for a night or a year.
Transport
Airports, ferries, metro and taxis, explained simply.
Services
Practical help: connectivity, interpreting, insurance and paperwork guidance.
How it works
- Choose your situationVisitor, resident, student, professional or family.
- See your linesThe map shows where to start and what matters first.
- Compare clearlyPrices and details side by side, with anything illustrative labelled as such.
- GoBook or contact directly, and arrive prepared.
Features roll out in stages, and early-access members see them first.
Trust is built on method, not claims
A visible method
The same four steps every time, so you can see how an answer was reached.
Clearly labelled examples
Anything illustrative is marked illustrative. Nothing here is presented as a customer result or a review.
Careful with data
We ask for what a task needs and no more. This website sets no cookies and runs no analytics.
Honest limits
We say what is not built yet and when the gate is not the right tool.
Run a business or an event in Istanbul?
Tell us what you offer. We are building the gate with businesses that publish clear prices and accurate details, and we will explain how listing will work as it opens.
Be among the first to use the gate
Write to us and we will tell you when your lines open.
Frequently asked questions
Is it live?
Early access is opening in stages; this site describes what we are building.
Is the map real?
It is an illustrative diagram: lines stand for categories, not for real routes.
Which languages?
Arabic, Turkish, English and Spanish.