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What is now called Asian Istanbul was probably inhabited by people as early as 3000 BC. Eventually, in the 7th century, Greek colonists led by King Byzas established the colony of Byzantium, the Greek name for a city on the Bosphorus.
Byzas chose the spot after consulting an oracle of Delphi who told him to settle across from the "land of the blind ones." Indeed, Byzas concluded, earlier settlers must have been deprived of their sight to have overlooked this superb location at the mouth of the Bosphorus strait.
This proved an auspicious decision by Byzas, as history has shown Istanbul's location important far beyond what these early Greek settlers might possibly have conceived. Byzas gave his name to the city: Byzantium.
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List of Bars and Nightclubs |
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| Reina Bar |
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Along with Laila this is the hottest club in Istanbul – if not the whole of Turkey. It’s less of a club though than a vast entertainment emporium that includes several bars, restaurants and dance floors that can accommodate more than 2500 people.
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| Babylon |
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Hot music venue that’s featured such luminaries as John Lurie & the Lounge Lizards, the Brooklyn Funk Essentials and Cheikh Lo. They do everything from jazz to hip hop and techno to world music, and always pack out with a discerning crowd of intellectuals and laid-back musos.
Seyhbender Sokak 3
Istanbul,
Telephone: +90 212 292 7368
Hours:Wed-Thu 9.30pm-2am; Fri-Sat 10:30pm-3am
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| Club 29 |
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To get to Club 29 you must cross the majestic Bosphorous in a boat. Once on the Asian side of the river the lavish al fresco space reveals itself as a series of spacious, tented Oriental-style rooms. There’s a pool, a sun terrace and a canopied restaurant filled with oil lamps, muslin drapes and floor cushions to lounge on.
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