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@enalo6261

3 ай бұрын

I read somewhere you can pay with credit card instead of istanbul kart.

@BeryIstanbulTips

3 ай бұрын

Nop, the method is barely being tested but in very few buses, it cannot be found in every metro, bus, ferry, etc, so I do not suggest going without an Istanbulkart, as someone who uses the transport almost every day, I can tell you that I have seen it a very few times and just in few buses. The Istanbulkart is the way to go still.

@MustafaWahid-ub9ty

3 ай бұрын

⁠@@BeryIstanbulTips so if i want go to mosque pray hagia sofia so need pay 50 dollar then

@tu-koss7w93

3 ай бұрын

I am turkısh, I love you ♥♥♥

Prices are absolutely insane. I am from London, and some of these prices would be considered too expensive even here...

@barbarasestak9085

3 ай бұрын

Agreed. I would never pay 50 euros for Topkapi or for anything else...

@binkyslapass1

3 ай бұрын

I was there and dident enter these tourist places too many people and not worth hanging around...

@mahboobhussain2312

3 ай бұрын

Was in Istanbul in November price's have triple from 2 yrs ago

@Unknown1684

3 ай бұрын

​@@barbarasestak9085 topkapi Palace isn't €50. I went last November and for 2 of us cost less than £50 which I paid on my UK debit card. Topkapi Palace is well worth the price. We were there for around 4 hours. It's such a big place

@Unknown1684

3 ай бұрын

​@@binkyslapass1you missed out. All tourist places are full of people

Wow! Ticket prices went up really high!!! I know the Turkish economy is hurting but these prices will discourage many budget travelers.

@catherineviger

2 ай бұрын

exactly like prices of everything, including food, which doubled during the last year (and same the year before) in Turkey.

@user-ut8xv8ne6u

Ай бұрын

Sure!

@ismetozer7594

26 күн бұрын

Suggests enough rich Arabs enters with a big family! wow

These prices are an insult , there is no way tourists will keep coming to Turkey if they keep ripping people off.

Great video! I'm in shock by these prices, absolutely ridiculous prices! When it was a museum, the entry fee to Hagia Sophia was around 10 euros and you could visit the ground floor and upstairs... Paying 25 euros to just visit the upstairs area is quite insane...

@user-zp1xn9or9p

3 ай бұрын

Agreed, because of that price we will likely skip it, there are plenty of other sites that are also very beautiful

@CindyRiesling

2 ай бұрын

@@user-zp1xn9or9pTotally. will skip it too on our trip in April and visit the Blue Mosque which I believe is free.

@opa8928

Ай бұрын

Yes, the average price for a museum ticket is EUR 12-18. A skip the line ticket would be € 21.

Those new prices for museums are absolutely INSANE. I will miss the days where I could visit Hagia Sofia for free.

Im from Brazil and im going to Turkey next week, and i would have reconsidered traveling there if i saw those prices beforehand, that's more expensive than Austria/Swiss, from Palace perspective, i think Versailes is around 25£ and Scholls schonbrunn is around 30£.

@noface_777

3 ай бұрын

Would love to hear your experiences from your trip! We’re on the verge of finalizing our vacation to Turkey. We’re on the fence right now.

@TK-qv4xh

3 ай бұрын

Everything else is so much cheaper than Western Europe.

@LorenaLima-it2cz

2 ай бұрын

concordo eu moro aqui e ta cada dia mais dificil viver....sinceramente os turistas deveriam crrer daqui ta ridiculo

I have a 20 hr layover inbetween my flights in Istanbul next month. Luckily I will get to take the Tourististanbul tour which will cover a lot of tourist places free of cost 🤩

Gracias Bery por tus videos tan honestos y acertados!

Day light robbery, these prices r too high. If I had known these prices before I booked my trip, I would have gone to some other country.

@hamzahjaved5463

2 ай бұрын

hope you enjoyed the trip regardless, when you said you would've booked trip to another country, which country did you have in mind?

Thank you so much for the information. this is very very helpful

Thank you for the information very well explained !

Absurd prices, thanks for keeping us informed

Thanks for the info , will keep in mind, awesome ❤❤❤

Thank you. This was most informative. Her info is right to the point and helpful. I'm here today from America

Thanks for this update. Entrance fees are very expensive.

Thank you for the updates, they will be very useful for my next trip to Istanbul in May. Fortunately I have visited all the major sights several times before, so I can save a lot of money! Also fortunately there are a lot of other things to see and do and literally thousands of mosques that are free to enter.

Thanks, insightful ✋🏻

Thanks for the informative video; came just in time as i was planning my visit in March. With the steep price, perhaps might just opt out

Thank you so much for your explanation

Very good info I couldn't find anywhere else!

Thank you for your information ❤

25 USD for Hagia sofia and 50 USD for Topkapi palace is actually crazy! way too much expensive, you will never see a museum or a church in Europe at this price

@emip3008

26 күн бұрын

Mmm I would argue that isn't true. Let's say in Rome... You have to pay to enter almost EVERY single church.

Useful information.Thanks.

I love your videos Bery, very informative. Thank You!!!

Every nation is looking for hard currency. I love your handbag. Good information. Seems like the museum pass is the way to go.

Very helpful video. Prices are really really excessive though now.

Thanks Bery for sharing. I'll be there at the end of Feb. InshaAllah

@BeryIstanbulTips

3 ай бұрын

Welcome to Istanbul! 🇹🇷

@sajarulelyas9104

3 ай бұрын

@@BeryIstanbulTips Tq😄. Bery, may I ask your opinion. Where's better area to spend sunset scenery? Whether uskudar coast walkway or sultanahmet from rooftop.

This is very useful information to prep my upcoming IST trip in Feb. Thank you so much!

@BeryIstanbulTips

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I'm so happy I visited in November 2023 where the prices were significantly lower (I paid 950TL for entrance to Topkapi Palace & Harem) and in some cases did not exist (for the mosques). Nevertheless, I do plan on visiting Istanbul again (whenever I can afford to 😄). The city was a beauty, the culture rich and I felt alive and SAFE (esp. as a solo black female traveler. I will continue to follow your channel religiously. Turkey forever 🥰

@BeryIstanbulTips

3 ай бұрын

You’re always welcome in Istanbul ❤️ I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed your trip last year, thank you for watching us and your support! 💐

@fatimaabid5824

3 ай бұрын

The prices seem to have doubled from when I visited last year in July 2023, I’m planning to go again and do Basilica cistern and some other things that we missed, but I don’t recall paying anything for Hagia Sophia at all..wasn’t it free ? Or maybe I’ve forgotten …we only paid for Topkappi Dolmabache and the Galata Tower

@bccptw

3 ай бұрын

I went back in December of 2023.

@user-un2bu3ey5m

2 ай бұрын

It's not Turkey. It's Türkiye!

@cammyminott

Ай бұрын

@fatimaabid5824 For Basilica Cistern I paid 450TL, Galata Tower was closed due to construction and I went to Dolmabache Palace for free (although it was the anniversary of Ataturk's passing and the daily routine was changed up a bit so I don't know if that was a factor). I only did a few hours on the Asain side and didn't get the chance to see a dervish show or visit Balat/Fener so those will be my aim on my next visit.

Wow!! These new prices!! Thank you for the update!!

@BeryIstanbulTips

3 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!

Thank you so much. I'll be heading there in March

@BeryIstanbulTips

3 ай бұрын

Welcome to 🇹🇷!

Thanks for the info. I am back in Istanbul in March. Sadly I did not get to see the Topkapi palace last time. Not sure we will see it this time either with those new prices. Pleased to see Uber is now in Istanbul now though.

Thanks for good info Bery....very very helpful

@BeryIstanbulTips

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!❤️

Thanks very much for this helpful video, I will be arriving next week. I cannot wait.

@BeryIstanbulTips

3 ай бұрын

Welcome and enjoy your trip!

@noface_777

3 ай бұрын

Would love to hear your experiences from your trip! We’re on the verge of finalizing our vacation to Turkey. We’re on the fence right now.

grateful to be able to visit turkey in jan-feb 2022 when most countries just open back from covid travel ban...the prices were lower and the air was fresher. I can't afford to travel there nowadays. The hot air baloon price in Cappadocia was only 50euro...the airbnb i stayed in Balat for a month was 700euro but today i checked is 1600euro...crazy lucky...

Been there 2 years ago and will visit again this weekend.glad i'been visit many places.so just enjoy the food and atmosphere there.

Thank you for the video! Subbed!

Thanks Bery for another informative video. The prices are shocking, especially the minimum wage !!. However, it depends on how much we value sonething as to how much we are prepared to spend on it.

We just visited and were pretty shocked by the prices of the tourist attractions. Together, we spent nearly 200 per person on them which is quite high for any city. The only attraction we actually decided wasnt worth the price was galata tower, which also is currently under construction and you cant even go all the way up for $30.

@XXX-vy6xv

2 ай бұрын

That's useful! Thanks. Will be visiting soon and Galata tower would have been the only monument I was planning on visiting (visited everything else years ago on my 2 previous trips over). Guess Sultan Rejep Tagip will have to seek elsewhere for suckers in order to fuell up his economy

Very helpful, I wish I knew about the visa free travel two weeks ago. Now watching your video about the Istanbulkart

@BeryIstanbulTips

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

watching your video about a year now and i'm actually booked the ticket go Istanbul on May 😁😁just want to thank you so much !!!

@BeryIstanbulTips

3 ай бұрын

Yayyyy! That’s great news! Enjoy your time here ✈️🇹🇷❤️

Hello! I live in Istanbul and find your videos very informative and well made! I am glad I got to see all those places over 10 years ago when they were dirt cheap. :)

@BeryIstanbulTips

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!

😮 I'm so glad I took that trip in November. I was hoping to come back in June but 😢.

Very helpful video; thank you. The prices for museums are certainly high; I hope the locals get a discount. I visited Hagia Sophia about a year ago on a late cold evening and the mosque was not busy but it was great to be among families and children who were also visiting. It had a very relaxed and informal atmosphere. I had sadden to hear now the Ground Floor is only open for Muslims during worshiping hours.

I absolutely enjoyed almost 3 wks in Istanbul and look forward to returning. I used Uber and train almost all the time there, no taxi.

Hi Bery, Thank you again - very informative- I will be visiting Turkiye in May but travelling all over & as one of your followers said prices compared to Australia & other western countries are not too bad. I am so looking forward to this visit. 😊🤗🇦🇺

@BeryIstanbulTips

3 ай бұрын

I’m sure you’ll enjoy your trip! 🇹🇷❤️✈️

I’m from Malaysia. Visited Istanbul twice in 2016 and 2019. I’m lucky to have visited majority of the tourist attractions there as the prices were still very reasonable..all the best Istanbul

Been missing you and this program... Do you offer Spanish language (learning opportunities) in any of your Istanbul presentations? I see Istanbul & Turkiye as a place to go & I would like to visit (?)... Your presentations have been and are a great resource - Appears to be a great resource! It's winter in the US Pacific Northwest. I've been feeling lonely lately. Thanks for sharing, gracias - (found 'em & subscribed: Bery Istanbul Tips en Español - thanks again) -

Thank you for the very helpful video. I am going in a month after visiting Paris. I think the museum’s will be less there than Istanbul which we had selected as a budget destination. Glad to go but not so happy about the price increase as when I booked my travel in September last year.

These museum prices are insane. There is no place in Europe with such high prices for museum entry, not even close. For example the entry fee currently for the Louvre Paris is €22. Yet in Istanbul they want $30 just to climb the Galata Tower!? The city will kill its tourism with such excessive prices.

@balwc147

3 ай бұрын

Yeah it's really crazy and fucked up

@istanbulportrait

2 ай бұрын

It is more logical to serve 25 people for the same price instead of 100 people. In this way, it will be easier to maintain your quality and brand.

That's very informative video ❤❤❤ well done 👍👍👍👍 great day everyday 💯💯💯👍💯💯👍❤❤❤❤

@BeryIstanbulTips

3 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 👍

The info you often provide about Istanbul and Turkey are really helpful and handy. I always watch your videos prior to travelling to Istanbul whenever I visit

@Sophie-lv1np

3 ай бұрын

Truly appreciate your info on this KZread channel👍

Hi Mrs Bery thanking for your nice videos very interesting. Do you organise tours and accommodation plz. Thx.

Thank you Lady.

very useful info, thanks

@BeryIstanbulTips

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you for keeping us updated

@BeryIstanbulTips

3 ай бұрын

I agree with this! Even many Turks say the same, that prices are exaggerated especially when being compared with many palaces and museums in Vienna, London, Paris 🥹

Thank you very much Bery for your info which is always so well detailed and clear. Prices are indeed very high and visiting a museum, an historical site, a mosque and even a church in Turkey is a must! Let's hope they will come down..

@meissoun

3 ай бұрын

There are a lot of these places that you can visit for much less money of even for free and that are just as rewarding. Bery covers a lot of them on this channel.

Istanbul is so beautiful ❤

Hi Berry. Thanks to your KZread videos , we have learned a lot about Turkey, especially Istanbul. God willing, my wife and I are planning to visit Turkey in May. We are pleased that visas are not required for those coming from USA; On the other hand, we are disappointed by the increase in the price of the museum entrance ticket and the cost of transportation. It would be great if you could share other more informative videos. Thank you.

@scrungus9620

3 ай бұрын

From USA also traveling in May and I'm glad about the Visa 😊

@mskrh640

25 күн бұрын

​@@scrungus9620 Hope see you there.

Comforting to know with a trip booked for this year! I remember years ago and I’ve been seven times it used to be much cheaper than Greece which is my motherland. Now it seems Greece maybe much cheaper. Lucky I’ve been to most of the landmarks only place I will visit is the Basilica Cistern

Great info❤

@BeryIstanbulTips

3 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks, maybe i will visit in next 10 years :D crazy fees

Thank you for the useful information😊. Do you know maybe which languages are available in Hagia Sofia free audio guide? Thank you 😊

Prices are ridiculous considering even what the new minimum wage is.

@istanbulportrait

2 ай бұрын

Huh? In Istanbul, people earn an average salary of 1000 USD. In Istanbul, no one works for minimum wage.

@dschaydschee

26 күн бұрын

​@@istanbulportraitlol

Teşekkürler🌷💕

I will be visiting Türkiye in May. Will definitely get the Museum pass. Yes I know it doesn’t work in the Aya Sofya but I will be touring the country for the month and I think it will save money over all. Thanks for this valuable information.

I went more than 8 years ago and the prices were a fifth of that. I was intending on taking my children but now I will have to reconsider. I haven't paid more than 6 euros to enter a museum. This is insane.

@Crazyworldd160

Ай бұрын

been all these places i paid 50TL max

Thanks!

@BeryIstanbulTips

Ай бұрын

Thank YOU for the extra support! Much appreciated 🫶🥰

Only way those prices will go down is if People quit going

@lennydale92

2 ай бұрын

But it was free to go when a museum. So even if only 10 people entered a day that’s still making more money than before. Better to not visit Turkey at all.

Agree .. Topkapi entrance fee is now somewhat high.

Sushmita: happy I was on a 12 day tour in Turkiye, September 2023. It was unforgettable and loved every minute of being in Europe - 2 Continents simultaneously- no other place in the world 🌎 can this be achieved ❤️ Turkiye always - would love to visit again but prices 😮 OMG 😮

Istanbul has this magic place called Eminonu, once you visit there you want to go back again and again

wow those museum prices are crazy

Hi Bery, thank you for putting up together very useful information on the latest Istanbul tourism updates. I would like to find out whether a Muslim foreigner to enter Hagia Sophia for pray would be charged the entrance fee as well?

Can you do a video about changes for foreigners who want to relocate to Istanbul? For example, guidelines regarding residence visas? Thanks!

Hi Bery, me and my friends are in istanbul from Jan 13 to 24th, I made my to do lists based on your videos. As someone from NYC, I find these price hikes absolutely insane! I understand there is bad inflation and currency devaluations but sudden price hikes of almost double is just greedy! We went to the Topkapi and they charge 1500 Lira but to see the Harem the guide said we had to pay 2500 Liras, the Dolmabahce is 1050 Liras, they doubled the Basilica Cistern its now 600 Liras and now they are charging roughly ~900 Liras to visit the Hagia Sophia. This is just not right ... Also just wanted to say I love your videos they have been very helpful, besides the overpriced tourist locations, we really loved the Istanbul neighborhoods based on your videos. Galata, Balat, Kadikoy, and Karakoy were all great but Kadikoy was the most fun 😁

@JamesKerwin

3 ай бұрын

It is crazy - the greed level is off the charts. But so many people here assume "all tourists are rich". They don't think they have travel budgets - I assume that theory is based on a few rich arabs coming here and spending 1000s of dollars on their trips. Lets hope tourists now start looking outside of these areas and vote with their feet. Because it is insane - imagine a family of four, 3 days Istanbul, 4 days in Cappadocia... they would be spending so much money (and that is before we get onto all of the hotels charging Euro based amounts for mostly shitty rooms).

@BeryIstanbulTips

3 ай бұрын

Oh, no! Sorry to say this, but the guide gave you a much higher price for Topkapi! Literally he took 1,000 TL extra from you. 😡 The price is 1500 full ticket and that already includes the harem and even Hagia Irene the little byzantine church in the gardens of the palace. Also the fees are written in the ticket office, whenever a guide tells you a price, double check it just in case, guides are very honest but for what you just shared, I can tell that your guide took advantage of you with the Palace’s price. If I were you, I would write the agency you booked with and let them know about it because of those few guides taking advantage of customers then people will think all are the same.

Hi, It's very delightful to see your wonderful and informative videos. I want to ask about any discounts for physical handicapped persons to tourist / museum/ parks/ places, similar to European countries. Plz guide. Thanks

Wow…..Thank you so much for this….even living here in Singapore (equal to Zurich as the most expensive city on the planet)….these prices are crazy. But I think what shocked me is that local people have to pay the same price as a tourist to HS. That’s very sad.

Thank God , I've visited all before ...

Thank you for the new information!!! My husband and I are planning to visit March 2024. If we stay in Kadikoy or Taksim which airport do you recommend we fly into, so we can use the metro and walk alot?

Headed to istanbul now for the 1st time from NYC 🎉

@BeryIstanbulTips

3 ай бұрын

Hope you enjoy it!

Very good information. Thank you. I have been to many cities in Europe and USA, but have never had to pay prices like this. In Spain, for ex, pensioners usually pay about 50% less than regular fee. I sure won't go to Istanbul. There are many other places to see at resonable prices.

Thank you for this information. I guess I’ll say pass on Turkiye this summer then.

Informative video - do you have any idea whether the Chora Museum/Kariye Mosque will be open to visitors in 2024?

Vry expenisve

Thank you for your VDO. Very informative and helpful. We are going there in May! Do you know when Galata tower will be reopened please? I went on their website and the place appears to be closed for restoration. Thank you.

i have been to Istanbul and Turkey about 6 times, I am surprised at the increase in prices. what other options would you suggest? i was thinking Blue Mosque and Rustem Pasha or Suleymaniye Mosque. I am bringing my sister and friend on their first visit in September. we only have a day and a half as we are coming on a cruise ship. Thanks for all of your hard work through the past couple years. you have always been one of my favorite KZreadrs for Turkey.

Vielen Dank für das informative Video. Ob sich Istanbul mit dieser Preispolitik einen Gefallen tut, werden die kommenden Monate zeigen. Für viele ‚Budget-Touristen‘ sind diese Eintrittsgelder zu hoch.

Woah! €25 for entrance of Aya Sofia? I am so glad I went there on 2022

Wow! Im glad i went there last October and got in for free.

@DubCmusicTV

3 ай бұрын

Went in Nov 2021. Loved it . Saw this coming once the cruise ship line was set for galataport

@Unknown1684

3 ай бұрын

Same here😂. I went in November and saved the entrance fee. But hopefully I go again I can pray without walking past 100s of people🤣

Hi Bery, appreciate all your travel videos on Turkey! My partner and I are planning our 2 week vacation in Turkey this May 2024. We can’t seem to find a video or reliable resource on updated budget/cost of travel within Turkey in 2024. Are you able to give us a rough estimated travel budget in Turkish Lira? Like a comfortable mid range budget. Appreciate your response as it’ll help us out a lot! 🙏🏻

Thank you for the info. I will be visiting late this year. Which musks can we visit for free? Which musks are not so famous but worth visiting as well? Thank you

Even the visa rates have doubled (At least from India). From being a budget holiday when we planned it 2 months ago, it has become suddenly very expensive😪😪. Looks like will have to give a miss to all the highly priced tourist attractions.

I'm going there this April and the prices surprised me!!🙄

Turkey prices is just becomin n becomin high prices like goin to a visit maldives for 3days

Hello Bery. Thank you for all your informative tips. However, do you have any information on airbnb rentals in Turkey? Heard that it seemed that the law has changed with regard to airbnd rentals and consequently rentals will be more expensive. Any details?

Wow, pretty expensive! We're going there next month from the states. I guess we'll have to find something else to do in the city lol

Great information! Why are some charges in euro's and not TL? Thanks

I visited Istanbul in 2022 , loved it but i m shocked to know abt price increase. I love Turkey 🇹🇷