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Art, Culture and Entertainment
Эstanbul is an international art and cultural center. The
International Arts and Cultural Festival is held each year
in June and July with famous artists coming from all over
the world. These performances are held mostly in the Atatьrk
Cultural Center. Those enjoying classical music can hear
it at Cemal Resit Rey Hall. Operas, operettas, ballets,
film, concerts, exhibitions and conferences all share the
cultural palette of the city. Эstanbul also has a rich program
of light entertainment. Nightclubs provide splendid entertainment
throughout dinner, ranging from a selection of Turkish songs
to the famous bellydance. Эstanbul is an international gambling
city with many casinos.
Alongside these are modern discos, cabarets, and jazz clubs
in the Taksim-Harbiye district.
In Sultanahmet, there are a number of restaurants in restored
Byzantine and Ottoman buildings which offer a unique setting
for an evening out.
 Kumkapi,
with its many taverns, bars and fish restaurants, is another
attractive district. People have been meeting for years
in Beyoglu district's Зiзek Pasaji for snacks and seafood
specialties. Also in this district, the narrow Nevizede
street, near Зiзek Pasaji, is the best place in Эstanbul
for eating Turkish specialties and drinking raki.
On the Bosphorus, Ortakцy is the best place for nightlife
in Эstanbul, with its nightclubs, jazz clubs, fine seafood
restaurants and bars.
In Eminцnь ,don't miss an opportunity to see
the fishermen dressed in traditional Ottoman clothes on
their Ottoman-style boats where you may board and taste
their famous delicious fried fish.
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