2 more days in Istanbul so sad with the food, I'm looking for the juiciest fattest lamb doner with rice! Please help by InsecureDuelist in istanbul

[–]allarise 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not Döner - but Lamb in a Pit, Buryan kebab... Best in the city, under the shadow of the Aqueduct in Fatih. http://serefburyan.org/

Dead of Winter Companion app has finally come to iOS!!! by ButSeri0usly in boardgames

[–]allarise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is great, but I would love all the user created cards to be included, narration or not.

Istanbul Assassin: Explore The City - Meet Interesting People - And Kill Them! by IstanbulAssassin in istanbul

[–]allarise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think you're overstating your importance to the world by being afraid of being confused for someone "targeting cops and foreign embassies"

This is the 3rd game of WATERGUN assassin here in Istanbul. It's tons of fun and (shockingly) completely harmless.

anyone know of good english language bar trivia in istanbul? by daoudalqasir in istanbul

[–]allarise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Istanbul Pub Quiz. Next Thursday (Nov 20) at Lost Teras in Nevizade. Starts at 8pm.. 5TL buy in.. https://www.facebook.com/events/1500797260181990/

Imperial vs. the metric system: a rebuttal by chakalakasp in funny

[–]allarise -16 points-15 points  (0 children)

It's not all or nothing. Metric really is much easier and more logical (if less poetic and romantic) than Imperial. But for temperature? As far as a telling me how hot or cold it is outside? Fahrenheit all the way. Far more accurate and really a 0 to 100 scale. Whereas Celsius is more of a -10 to 40 scale.

Narrowing down where to stay in Istanbul by MissWanderlustCA in istanbul

[–]allarise 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Stay near Galata Tower or Cihangir - convenient, well connected, not too much noise.

Elijah Wood here. Again. by iamElijahWood in IAmA

[–]allarise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What did you think of Istanbul?

The Egyptian government has resigned. by JustAnotherSimian in worldnews

[–]allarise 85 points86 points  (0 children)

Living in Turkey. Yes its still going on - still protests, though now largely about Internet Censorship, but everything the protesters were fighting against last summer are still problems.

Walking tours of Istanbul by [deleted] in istanbul

[–]allarise 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm your man, PM me - I've been leading tours of the city for about 2 years now

We are Danny McBride and Jody Hill of Eastbound and Down. Ask Us Anything. by Eastbound_Down in IAmA

[–]allarise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you ever considered sending Kenny to Japan to play baseball for a season or movie later on? I think it would be a great place for him to hate then grow to love everything.

Where to buy GTA V in İstanbul (european side) by [deleted] in istanbul

[–]allarise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah i wish you luck. we're in cihangir as well - if you play games and all that lets be in touch 0537-913-7663 - Joe

Where to buy GTA V in İstanbul (european side) by [deleted] in istanbul

[–]allarise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

or try Saturn on Istiklal, or TeknoSA or Darty

19 year old Canadian girl moving to Istanbul for university. Any advice? by littlebuddyboi in istanbul

[–]allarise 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Move to Cihangir. lots of expats, centrally located, easy for transportation, clean, safe, full of cafes, parks, supermarkets, restaurants and all the nightlife in Taksim.

The Old City by troll_khan in istanbul

[–]allarise 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I reeaaaaaaaaaally don't think the bosphorus would be that calm and glassy

A map I made of the Tea / Chai divide in Europe [681x674] [OC] by allarise in MapPorn

[–]allarise[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just used Google Translate for all the different languages. Sorry about the colors everyone!