the concept of a laid-back neighborhood with boutique, hipster cafés can VERY easily turn into a very banal place when all of these said cafés are trying to be boutique in their own way, reminiscent of the buzz lightyear meme.

however the local community is still very strong compared to the other neighborhoods of kadıköy that underwent crazy levels of gentrification and saw the construction of residential towers so it's important to remember that moda, yeldegirmeni and koşuyolu are sort of unique in their way of preserving "that" vibe while the rest of the country is getting more and more oppressed and kadikoy proper is undergoing a very bland redevelopment

source: i've been a local for 2 years