We still have no water at our apartment in Beyoğlu. Have others gotten their water restored?

I was in Albania before I came to visit here in Istanbul. While I was there I bought çaj mali, or mountain tea, also called Greek mountain tea, sideritis, ironwort. I understand it is called dağ çayı here. I was hoping to find more here in one of the many tea & herb & spice shops, but they all seem to only carry the same things (like viagra tea 🤔). Perhaps someone here knows if there is some non-touristy place that has it? Thanks

Tourist in Fatih here. There is no water today so I'm wondering if this is a problem in my appartment/building (and I need to fix it) or in the region (and I just need to wait). Is there any website I can check? I looked at the municipality's website but couldn't find anything.

Update: u/Few-Interview-1996 answered below. Thank you!

https://iski.istanbul/abone-hizmetleri/ariza-kesinti/

Select Fatih in the first drop-down box, then your "mahalle" in the second. If there's scheduled maintenance or something, it'll appear, together with an expected time of conclusion (the line beginning "BİTİŞ").

Since last night, the rain water has been ponding and flooding my house in Ümraniye, our friend who is taking care of the house called everyone to help but no one came, our house is ruined and we can’t afford to fix it. What should we do? Anyone here who could help?

Good morning! Can anyone give me an idea of how hard it might be to get from Laleli neighbourhood to Kadiköy market area today, please?

İ am stuck at work. İ left my scooter locked up on m5 metro station. Rest in peace maybe. But i need to go home at some point, i left medicine at home. Let's create a thread for current metro status. Thanks for your help

İ am in şişli needing to go to altunizade btw

Hello 👋🏼

We are in Bursa now and will be traveling to Istanbul tomorrow by taxi, is flash flood very bad? We are thinking to stay in Sultanahmet or in asian side. Please help me in deciding whether to travel tomorrow or not

We are a group of four coming in from Canada and we want to buy skip the line tickets for hagia sophia, topkapi, the cistern. I can’t find any legit places online. Is it better to just wait in line and buy tickets at the booth?

okual 2saat mesafede amk

Her düşündüğümde canımı sıkıyor

Cok gecmis olsun dikkat edelim lutfen

Will cats need to be rescued/relocated due to the floods?!

hello! first of all, i love your country and i love istanbul

sorry for the dots but its not letting me post it with the original words

but that is not why i am texting here - we were planning to take a …. tomorrow at noon from sabiha …. to another part of türkiye, but now the storm is flooding Istanbul. We were supposed to take metro to get there.

Do you think we still have the change to get to the …and actually fly from Istanbul? We are a bit worried and we don’t know if we should cancel the hotels etc

thank you for your opinions)

Hello,

I’ll be visiting with my family in a few days to experience Istanbul for the first time. No one in my family really does any outdoorsy activities but Id really like to try some water activities. Do you have any recommendations on which groups/companies to seek out for this?

We are a 10 person tech company based in Levent. We are looking for someone to provide freelance lessons to help us improve our English skills.

-We prefer a professional teacher, though we are open to considering other profiles.

-We'd like to have our lessons in our office (this would be much more convenient for us).

-We can discuss the schedule together, but the lessons must be held during daytime hours

-He/she must be a foreign and English must be native English speaker

-We can discuss further details upon contact

herhangi bir yildan olabilir, gorelim bakalim en sevdiklerinizi :)

Serbest güreş yapmak istiyorum ama nerede salon bulacağımı bilmiyorum.

Silivri, beylükdüzü, avcılar ve birçok semt sel altında, evleri su basmış durumda

ya bu aq istanbul senindir istanbulkart uygulamasıdır belediye düzeltmeyecek belli ki, söyle gönüllü bi ekip revers engineerlwyip apileri cukkalayıp daha iyisini yapabilir mi

I'm 24 years old and from Pakistan. I've been thinking about moving to Türkiye to pursue my Master's degree, particularly in Istanbul or Ankara, but I'd like to learn more about what life is actually like before making that decision.

I'm studying Computer science, so one of my biggest concerns is job finding. I'd love to know whether it's realistic for a foreigner to find a job in tech after graduating, especially speaking English, or even if it's worth trying to start something small on the side. I'm also curious about accommodation — how easy (or hard) it is for international students to find decent, affordable housing, and whether it's better to go through the university dorms or look for a place on your own.

On the cultural side, I'm Muslim, so I'm not worried about adapting to that part of daily life, but I'd still love to know how locals interact with foreigners and how easy it is to make friends and build a social circle. I've started learning Turkish on Duolingo to at least get the basics down before I go, but I know that's nowhere close to being conversational, so I'm wondering how much that'll actually help day to day, especially with landlords, job interviews, or just getting around.

I'm particularly interested in hearing about the differences between Istanbul and Ankara, especially when it comes to cost of living, job opportunities for grads, and how big the international/expat community is in each city.

I'd really appreciate hearing from locals or foreigners living there. I'm looking for genuine experiences, not just the tourist perspective.