Istanbul scene guide
Istanbul scene guide — find your venue by sound. Techno lands at Flux. The venues, promoters and artists shaping Istanbul’s electronic scene.
Find your venue
- Techno — if you like FJAAK: Flux, Klein Phönix, Fling
- House — if you like GWEN DE LIEN: Yan Gastro, TBA - The Roof at The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul, Frankhan Selectist
- Afro House — if you like Black Coffee: Upperist, B Heaven Roof BAR, TBA - 16 Roof | Swissôtel The Bosphorus
- Minimal Techno — if you like Alexander ALAR: Atakoy Marina Arena, Küçükçiftlik Park, Frankhan Selectist
- Electronica — if you like Bob Moses: IF Performance Hall Beşiktaş, Life Park, TBA - The Roof at The Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul
- Afro Tech — if you like OMAYO: 360Istanbul, Kafes x Milo
- Experimental — if you like BERENALP: TBA - CENNET BAHÇESİ BURGAZADA, Life Park
Busiest venues
How big is Istanbul’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 1,121 club nights across 126 venues in Istanbul, featuring 949 artists. Every listing carries the line-up, times and venue — see what’s on in Istanbul tonight.
Which Istanbul venues have the most club nights?
Counted over the trailing 12 months of listings:
What time do Istanbul club nights actually start and end?
From the 1,121 listings publishing door times: the median Istanbul night opens at 22:00 — 28% open before 22:00, 71% between 22:00 and midnight, and 1% after midnight. Of the 77 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 04:00, 70% run past 04:00 and 8% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Istanbul cost?
Across the 79 listings publishing prices (7% of all nights): the median advance ticket is null 400, with half of all nights between null 28 and null 750. 5% of listed nights are free.
When does Istanbul go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (46% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 83% of the week. The busiest month of the year is August.
What does Istanbul sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 40% · Techno 31% · Afro House 8% · Tech House 5% · Industrial 5% · Acid 4%. Genre-by-genre venue picks are in the routes above.
All figures derived from soundcheck’s listings database over the trailing 365 days; updated with each rebuild.
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