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 Boris Brejcha: Flux, Küçükçiftlik Park, Lutfi Kirdar Congress Center
- House — if you like Benny Benassi: Yan Gastro, Florida Beach Istanbul, Kastel
- Afro House — if you like Black Coffee: Florida Beach Istanbul, TBA - Istanbul ( KARAKOY,BEYOGLU / Yacht Party )
- Bass — if you like Appleblim: Şahika
- Club — if you like Ivory: Suma Han, 360Istanbul
- Tech House — if you like Mikasa: Peyote Cennet Bahçesi, Life Park, B Heaven Roof BAR
- Electronica — if you like Sina Bathaie: IF Performance Hall Beşiktaş, Yan Gastro
Busiest venues
- IF Performance Hall Beşiktaş
- Flux
- Frankhan Selectist
- Yan Gastro
- Atakoy Marina Arena
- Klein Phönix
- Küçükçiftlik Park
- Florida Beach Istanbul
How big is Istanbul’s electronic scene?
Over the last 12 months soundcheck tracked 1,127 club nights across 125 venues in Istanbul, featuring 950 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:
| Venue | Nights (12 mo) |
|---|---|
| Kastel | 149 |
| Frankhan Selectist | 137 |
| Minimüzikhol | 94 |
| Klein Phönix | 87 |
| Flux | 79 |
| Club Temple | 66 |
| Şahika | 52 |
| Suma Han | 35 |
| 74 Hall | 34 |
| Yan Gastro | 28 |
What time do Istanbul club nights actually start and end?
From the 1,127 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 212 listings publishing a close time, the median close is 04:00, 75% run past 04:00 and 7% go to 06:00 or later.
How much does a club night in Istanbul cost?
Across the 114 listings publishing prices (10% of all nights): the median advance ticket is null 400, with half of all nights between null 16 and null 750. 4% of listed nights are free.
When does Istanbul go out?
Saturday is the biggest night (45% of all listings); Friday and Saturday together carry 83% of the week. The busiest month of the year is October.
What does Istanbul sound like?
By share of genre tags across the year’s line-ups: House 41% · Techno 31% · Afro House 7% · 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.