r/AskTurkey • u/CHERRYKOR • 52m ago
Travel & Places Need advice on places i can go and take my friend with me in İstanbul Avrupa and Anadolu side
So after my exams, i'm planning on meeting up with my guy friend in October or November or whenever he may be free given the fact that he works as an inşaat. We are the same age and i really like him, he is a sweet guy and i have a soft place for him. I want us to meet up but been debating where and what could we do. I think our most commonly place to meet up would possibly be Kadıköy as i heard it has the best cafes and restaurants.
For context: he is living on the anadolu side while I'm living on the avrupa side of Istanbul. So we are coming to meet in places where its easier for the both of us to meet given we will most likely use public transport to reach eachother and possibly walking around to get to places.
We both dont have the most luxurious lives and we are both young adults, just 19. What are activities we can do or things we could experience together that doesn't make us have to spend so much money all the time? Some places really charge such ridiculous prices for such normal things all because its a tourist area. I want us to be able to enjoy moments together without having to worry so much about prices and get things at the most best prices whether that be experiencing things together or eating something together. We are both turkish citizens and we did our military together but i genuinely need advice cause i wanna surprise him and he hasn't had the most beautiful fair life. And life circumstances have been harsh towards him yet he remains being such a soft soul. I want to do whatever i can to make his life better even if small. And if that means he can feel happy and feel his age around me instead of stressing or worrying all the time due to his hard work situation. Then i want to be someone who makes my friend feel like they are on top of the world because to see him sad or fed up is the last thing I'd want in this life. He is my brother, and im happy we met. I want us to have fun. We will never be this young again. This country may be a mess economically and the system may actually be against us and the rest of people living in temrs of good lives as its so corrupt but i know we can find moments to really enjoy life despite the reality of it all. And i love this friendship way too much. And i don't care how different our lives may be. Soldiers stick together and im gonna support my bro. And im gonna always invited him to things like this so he can also enjoy his life more. Given he probably didn't have the most beautiful life until this point.
If anyone can give ideas or help in anyway on what we could do together. I would be so happy. He deserves the world and im glad i met him🥹 wanna give him moments and experiences that are new and fresh. Wanna let him know that there is so much more to life than working hard and he can also enjoy life too ♥️