The 15 Best Shows in Turkey

Istanbul: Bosphorus Dinner Cruise & Show with Private Table - Arriving at the Kabataş pier

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 44,561 reviews · from $34Our pick

Review of Istanbul’s Bosphorus dinner cruise, with a private table, Turkish food, live shows, city views, pricing, and practical tips.

“The activity was well organized, from the pick-up from the hotel to the experience on the boat. We didn’t expect much about the food, but it was actually great! The service and the dancers were amazing as well. We had a lot of fun I would definitely recommend this experience! Thank you also to our driver who was really patient, drove safely and was very friendly! Well done!”

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Istanbul: Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Turkish Night Show

2.Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Turkish Night Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.8 · 10,127 reviews · from $34

Review of Istanbul’s $34 Bosphorus dinner cruise, with Turkish food, unlimited soft drinks, live dances, city views, and practical booking tips.

“Amazing experience with nice staff, good food and beautiful show dance.”

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Istanbul: Hodjapasha Whirling Dervishes Show & Exhibition

3.Hodjapasha Whirling Dervishes Show & Exhibition

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 4,790 reviews · 1 hour · from $32

Watch Istanbul’s Mevlevi Sema ceremony in a restored Ottoman bath, with live Turkish music, whirling dervishes, and a helpful exhibition.

“This is always a wonderful experience. The building itself is amazing and to watch the ceremony and get a bit of the history is wonderful. Highly recommend.”

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Istanbul: Bosphorus Cruise with Dinner Show

4.Bosphorus Cruise with Dinner Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 2,181 reviews · 3 hours · from $41

Review of Istanbul’s $41 Bosphorus dinner cruise, with Turkish dances, dinner, DJ music, night views, tips, and honest value advice.

“I really enjoyed the cruise. The entertainment of the dancers was even better than I expected. The food is good (not excellent) but it is also not the real point of the experience. The view was amazing and there is all the time to enjoy it in the breeze. The music also was very nice! And having unlimited drinks is very nice. A special comment for our waiter Dogus who was super helpful and available! He made the experience very pleasant”

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Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Show and Private Table

5.Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Show and Private Table

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,021 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $30

Review of Istanbul’s Bosphorus dinner cruise with Turkish food, live dance shows, night views, private tables, and hotel pickup.

“The service was poor. My dinner plate was missing a side of rice and when I asked for it the server just said okay wait, then never came back. They didn't come by to offer drinks. Worst of all the seating was so tight that we could barely move our chair to sit. The food was just okay and cold. The cruise part was okay if you could get up to go outside a bit.”

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Istanbul: Hodjapasha Rhythm of The Dance Show

6.Hodjapasha Rhythm of The Dance Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,451 reviews · 1h 5m · from $32

Review of Istanbul’s 65-minute Hodjapasha dance show, with Turkish folklore, live music, colorful costumes, and an Ottoman hammam setting.

“Each dance! I was enjoying every second! And I liked costumes with music and light effect! Real magic”

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Istanbul: Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Turkish Night Show

7.Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Turkish Night Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 781 reviews · from $34

Review of Istanbul’s $34 Bosphorus dinner cruise, with Turkish food, palace views, folk dance, belly dancing, and practical booking tips.

“It was very good. Our guide Reham was excellent. She came to introduce herself & told us to see her if we needed anything or had any questions. She also organised a surprise cocktail because it was my birthday. Lovely food, plenty to drink - all drinks inclusive package well worth the money. Good show & boogie after. Definitely recommend.”

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ISTANBUL: Dinner Cruise On The Bosphorus with Turkish night show

8.Dinner Cruise On The Bosphorus with Turkish night show

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 772 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $33

Review of Istanbul’s Bosphorus dinner cruise, with Turkish food, live shows, night views, pickup options, costs, and practical booking tips.

“Very enjoyable - the food and entertainment were really good, the transport to and from was perfect and the boat excellent. The views of the banks of the Bosphorous are beautiful (even better at night than during the day). A lot of people seemed to enjoy the chance to get up and disco dance at the end of the night. Only minor criticism is that perhaps the belly dancer was given a little too much time to 'work' the audience, instead of spending more time on the other dancers - would have liked more of the 'whirling Dervish' in particular.”

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Istanbul Hodjapasha Whirling Dervishes Show & Exhibition

9.Istanbul Hodjapasha Whirling Dervishes Show & Exhibition

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 503 reviews · 1 hour (approx.) · from $32

Review of Istanbul’s Hodjapasha Whirling Dervishes ceremony, with practical tips on the exhibition, seating, value, transport, and expectations.

“I'm a massive music fan of a huge range of styles including "World Music" going back to the early 80s. I think I may have learned of the Dervishes first at university where you could listen to records like theirs at my dorm's libary. Their music & dance is cosmically psychonautic & otherworldly-love it. So when in "Rome" as they say, in Istanbul since this was available near where I was staying in Sultanahmet, I was all in. Overall, a great one hour performance. Yes, it's a regular staged event embedded in this location but you take what you can get & this was a strong representation of what they…”

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City of Side: Land of Legends Transfer & Boat Parade Show

10.Land of Legends Transfer & Boat Parade Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 327 reviews · from $18

Review of the $18 Land of Legends transfer from Side, with boat parade tips, timings, value, transport details, and honest drawbacks.

“Us a family of 12 come to land of legends on Saturday and it was amazing not only the parade but our transfer there. Our tour guide mete was by far the best transfer we’ve had on this holiday, so thank you!”

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Göreme: Dinner and Folk Show at a Cave Restaurant

11.Dinner and Folk Show at a Cave Restaurant

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 302 reviews · from $62

Review of Göreme’s Turkish Night cave dinner, folk dances, belly dancing, unlimited drinks, hotel pickup, value, and practical tips.

“this is top 3 recommended activity when in Cappadocia, Turkey. the other 2 being the hot Ballon ride and camel ride! our guide Gozan with Tourmania did a great job of getting us premium table where you can see everything with a great view! some.of the other seats.made it hard for people.to really capture show. good food and lots of drinks , all you can drink plan! fun making new friends with other guests.from.around the world and dancing on the floor as well! highly recommend!”

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Istanbul Hodjapasha Rhythm of The Dance Show

12.Istanbul Hodjapasha Rhythm of The Dance Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 300 reviews · 1 hour 5 minutes (approx.) · from $41

Review of Istanbul’s Hodjapasha Rhythm of the Dance Show, with costumes, folk dances, belly dancing, live music, seating tips, and value advice.

“More than expected. Variety of dances from the region, to appeal to both sexes. Definitely worth the value.”

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Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Folklore Show & Belly Dancers

13.Bosphorus Dinner Cruise with Folklore Show & Belly Dancers

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 259 reviews · from $33Top rated

Review the $33 Istanbul Bosphorus dinner cruise with Turkish food, belly dancing, palace views, hotel transfers, and practical tips.

“The experience was average overall. Our waiter lacked hospitality and appeared irritated for most of the cruise, only becoming friendlier toward the end when tips were expected. Dinner was mediocre, and the dessert was particularly disappointing—no one at our table seeRead more”

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Istanbul Bosphorus Dinner Cruise and Turkish Night Show with DJ

14.Istanbul Bosphorus Dinner Cruise and Turkish Night Show with DJ

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 249 reviews · 3 hours (approx.) · from $48

Review of Istanbul’s Bosphorus dinner cruise, with Turkish dances, night views, hotel transfers, food, drinks, costs, and practical tips.

“Rude and aggressive staff terrible food beef kebab was all fat and tastless tiny portion. Waiter poor your treatedmore like a nuisance than a customer. Dont buy the limited drink package you get 2 drinks each. Dancers were ok 👍 just terrible service”

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Cappadocia: Turkish Night Show with Dinner in a Cave

15.Turkish Night Show with Dinner in a Cave

★★★★★★★★★★4.1 · 222 reviews · 3 hours · from $65

Review of Cappadocia’s Turkish Night Show with cave dining, regional dances, dinner, open bar, transport, value, and practical booking advice.

“The event was very nice and entertaining. Food was not that good , less options for vegetarians. Even for non vegetarian food quality was not good .but overall very nice experience.”

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