Clubs, groups and meetups to join in Istanbul, Turkey

97 clubs, groups and meetups you can join in Istanbul, across 21 activities. Updated .

Language exchange 18 language exchange groups and meetups

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Illustration: Headphones and notebooks at two yellow seats in a concrete alcove.Active

Language exchange

Small Talks Istanbul

  • Every week
  • Last
  • Turkish, English
Illustration: Two young adults discuss a listening exercise at a library station.

Language exchange

Language Exchange Every Thursday Near Taksim Square

  • Every Thursday
  • Turkish, English and five more languages
  • On Meetup
Illustration: An open box of conversation cards, a sand timer and wooden counters on a chair.

Language exchange

Speak & Connect: English-Turkish Language Exchange

  • Every week
  • Turkish, English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Seasonal plant picture cards and natural forms on a community workbench.

Language exchange

Speak Easy - Language & Culture | Istanbul

  • Every Wednesday
  • Turkish, English and six more languages
  • On Meetup

Meetups and social clubs 18 social clubs and meetup groups

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Book clubs 8 book clubs

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Illustration: Cobalt floor cushions surround a white book bin on terrazzo in a community library, photographed wide from the doorway.

Book clubs

Sayfa Arası Kitap Kulübü

  • Once a month
  • Last
  • Turkish
  • On Meetup
Illustration: An open book with blank pages rests on a charcoal lounge chair beside a focused reading lamp and a rain-darkened window, shown wide.

Book clubs

Müze Gazhane monthly literature reading club

  • Last Thursday of the month
  • Turkish
Illustration: A large blank-page book rests in an archival cardboard cradle on a slate library counter, seen close from one corner in cool skylight.

Book clubs

TEMSİL-DER Kitap Kulübü

  • Third Monday of the month
  • Turkish
Illustration: Closed books below blank colored discussion notes on a cork panel.

Book clubs

The Fool's Journey Kitap Kulübü

  • Once a month
  • Turkish
  • On Meetup

Yoga 8 yoga groups

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Illustration: An open yoga mat bag and folded blanket on a sheltered bench.

Yoga

Maya Yoga

  • Every week
  • Turkish
Illustration: Equipment for simple partner yoga pose with careful balance, arranged in an activity setting without people.

Yoga

Sports Universe

  • Every week
  • Turkish, English
Illustration: Young adults take part in beginner mat yoga in a community hall.

Yoga

Yoga Iatro

  • Every Wednesday and Thursday
  • Turkish
Illustration: Young adults rest in a kneeling forward yoga pose on mats in a leafy park.

Yoga

Yoga Mi

  • Every week
  • Turkish

Board games 7 board game groups and meetups

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Illustration: A travel-game case with a folding board and wooden discs.

Board games

Istanbul Play Society

  • Once a month
  • Turkish, English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A closed black pouch, a stack of plain violet-backed cards and wooden voting discs rest on an orange molded seat in an empty covered community pavilion, viewed close.

Board games

Istanbul Boardgames (Octoboards games) - social deduction nights

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Opaque envelopes, face-down cards and a drawstring pouch on a felt table.

Board games

Istanbul Game Club

  • No schedule listed
Illustration: A plain grid board and cylindrical counters on a courtyard table.

Board games

Masabaşı Oyun Kulübü (Istanbul tabletop club)

  • No schedule listed
  • On Meetup

Fitness groups 6 fitness groups

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Illustration: Young adults take part in boxing-fitness pad work with gloves and focus mitts.

Fitness groups

Acıbadem Sports Fitness Club

  • Monday and Sunday
  • Turkish, English
Illustration: Young adults take part in pilates mat class in a community hall.

Fitness groups

Clubsporium Akatlar

  • Every week
Illustration: Equipment for group stretching cool-down after exercise, arranged in an activity setting without people.

Fitness groups

D-GYM

  • Every week
  • Turkish, English
Illustration: Young adults take part in pilates mat class in a community hall.

Fitness groups

O'Wellness O'Dragos

  • Every week

Hobbies 5 hobby groups and clubs

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Illustration: A bright blue portable drawing board with blank paper and two pencils rests on broad canal steps beside a closed yellow bag.

Hobbies

Art & Chat Istanbul

  • Once a month
  • Turkish
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A compact camera, strap and canvas bag on a park bench.

Hobbies

Photography Community Istanbul - Take a Photo Walk

  • Every day
  • English, Turkish
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Sheets of original geometric graphite shading hang from simple clips on a plum pin wall, a small wheeled supply cart below.

Hobbies

Istanbul Art & Ideas

  • No schedule listed
  • Turkish, English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A plain white portable screen faces empty red folding chairs in a paved courtyard at dusk, projector on a stable black stand.

Hobbies

Kasket Etkinlik Kulübü

  • No schedule listed
  • Turkish
  • On Meetup

Volleyball 5 volleyball groups and clubs

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Illustration: A rolled volleyball net, straps and indoor volleyball.

Volleyball

Eat Pray Volleyball

  • Every Saturday
  • Weekend
  • Turkish, English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Young volleyball teammates talk together beside a court.

Volleyball

İstanbul Göztepe Akademi Adult Volleyball Course

  • Every week
  • Turkish
Illustration: A plain volleyball, folded knee pads and a small gray gear bag sit beneath the lowest row of red indoor bleacher seats.

Volleyball

İVO - Hobi Voleybol Grubu (Istanbul Hobby Volleyball Group)

  • Every week
  • Turkish
Illustration: Volleyball knee pads and a ball beside a service line.

Volleyball

Koç Topluluğu Spor Kulübü (KTSK)

  • Every Monday, Thursday and Friday, 19:00
  • Evening
  • Turkish

Dance 4 dance groups and meetups

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Illustration: Black tango shoes on a curved green rehearsal bench.

Dance

Go Dance İstanbul

  • Every week
  • Turkish, English
Illustration: Leather tap shoes showing metal toe and heel taps.

Dance

Pa'bailar

  • Every day, 08:00
  • Morning
  • Turkish
Illustration: A clear matte gray dance floor lies beneath a narrow skylight beside a plain freestanding practice barre, with a folded teal towel on a low stool, shown wide.

Dance

estaDANS Akademi

  • No schedule listed
  • Turkish
Illustration: Dance knee pads and folded clothing beside a rolled floor mat.

Dance

Happy Dans Akademi

  • No schedule listed
  • Turkish

Networking 3 networking groups and meetups

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Illustration: A closed green folder and plain pointer rest on an orange metal stool just behind a blue stage curtain.

Networking

Istanbul Toastmasters

  • Third Wednesday of the month, 19:30
  • Evening
  • English
Illustration: A hardware-wallet device in a protective case beside a cable.May have stopped

Networking

Istanbul Ethereum Meetup

  • No schedule listed
  • Turkish, English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: Unlabeled fabric and metal swatches attach to a dark freestanding magnetic panel beside a closed plain portfolio.May have stopped

Networking

Istanbul OffChain Web 3.0

  • No schedule listed
  • Turkish, English
  • On Meetup

Digital nomads 2 digital nomad meetups and groups

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Illustration: A closed laptop sleeve and coiled cable on a rooftop worktable after rain.

Digital nomads

Smileys Community | Digital Nomads, Expats & Travelers

  • No schedule listed
  • English
  • On Meetup
Illustration: A rust-orange privacy screen partly opened on a shared desk.May have stopped

Digital nomads

Istanbul Digital Nomads (EN)

  • No schedule listed
  • English
  • On Meetup

Meditation 2 meditation groups

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Illustration: A blank notebook, pencil and eraser on a writing board across an empty chair.

Meditation

Sahaja Yoga Meditation

  • Every Saturday, 14:00
  • Weekend afternoon
  • Last
Illustration: Blank reflection cards, a smooth stone and closed dark journal rest on a coral-painted bench in a sheltered garden, seen close in overcast light.

Meditation

Shanti Yoga İstanbul

  • Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 16:30 to 17:15
  • Afternoon
  • Turkish

Football (soccer) 2 football groups and meetups

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Illustration: A bottle carrier, soccer ball and folded training bibs.

Football (soccer)

Sahada Biz Kadın Futbol Okulu (Women’s Football School)

  • Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 07:00 to 09:00
  • Morning
  • Last
  • Turkish
Illustration: Passing gates laid out on a misty football practice field.

Football (soccer)

Eat Pray Football

  • No schedule listed
  • Turkish, English
  • On Meetup

Padel 2 padel groups and clubs

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Illustration: Two unbranded padel bags and a plain tube of yellow balls sit inside an open teal equipment locker.

Padel

Parla Padel & Tennis Community — Istanbul

  • Every week
  • Turkish
  • Conrad Bosphorus; Mall of Istanbul
Illustration: A padel racket and felt balls beside a wire enclosure panel.

Padel

O'Padel Sky Weekly Padel Community

  • Several times a week: Wednesday and Saturday
  • English
  • Paid
  • Sarıyer

Blood on the Clocktower 1 Blood on the Clocktower group

Illustration: A sand timer, face-down role cards and a pouch beside empty game chairs.

Blood on the Clocktower

Istanbul Boardgames (Octoboards games)

  • Saturday
  • Weekend
  • English, Turkish
  • Paid
  • On Meetup

Basketball 1 basketball group or pickup game

Illustration: Two orange basketballs and a plain towel rest on a bench beside an empty outdoor basketball court.

Basketball

Spor İstanbul Spor Okulları

  • No schedule listed
  • Turkish

Tennis 1 tennis group or meetup

Illustration: Two plain strung tennis rackets and a folded orange towel rest on a gray metal bench beside the net post of an empty court.

Tennis

Korte Tenis Akademisi

  • At 07:00
  • Morning
  • Turkish

Pickleball 1 pickleball group or club

Racket and paddle sports 1 racket or paddle sport group

Illustration: A shallow black wire basket contains several white feather badminton shuttlecocks, with two plain rackets leaning safely beside it.

Racket and paddle sports

Racketlon Spor Kulübü

  • Every week
  • Turkish, English

Team sports 1 flag football or team sports group

Illustration: Young adults take part in adult American football teammates in a short huddle.

Team sports

Momentum Turtles

  • No schedule listed
  • Turkish

Dating 1 singles meetup or dating group

At a glance

  • Of the 97 clubs, groups and meetups in Istanbul, 2 met recently or have a meeting coming up, 72 are listed with no meeting date seen, 6 have not been checked yet, 4 cannot be checked automatically and 13 may have stopped.
  • 19 of the 97 give a regular day. Thursday is the most common meeting day (8 clubs, groups and meetups).
  • 34 of the 45 that say how often they meet do so every week or more often; 52 do not say how often.
  • 3 of the 8 that give a start time start at 17:00 or later.
  • 88 of the 97 name a language: Turkish (80), English (49), Arabic (4), Spanish (4), French (3), Russian (3), German (2), Italian (2) and 5 more languages.
  • Of the 97, 2 say they are paid; 95 do not say.
Meeting days of the 19 that give one
  1. Monday: 5
  2. Tuesday: 2
  3. Wednesday: 6
  4. Thursday: 8
  5. Friday: 5
  6. Saturday: 6
  7. Sunday: 1
The languages named most by the 88 that name one
  • Turkish80
  • English49
  • Arabic4
  • Spanish4
  • French3

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