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Istanbul New Years Eve 2024

New Years Eve in Istanbul - fireworks, cruises and top parties, hotels & events for NYE 2023-2024

Istanbul celebrates the arrival of the new year with a spectacular fireworks display over the water, but as you wait for the arrival of the midnight pyrotechnics the city has a vast range of new years eve parties and celebrations to keep you entertained.

Istanbul might not necessarily be a city you would associate with huge festivities for the new year, but this is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city these days and comes to life with a host of special new years parties and events - you will see what looks like Christmas trees scattered across the city, in Turkey these are actually known as new year trees and this tends to be the bigger event in this part of the world.

New Year Fireworks

There is a spectacular fireworks display over the Bosphorous that you will not want to miss and many of the city's nightclubs and cruise boats will be launching their own displays too, so there will be plenty to see when midnight arrives.

The main New Years Eve Party in Istanbul sees crowds gather in public places around the city, most notably in the city's iconic Taksim Square and along Istiklal Street, where there is a lively atmosphere throughout the evening, leading up to the fireworks at midnight which you will see being launched from various points across the city.

New Years Eve Cruises

Many people choose to celebrate with a special New Years Eve dinner on a Bosphorus cruise, where the views from the water are among the best you can get, especially as they're guaranteed to be unobstructed!

There are many companies offering this service, so plenty of choice - we especially like the look of the New Years Eve Bosphorous Dinner Cruise, with dining, drinks and entertainment on offer as well as the fireworks views - get more details and tickets here.

New Years Eve Lottery

If you are in Istanbul on new years eve then you might like to try and get yourself hold of a ticket for the country's national lottery - the 31st December sees the biggest jackpot of the year on offer, with tens of millions of Turkish Lira up for grabs!

New Years Eve Hotels

Istanbul is one of the more reasonably priced captial cities in this part of the world, making new years eve here an attractive proposition with visitors from overseas, especially given the wide range of top quality hotels, many of which offer special packages and host their own private parties over the Christmas and new year period to attract guests.

One top options that always attracts the crowds is the Gala at the Four Seasons Bosphorus, while the new year dinner in the ballroom of the Pera Palace Hotel Jumeirah is also a spectacular event.

For the full range of hotels, bed and breakfast, apartments, hotels and guest houses in Istanbul for New Years Eve, you can make reservations online for all of the top Istanbul new years eve hotels here.

Restaurants

Aside from the official dinners there are a multitude of dining options to choose from in Istanbul, with the full range of international cuisines well represented. In fact, there are over 10,000 different dining options across the city so there really is something for everyone!

Top recommended venues include 360 Panorama, Resto Han, Atolye, Zeferan - see the full range of options here.

NYE Live Stream

Places to watch live online - there are several live webcam views in key positions around the city, including panoramic views across the Bosphorus:

Istanbul webcams

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