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Weekly bachata, salsa and kizomba socials — most of them in Istanbul, from Beyoğlu's back streets to Kadıköy across the Bosphorus.
September
Summer Breeze Latin Night
Salsa Ankara Dans Geceleri — RASA
Noche de Bachata
Pi Latin Dance Night
Papyon Latin Night
Sunset Latin Night at Boulevard 216
Kizomba Sunday by Kizzaddicts
Varyant Salı Latin Gecesi
Essencia Bachata Night
Centro Latin Night
The Pond Latin Gecesi
Teras Latin Night
De La Noche Latin Night
Sensual Bachata Party
Sensation Wednesdays Latin Night
Passion Bachata Night
Istanbul Dance Night
Grand Pera Latin Night
Some other spots to dance
Turkey's dance floors: two continents, one scene
Nearly all of Turkey's social dance calendar sits in Istanbul, and the city's geography splits the parties across two continents. The densest cluster is in Beyoğlu, in the streets off İstiklal Caddesi: Essencia Bachata Night on Tuesdays, Teras Latin Night on Wednesdays, Grand Pera Latin Night on Fridays, and Noche de Bachata plus Pi Latin Dance Night in Cihangir on Saturdays. Cross the Bosphorus and the Asian side keeps its own rhythm, with the Sensual Bachata Party in Kadıköy midweek, Passion Bachata Night in Maltepe on Thursdays and Papyon Latin Night out in Tuzla on Saturdays. Bachata leads the schedule countrywide, salsa runs close behind, and kizomba appears at the bigger mixed nights. In the capital, Salsa Ankara's RASA social anchors Saturday evenings in Çankaya.
Latin nights around İstiklal
Beyoğlu is Istanbul's party core: Essencia Bachata Night on Tuesdays, Grand Pera Latin Night on Fridays, and Noche de Bachata and Pi Latin Dance Night on Saturdays.
Bachata in Istanbul
Bachata tops Turkey's weekly schedule — from Essencia on Tuesdays to the Sensual Bachata Party in Kadıköy on Wednesdays and Passion Bachata Night in Maltepe on Thursdays.
Salsa across the city
Salsa shares the floor at Istanbul's mixed nights: Teras Latin Night on Wednesdays, Istanbul Dance Night in Şişli on Fridays and Summer Breeze Latin Night on Saturdays.
Asian-side socials
You don't have to cross to Europe to dance — Kadıköy, Maltepe and Tuzla run their own week, from midweek bachata to Papyon Latin Night on Saturdays.
Saturdays in Ankara
The capital's fixture is Salsa Ankara's RASA dance night in Çankaya — bachata and salsa every Saturday on Selanik Caddesi.