Waterpipe, hookah, or 'hubbly-bubbly'. Call it what you will, Turks have been smoking the narghile since the early 17th century.
In the idyllic courtyard of an Ottoman seminary, Erenler's low tables and benches are shaded with ivy-hung trellises. Despite signs advertising 'Magic Waterpipe Garden', few tourists visit; it's filled with students from nearby Istanbul University in Beyazit.
Set in the idyllic courtyard of an Ottoman seminary, Erenler Çay Bahçesi has low tables and benches, shaded with ivy-hung trellises. Despite signs advertising 'Magic Waterpipe Garden', few tourists visit; it's filled with students from nearby Istanbul University.
Area Istanbul
Transport Tram Beyazıt
Telephone 0212 528 3785
Open Summer 7am-3am daily. Winter 7am-midnight daily
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