Adrenalin offers training in outdoor adventure sports, prefaced by classroom sessions on surviving the experience. Activities run the gamut from weekends camping in the...

A spacious hall with two full-sized snooker tables, three proper pool tables and another three that are slightly undersized. For a change of pace, there are also three table...

A beautifully restored historical hamam where the management do their best to prevent any unseemly behaviour. But when your business is located at the bottom of a street of...

This bowling café is one of the most popular among young people in Istanbul. There are also pool tables, and a café serving fast food and snacks.

National league champions in 2002-03 and Turkish Cup winners in 2006, the Beşiktaş 'Black Eagles' tend to play solid, unflamboyant football, though the team have led the trend...

Lagging behind their footballing colleagues, Beşiktaş haven't won the basketball championship since 1975.

This no-frills hamam is favoured by locals. The name means 'the big bathhouse' - indeed, this is Istanbul's largest. The huge hararet has 60 wash stations, compared to the...

More or less unchanged since it was built in 1741, Caĸaloĸlu - pronounced 'jaah-lo-loo' - is Istanbul's most famous hamam. It is often used as a backdrop for soap ads and pop...

Possibly the cleanest and most atmospheric hamam in town. Built in 1584 by Sinan, it was commissioned by Nurbanu, wife of Sultan Selim the Sot, as a charitable foundation for...

A makeover several years ago did little to improve the forbidding appearance of this hard-to-find hamam, hidden among the backstreet hardware stores. The staff are apathetic...

Right on the banks of the Bosphorus, the Çıraĸan's 33m-long (108ft) outdoor pool boasts the most spectacular setting in Istanbul. The indoor pool is a third of the size, but...

Adventure sports centre organising group activities that include rafting, mountain climbing, caving, camping, trekking and paragliding, all under the guidance of expert...

Founded in 1976, Efes Pilsen have won the Turkish title 12 times. In 1996, they scored their biggest success when they bagged the European Korac Cup.

Facilities for swimming, tennis, basketball, football, volleyball and athletics, with nine-week courses for children in swimming and tennis (YTL295).