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Balance was closed last Thursday due to problems with the "tax authorities". As always they are people outside, who are guiding you to an alternative location. As I am a regular customer, I am not...

I can only agree with Iceberg 27 regarding Balance. One difference to the old times is, that you can approach the girls everywhere and not only on the dance floor. I had been to Balance two times...

It is 4 weeks since I was there. Normal business as always and no problems whatsoever. Entrance is now TL 70 or 80, I forgot.

A little more pushy waitress compare to the past and some of the...

I had been to Aksaray and planned to go to Arizona Bar, which had been totally empty. More by coincidence. I saw a light at Balance and was totally surprised to see it open.

Nothing chanced,...

Two recent visits in the last week. Entrance fee is 60 TL / one drink. Many new waiters, who are very aggressive asking for tips. Just ignore them. Still smoking is possible diispite all no smoking...

Good news.

Balance has opened again. Nothing has changed.

60 TL entrance, one free drink, closing only on the dance floor.

I recognize a lot of known faces amongst the ladies.

Have fun.

Balance had been closed during my visit last week. As before (when they har renovated the place) one bouncer was standing outside and guided me this time to Coktyl Bar. 50 meters away."Same people,...

Just a short reply, little bit latey. Sorry.

I am foreigner, no Turkish language skills whatsoever, apart from Merhaba.

Girls in Coktyl and Balance have the same quality, I think those from...

I had been to Aksary several times in the last months despite all warnings. I never felt really unsafe on the streets even they are not clean or well iluminated. Tried Cocktail Nightclub, I think...

Despite all the well meant warmings, I had been on a tour in Aksaray again. Weather in Istanbul was lousy, which makes Aksaray even more shabby or ugly. I was on my way to Balance, where the bouncers...

I visited 3 locations in Aksaray last week, despite all the warnings in this forum. Balance was open, but the bouncer told me, that no music (and no girls?) in this place. Due to my absent of...

Balance Disco has reopened since some time. Entrance fee is 40 TL. As always, it includes one drink and you will be seated. The system is still the same, you are only allowed to talk to the girls on...

Sorry, I nver take phone numbers, but easy to identify. Short blond hairs and not dressed to professional. Always located on the first tables when you enter BigPub, she is from Irkutsk / Sibiria.

As nobody was willing to answer my questions. Here my personal experience from my recent trip to Istanbul.

Aksaray is not as dead as my imagination had been from the recent comments here in the...

Learned from the discussion over the past weeks that all interesting discos are closed. Is this really true or are there some left. We had similiar situations in the past, but there was always an...

Had been to Istanbul on Wednesday and Thursday last week. As always had to go to Aksaray area. Serenda was still closed, but the Hotel was working.

Balance was open, entrance fee is now 70 TL...

Had been in Istanbul last week. Serenda/212 had been closed. Tried Balance/ Bacardi/Big Pub on seperate nights. Balance you still have to pay 30 TL entrance fee and you will find a lot of former...

Had been to the renovated Disco 212, what is now the name for former Serenda, on last thursday. As always entry is 40TL incl one drink. It was not so packed as usual, but a lot of faces I have seen...

Any new information from the latest developement regarding Seranda. Being in Istanbul often, it is not my world favourite, but for me the best value for money in this city.

From my experiences the...