Discovered them on yelp while being in Istanbul and went back 4 times. Great ambiance and people…read moreand they do a great job. Will definitely go back when I m in Istanbul again.

This is one of the best hair salons I have ever been to. All…read morethe staff are friendly from the minute you walk in till the last minute you leave. Ask for Gengiz he has magic hands in term of hair coloring and hair cut. Attah is great too. Thank you all for the amazing work.

I've meant for months now to write a review for Hakan Özkan. When I called to make the appointment…read moreeven, I heard a smile in his voice. I chose the salon because of the Yelp reviews. He asked me why I had chosen it, and seemed shocked at my answer. He didn't understand how I could trust something as important as a hair-cut to Yelp reviews. But the reviews proved accurate. He was both incredibly precise in how he managed my haircut, and so much fun to talk to with his great sense of humor and patience for my awkward Turkish. The one thing I'm genuinely sorry and sad about it, is that his haircut grew out so well that I never had a chance to go back to him during the four months that remained for me in Turkey. If I get a chance to go back to Istanbul, I'll schedule an appointment! Highly recommend.

Honest review- this is our second time my mom and I have came to get our hair done for a Brazilian…read moreblow out we come from America. First time was great everyone was so friendly and spoke English hair was really nice and soft for months, but this 2nd time things were different- First I didn't know what Type of service I got last time and I felt like I was getting yelled at because I couldn't make up my mind quickly enough as to what blow out I needed. Third no one but one person spoke English which was odd to me as I was there last year and everyone spoke English. I got a keratin blow out and it was by far the most hurtful painful experience with sores on my scalp and the owner was pulling my hair I kept saying ouch and she kept going she burned my ears, neck and scalp. It was terrible 2 hours of pain. My head is still sore a week later and my hair has a terrible smell to it like burnt smell that I can't get rid of. I was completely scammed paid 250.00 USA dollars! I have sores inside my scalp meaning my scalp was bleeding! I will never recommend this salon to anyone and definitely not tourist! I also noticed something very interesting.. the bottle of Brazilian blowout was empty and I saw the guy go back refill it with something and put it back on the shelf whatever they are using is not the real product! Edit review- they sent me a what's up message after posting this saying I made her cry and basically implied they want me to remove this review. This is an honest review and I want people to know that truth and the pain I endured during a blow out. Here is a picture of my head what it looks like after you burn someone's head your head does a shedding phase I have am also loosing hair due to this. Please be on the look out this is not a place to go.

The best Salon I've tried in Istanbul!! Yesterday I went to this Salon to cut my hair and having a…read morehydration treatment which turned out to give me an amazing results the person who's done my hair was really caring and dealt with my hair very gently. he was very professional. He gave me the exact cut and results I was looking for. I'm really grateful for this experience and looking forward to go back there soon

Accompanied wifey for a blow dry appointment to the Sabit Akkaya Beauty Salon, this…read morebranch located inside Swissôtel The Bosphorus. Wife has long, thick hair, which is "difficult" according to her own assessment. A total professional gentleman named Cüneyt proceeded to perform some magic with two brushes, one assistant, and in 20 minutes, wifey's mane was transformed from a rat's nest to beauty queen hair. I watched the entire transformation and begged for a photo, but ofc wifey said no. But she was extraordinarily happy and looked amazing for an incredibly reasonable price (but please tip in Turkey, very important). Very convenient inside the hotel, from morning until night, these professionals avail themselves to guests and outside patrons. Highly recommended!

Staff does not respect appointments. Had to wait 45m after arriving ON TIME for my appointment…read more Unacceptable.

I only came in for a wash and style but what Yasin did to my hair was so beautiful. Im never…read moreimpressed when I leave the salon it seems like. Either the stylist straightens my hair by default or uses an enormous brush creating waves that fall flat and miss the mark. I have very thick long hair and he blow dried me with an inch width brush making soft lovely waves. No stylist has ever come close to creating such beauty as he did. If I lived in Istanbul I would see him every week. Thankyou Yasin for your talent and sweetness. See you next time.

They scam foreigners with outrageously high prices. Stay away.read more

Ismail at Bu Kafa was recommend by locals in Istanbul. I needed something special for my long…read morehair, which was going wild. Ismail was fantastic, knew exactly what I wanted and delivered a perfect style with great conversation, humor and skill. He is more than a guy who cuts hair in a fashionable salon. He is an artist, well versed in his craft, its history and techniques. It was really fun, esp. for someone like me who hates going to the "barber'. I read another comment about English being "little little". This is not the case at all--fabulous communications skills So, do not let this discourage you from going. And prices are the same for anyone--they are yanabci-friendly. Ismail rocks in Cihanger!!!

It was just terrific. They explained everything. You have to be comfortable with nudity, your own,…read moreand the scantily dressed woman who is scrubbing and helping you (if you are a woman). But I would do it again in a heartbeat, so relaxing.

The Suleymaniye Hamam was a cultural experience, that's for sure…read more I wanted to try a genuine Turkish bath, and the Sulimaniye Hamam is not only one of the oldest ones in Istanbul, it's also one of the few that allows co-ed bathing. In fact, it requires you come with a partner to partake. So I coerced my husband into coming along and made reservations for a Turkish bath. We arrived early but they took us right away. You are given a changing room (shared with your partner) and asked to dress in a bikini for women (they give you shorts and a top if you don't bring your own) and a towel for men. You're also given some very uncomfortable wooden sandals. A side note here: They made my husband leave his glasses in the changing room, which left him functionally blind. The glasses WOULD have steamed up in the bathing room, but I think that would have been preferable to him not being able to see at all, AND we saw another person wearing glasses in there. (OK, I saw another person wearing glasses in there--husband saw nothing.) So if you wear glasses and want them on your face for the bath, do it. After changing, you're brought into a large steam room for about 30 minutes to wait for your bath. There's a large heated marble square in the center of the room to sit on, and sinks around the perimeter of the room for you to fill bowls with water to splash yourself. Each of the four corners of the room is a treatment area, with two benches and two sinks. When it's your turn, the bathers will call you in to a corner and begin the treatment. The treatment consists of exfoliation with a loofah, followed by laying down on the table to be scrubbed all over with bubbles. They work on your back first, then your front. The scrubbing includes a little bit of massage, which was nice. Then, you are splashed with clean water to rinse the soap, and moved back to the area next to the sink where they shampoo your hair. Finally, you are splashed with progressively colder water until you're completely rinsed and soap-free. The last part of the experience is getting dry. The bathers bring you into a side room and wrap you in Turkish bath towels. They do not like it if you try to wrap yourself, I learned. Finally, you're brought into a room with benches and tables where you can order coffee, tea, water, or other refreshments. After our sweaty bath experience, all we wanted was water and more water. When you're done, you go back to your changing room, get back into your clothes, and that's it. You can pay for your refreshments on the way out (you pre-paid for the treatment) as well as leave any tips in a designated box. Pro tips: Bring something to hold back your hair if it's long. Bring makeup wipes since any makeup you're wearing will smear. Bring deodorant to reapply, as well as any hair products or makeup you might need, unless you plan on going straight back to your hotel. They do have blow dryers available for use at the hamam. As I said at the beginning, this was a cultural experience. I didn't find it relaxing exactly, especially since I wasn't sure what was going to happen at any given time. I'm glad I went, but I probably won't seek out a Turkish bath experience here at home.