Istanbul Alone: A Solo Travel Guide for Women 50 and Over

Istanbul, a ferry ride to Kadıköy.

Visit Hagia Sophia early, eat a lokanta lunch near the bazaar, and take the ferry to Kadıköy, keeping your glass in sight at a meyhane after dark.

Eat alone: lokanta lunches, the meyhane meze tray, simit and balık ekmek.

See: Süleymaniye, Balat, the Galata ridge, the Bosphorus and the Princes' Islands.

Feel safe: T1 tram pickpockets, the shoeshine drop scam, the ALO 183 helpline.

Day plans, hotels by budget and honest safety notes. EPUB ebook.