İlk Hafta Planlayıcı
İstanbul'u yedi günde kullanılabilir hale getir.
Geliş şeklini, çalışma ritmini, sosyal iştahını ve bütçe konforunu seç. Planlayıcı, şehri gerçekten kullanabileceğin linklerle pratik bir ilk hafta dizisine dönüştürür.
Üs
Kadikoy
İş
Kafe çalışanı
Bütçe
Dengeli
Let Kadikoy become boring in the best way: one work spot, one transit route, one grocery routine.
Kadikoy is the recommended first base for this profile. The plan keeps cafe test practical, gives you one transport loop, and leaves enough buffer for errands, social momentum, and week-two routine building.
Yedi günlük planın
Kadikoy ile başla, sonra tekrarlanabilir bir rutin kur.
1. Gün
1
Arrival reset
Land gently
Sabah
Keep the first route simple: airport transfer, check-in, water, and a short walk around your block.
İş bloğu
Do only light admin unless something is urgent. Save your energy for orientation.
Akşam
Eat close to home in Kadikoy and mark the nearest market, pharmacy, ATM, and transit stop.
Most first-week mistakes start with doing too much before the neighborhood feels legible.
2. Gün
2
Work setup
Cafe test
Sabah
Spend where it prevents chaos: transport setup, SIM backup, and one dependable work spot. Set up Istanbulkart, SIM backup, and one grocery routine before work.
İş bloğu
Test one laptop-friendly cafe for 90 minutes, then save a backup within a 12-minute walk.
Akşam
Take one familiar route home instead of exploring too far. The win is repeatability.
The second day should prove you can work here without improvising every hour.
3. Gün
3
Transport confidence
Learn the crossing
Sabah
Use ferry to eminonu/karakoy (20 min), metro to taksim via marmaray as your main lesson for the day.
İş bloğu
Work near your base first, then move only after the core work is finished.
Akşam
Do one ferry, metro, or tram loop with no big plan attached. The route itself is the lesson.
Istanbul gets easier once one cross-city route feels normal.
4. Gün
4
Sabah
Keep the morning quiet and protect one focused work block before social plans.
İş bloğu
Repeat the best cafe at a different hour so you know when it gets loud.
Akşam
Choose one low-pressure event, coworking session, or meetup and let that be enough.
One real touchpoint beats a week of vague intentions.
5. Gün
5
Admin and life setup
Errand buffer
Sabah
Use the morning for laundry, groceries, banking questions, pharmacy needs, or apartment fixes.
İş bloğu
Choose the most predictable work location today. No experimentation while admin is open.
Akşam
Reward the boring work with a short neighborhood dinner rather than a long cross-city plan.
A boring buffer day prevents week-one friction from spilling into week two.
6. Gün
6
Neighborhood scouting
Compare one alternate
Sabah
Start in Kadikoy, then visit one alternate neighborhood for a direct comparison.
İş bloğu
Do a short laptop test in the alternate area, even if you already like your current base.
Akşam
Write down what felt easier: commute, food, noise, prices, social energy, or water access.
A single comparison makes your first base feel chosen, not accidental.
7. Gün
7
Routine planning
Lock week two
Sabah
Pick your default work block, default grocery run, default transit route, and one backup cafe or coworking spot.
İş bloğu
Use the setup exactly as planned. If it works once, it can become your week-two routine.
Akşam
Keep one community plan on the calendar so you do not drift into isolation. Use your first week to find the comfort-cost balance you can repeat.
The point of week one is not to see everything. It is to make week two calmer.
Bu linkleri kaydet
Bu hafta kaçın
- Do not book your whole month before testing the street, noise, and commute.
- Do not judge Istanbul from one tourist district or one rainy commute.
- Do not leave SIM backup and transit setup until the first urgent workday.