Cheeky Club

I don't understand the negative reviews. It's expensive, like everything else in Istanbul in 2026. Very free and lively atmosphere. One of the best gay electro clubs in the world.

My accommodation was located near this club, and I could hear loud bass and music all night. The music continued until 5 a.m., making it very difficult to sleep.

My husband and I were visiting Istanbul this past week. Chad had a dinner reservation and planned to meet me (Ryan) at the bar afterward. When I arrived and attempted to enter, I was told the entrance fee was 9,500 Turkish Lira (approximately $215 USD) for one person. Prior to visiting, I had read reviews mentioning that solo travelers were sometimes charged inflated entrance fees. However, I truly did not expect to experience something like this myself. I politely asked the staff member if there had been a mistake and if he perhaps meant 950 Lira, which I would have considered reasonable. He confirmed that the price was indeed 9,500 Lira. I explained that I was not comfortable paying that amount for entry to a bar and decided to leave. The interaction left me with the impression that the situation was not a misunderstanding. This experience was disappointing, especially in a venue that represents the LGBTQ+ community and travel culture. My husband and I have traveled extensively and visited LGBTQ+ venues in many countries around the world, and we have never encountered anything like this before. I hope this feedback is taken constructively so that future visitors can have a more welcoming and transparent experience.

Yesterday at Cheeky, we ordered 3 Jager Mastershots. They arrived, and after drinking them, the price was exorbitant: 1800 TL. Entry was already 900 TL. It's a rip-off place even for locals. Even on Saturdays, there are only about 10 people there until 3 AM. 🥵 Don't go!

Relatively good atmosphere, loads of nice guys here BUT sadly the staff think it’s acceptable to charge foreigners MORE than locals (ie 750TL for a vodka!) - walk away from the bar, don’t let them bully us away!! Find someone to buy one for you… also all the staff kind of know the clientele so they’ll favour service and cost towards them. This place has such potential, but sadly the owners do not. I wouldn’t return here again. Sadly. Also charged more for entry because I’m not local…

It's extremely expensive. The club doesn't deserve that price at all. I didn't like it at all. Is that much of an entrance fee even possible? Lots of transvestites. Disgusting. And look at the entrance price. Shame on them.

I’m a tourist and small beer is 12 euro, so ridiculous.

The club was not far from our accommodation, where we were staying at the hotel. I wanted to make sure about the negative reviews that are written about this club. I was convinced that the bad ratings are justified. First of all, I think that paying for entrance to the club is too high a price for what it offers, and it offers poor quality (except for the music, I can't say that it wasn't good). I don't understand why paying by card is charged a higher price. It's true what the reviews say, when they see that you're a tourist, they would literally take the last money you have with you. I found it unbelievable how an employee in the crowd called out to me and wanted to sell me another drink that I didn't order. I found this funny, you can feel exactly when you're there how much they want to take advantage of you just to leave as much money as possible. The interior definitely needs to be renovated. I gave the second star only because of the good music, which I personally liked.

I prefer this place because I can't stand grocery store songs. It has its own unique, stereotypical culture. And Arda knows his stuff.

Nice place, but not many people