Gayle and I recently returned from a Viking River Cruise that started in Vienna Austria and ended…read morein Bucharest Romania. We then extended our vacation for a couple days to sightsee in Istanbul. Starting at around Day 3 of our trip, we came down with a common cold, with symptoms including running nose and a wet cough. There was no fever or fatigue, and we otherwise felt fine. But we did end up going to a pharmacy at every stop to purchase the local version of cough drops and Mucinex. During the cruise, that usually meant a line of fellow travelers who were experiencing similar symptoms. This Istanbul pharmacy was a couple minutes walk from our hotel near the Hagia Sophia Mosque and served us well, both in terms of options and help at the counter. A couple packages of Kleenex helped as well.

I was here once to get a simple pain killer. The owners of the drug store were extremely helpful…read moreand caring. They recommended me some other stuff that helped for my other complaints.

Small pharmacy near Kabataş tramway station. Get your medicine then take s walk along the…read morequayside. Cafés are nearby. Just across the street at a little Park.