Originally Posted by
acader
I'm due to fly out on 6/15 with a couple of days stop in LHR. I'm interested to know if anybody is currently there and what their thoughts are. My hotel is booked in Hyatt, which is very close to Taksim sqaure I believe. BTW, this is my first visit to IST.
I stayed in that Hyatt last year. It's a short walk from Taksim Square, but also the park that is the focus of the initial unrest (the development of Gezi Park) is even closer. In your position I might think about changing hotels.