Originally Posted by
JapesUK
It was a very very very long taxi to our remote stand which was right next to the terminal!

Yes, those loooong taxis are a feature of IST. In fact, it could have been even worse if you'd landed on one of the western most pair of runways! The 737s are used on a lot of domestics, so you've parked at a domestic gate and needed to be bussed to the international side! It's nice that they've got separate buses for business class!