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Taksim Square is in Istanbul, Turkey and is a major shopping, tourst and leisure district famed for its restaurants, shops and hotels.
Taksim lives at night. In daytime, it's mostly a shopping center, but once the sun goes down, it wears a totally different suit. People from all around the area and sometimes across the Bosporus Bridge pour in, filling the clubs and streets.
It is over-crowded on weekends, and that's when you can find all the tourists, who come for the food, outdoor entertainment and the pubs and clubs.
The area is always patrolled by the police for security, and there are 24/7 places to grab a sandwich.