Venues similar to Summit Bar & Terrace

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Sloped-alley rooftop on Kumbaracı, once on World's 15 Best Bars, Bosphorus-to-Historic-Peninsula panorama.

27-storey Ataşehir tower with a proper lobby-bar cocktail hour

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House-music rooftop facing Galata Tower

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Wood-panelled clubby signature bar at the Ottoman palace, elite spirits library