Crimson Turtle Kiosk
other — 7 Palm Street
Trap score: 52/100 (orange)
Crimson Turtle Kiosk is a Kiosk popular with visitors; check recent reports before you go.
Location: Istanbul
Reports (8)
- unsafe (severity 1/5) — 2026-01: Taxi took a 40-minute detour on a 10-minute trip to run up the fare.
- harassment (severity 5/5) — 2025-12: The driver refused to use the meter and demanded a flat fare triple the normal rate.
- theft (severity 2/5) — 2025-12: Aggressive commission scheme — the guide steered us only to shops paying kickbacks.
- unsafe (severity 4/5) — 2025-08: Room photos were of a different building entirely; total bait and switch.
- overcharge (severity 2/5) — 2025-06: What was advertised online looked nothing like the room we actually got.
- fake_reviews (severity 4/5) — 2025-06: They add a mystery 'service charge' that isn't posted anywhere on the menu.
- overcharge (severity 4/5) — 2025-02: They doubled the price once the bill arrived — a classic tourist overcharge.
- overcharge (severity 3/5) — 2024-11: Pickpocketed in the crush by the ticket counter — be extremely careful here.