bağlarbaşı // venue
Bağlarbaşı Kongre ve Kültür Merkezi
Üsküdar Municipality's congress building on the Asian side. The day runs in its 714-seat Boğaziçi hall, two metro stops in from Üsküdar.
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photos: j. láscar · d. jones (flickr, cc by) · venue: üsküdar belediyesi
§ 02 / venue · Üsküdar, İstanbul
İstanbul.
Bağlarbaşı, Üsküdar.
LatentShift 2026 runs at Bağlarbaşı Kongre ve Kültür Merkezi, on the Asian side of İstanbul. Two metro stops in from Üsküdar, where Marmaray and the Bosphorus ferries land.
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bağlarbaşı 
ayasofya // landmark
Hagia Sophia
Built 537 AD. Cathedral, then mosque, then museum, now mosque again. The dome reshaped what builders believed was possible.
galata tower // landmark
Galata Tower
Stone watchtower from 1348 atop the old Genoese quarter. Panoramic view over the historic peninsula.
maiden's tower // landmark
Maiden's Tower
Tiny island lighthouse where the Bosphorus opens into the Marmara. Legend says it was built to hide a princess from prophecy.
photos: j. láscar · d. jones (flickr, cc by) · venue: üsküdar belediyesi
// venue
The city was set.
Now the room is too.
Bağlarbaşı Kongre ve Kültür Merkezi (Bağlarbaşı Congress and Culture Center) is Üsküdar Municipality's conference building. The day runs in its main auditorium, Boğaziçi Salonu: 714 seats, one stage, real acoustics and house AV. It sits two stops from Üsküdar on the M5, so Marmaray, the metro, and the ferry piers all feed straight into it.
// venue.confirmed
✓ venue Bağlarbaşı Kongre ve Kültür Merkezi
✓ hall Boğaziçi Salonu · 714 seats
✓ address Selami Ali Mah., Gazi Cad. No:22
✓ district Üsküdar, İstanbul · asian side
✓ date 17 oct 2026
41.0244, 29.0336 open in maps ↗ Üsküdar
district
17 oct '26
date
M5
metro
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edition
§ 01 / getting there
Getting there
two airports · metro to the door
AIR
main hub
Istanbul Airport
IST · european side
The main international gateway. Take the M11 metro or a HAVAİST shuttle into the city, then Marmaray or a ferry across to Üsküdar. Roughly an hour door to door.
AIR
same side
Sabiha Gökçen
SAW · anatolian side
Regional and budget carriers, already on the venue side of the city. M4 metro to Ayrılık Çeşmesi, then Marmaray one stop to Üsküdar.
METRO
nearest stop
Bağlarbaşı
M5 · üsküdar-samandıra
Two stops in from Üsküdar, where Marmaray and the Bosphorus ferries land. The venue is about five minutes on foot from the station exit.
§ 02 / detour
Make a detour.
İstanbul is worth the layover · we made a guide
sites
06
districts
03
metro
marmaray
best after
18:00
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6 picks for after
the conference.
the conference.
Hagia Sophia at sunset. Galata Tower at last entry. A dusk ferry to the islet in the strait. Curated by organizers, none of it sponsored.
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