Nobody tells you but istanbul üniversitesi merkez yemekhane serves everyone not just students!! Walk through the main beyazıt campus gates and follow signs to yemekhane. Full meals 20-30 try including çorba, rice, vegetables, meat dishes

Basic but filling turkish university food. Perfect when youre sick of paying 150 try for tourist restaurant portions in sultanahmet. Just walk in like you belong, grab a tray, and pay cash at the register. Bonus points for eating lunch literally in the shadow of süleymaniye mosque