You are alpha, so I will share my knowledge:
Try Göbek, it's the best Rakı you can find easily in stores like Migros. Also try Bomonti beer, it dates back to Ottoman times. Liquor stores here are called Tekel.
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And if you can find one, try a mom and pops restaurant (ev yemeği) that local laborers go to and order some quality food for insane cheap (for foreigners) prices. It is the ultimate way of experiencing real Turkish cousine. Hasanpaşa köfte is the ultime comfyslop. With some soup and beans/lentils and yogurt, I wouldn't have anything else in the world.
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