Taksim Square is located at the end of Istanbul’s “Cool Mile.” Between Tünel and Taksim Sq., you find the hippest people and trendiest shops. In the alleys left and right of Istiklal Caddesi, the street going from Tünel to Taksim Sq., there are a lot of bars and music clubs, with a musical spectrum ranging from Anatolian bards to Techno, Trance and Hip Hop.