Palace in Europe: Important information for supporters going to Istanbul

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Crystal Palace travel to Turkey next week for our third Europa League fixture of the season, away to Besiktas in Istanbul.

Palace face the Super Lig team at the Beşiktaş Park stadium, with kick-off on Thursday (22nd October) at 22:00 TRT local time / 20:00 BST.

Ahead of next week’s game in Turkey, supporters travelling to Istanbul can find important information surrounding the trip below.

Tickets

Tickets remain on sale to qualifying supporters. More information on how to buy tickets for this fixture can be found here.

There will be an away allocation of approximately 2,100 Palace supporters for the match at Beşiktaş Park.

Tickets will remain on sale until Tuesday, 20th October (17:30 BST) subject to availability. Tickets are strictly non-transferrable. Anyone found transferring tickets without the club’s consent will be banned from purchasing for future European fixtures.

Tickets will be distributed by Crystal Palace Football Club from Friday, 16th October as PDFs, via email. Please note it tickets will be distributed across the next three working days (Friday, Monday, Tuesday).

All tickets will be emailed to the lead purchaser not the individual ticket holder.

If supporters have not received their ticket by 09:00 BST on Wednesday, 21st October, please contact the Box Office.

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Journey to the stadium

Beşiktaş Park is around a 15-minute walk from Taksim Square.

If supporters are unable to walk to the stadium it is recommended you get a Taxi. Uber is available throughout the city, or the local yellow cabs can be hailed.

The roads directly around Beşiktaş Park will be closed in the hours immediately before and after the game. Supporters should ask to be dropped off on Meclis-i-Mebusann CD. From here it is a short, but very steep, walk to the stadium entrance.

Entrance M-1-5 should be used by visiting supporters.

Please note that wheelchair users and supporters who require step-free access to the General Admission turnstiles should use the Category 1 ticket entrance.

Stadium Information

Only small cross body bags will be permitted inside the stadium.
There is no bag drop facility and supporters with bags larger than a small cross body bag will be refused entry to the stadium.
Please note – no alcohol is available inside the stadium.
Flags permitted, but supporters will need to send a photograph and dimensions by email to customer.service@cpfc.co.uk and the club will obtain permission from Beşiktaş.
Supporters should expect to be held back for between 45 and 90 minutes after the full-time whistle.
Supporters sat in Category 1 seats will be held back for around 20 minutes after the full-time whistle.

City recommendations

Taksim Square, widely considered the centre of modern Istanbul, has a lively, vibrant offering for visitors.

There are a variety of bars, restaurants, coffee shops, Doner kebab stands and shopping areas in the square.

Istanbul Airport – one of the busiest in Europe – is located in the Arnavutköy district on the European side of the city. A taxi from the Airport to Taksim Square takes between 45 minutes to an hour.

Alternatively, the metro from the airport to the square takes around 50 minutes. Visitors would need to take the M11 line to Gayrettepe, then transfer to the M2 line straight to Taksim.

General information

Throughout the city of Istanbul, cash is generally preferred, but most places will accept major cards.

Passports must be carried by visiting supporters during their stay at all times. This is in accordance with Turkish law.

Turkey saw some 4.27 million British nationals that visited in 2025 – the majority have enjoyable and trouble-free visits. It is important that British nationals are well prepared for visits to Turkey and there is comprehensive Travel Advice which can be found here - Turkey travel advice - GOV.UK.

We encourage all British nationals to read the British Consulates Travel Advice and sign-up for email alerts during their time in Turkey.

In case of any queries...

In case of any queries whilst in Turkey, our Supporter Liaison Officer and Disability Access Officer, Nikki, can be contacted at this dedicated phone number: 07345 703 244.

Match Details

Beşiktaş v Crystal Palace

Thursday, 22nd October
20:00 BST UK time / 22:00 local time
Beşiktaş Park, Istanbul, Türkiye
UEFA Europa League

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