Unknown "balik" place at the back of the Karakoy Fish Market in Istanbul My favorite cheap dining experience in Istanbul was at a seriously no-frills balik (fish) place along the water, at the back of the Karakoy Fish Market . Although I have a business card telling me the place’s name is Furran Balikcilik , there’s no signage anywhere, so you’d have to recognize it by the bright red, checked tablecloths made of some type of scratchy wool synthetic (I’m assuming they don’t change table l