Tattoo shops in Istanbul
Istanbul, Istanbul has 38 tattoo shops on the map. All 38 are mapped as tattoo studios proper, and each one is worth a portfolio browse before you commit — style varies more between shops than towns. Walk-ins are worth asking about, but the good custom work everywhere books weeks out.
This guide covers every tattoo shop we could verify in and around Istanbul (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Kübra and Lapis, plus Shadows Tattoo Piercing Professional Studio. If a studio's missing from Istanbul's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet — the scene is bigger than any single dataset.
The Istanbul tattoo lineup
38 mapped within about 40 km:
Kübra
Tattoo studio2.4 km from Istanbul
Kübra — Tattoo studio.
Lapis
Tattoo studio3.0 km from Istanbul
Lapis — Tattoo studio.
Shadows Tattoo Piercing Professional Studio
Tattoo studio3.2 km from Istanbul
Shadows Tattoo Piercing Professional Studio — Tattoo studio.
Tattoo Jewelry
Tattoo studio3.4 km from Istanbul
Tattoo Jewelry is Tattoo studio.
Dragon Tattoo Suply
Tattoo studio4.0 km from Istanbul
Dragon Tattoo Suply — Tattoo studio.
Galata Tattoo
Tattoo studio4.1 km from Istanbul
Galata Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Grow Art Tattoo & Piercing Studio
Tattoo studio4.2 km from IstanbulRun by Grow Art Tattoo & Piercing Studio
Run by Grow Art Tattoo & Piercing Studio, Grow Art Tattoo & Piercing Studio is Tattoo studio, found on 3/3 Büyük Hendek Caddesi in İstanbul. Also worth knowing about Grow Art Tattoo & Piercing Studio: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
3/3 Büyük Hendek Caddesi, İstanbul, 34421
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
Phone: +90 530 729 79 12
Bilge Tattoo & Piercing
Tattoo studio8.1 km from Istanbul
Bilge Tattoo & Piercing — Tattoo studio.
Bink Tattoo
Tattoo studio8.3 km from Istanbul
Bink Tattoo is Tattoo studio.
Overdose.No8
Tattoo studio8.3 km from Istanbul
Overdose.No8 — Tattoo studio.
Dins
Tattoo studio8.5 km from Istanbul
Dins — Tattoo studio.
Darrow Tattoo
Tattoo studio8.7 km from Istanbul
Darrow Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 55/57 Mühürdar Caddesi in ISTANBUL. Also worth knowing about Darrow Tattoo: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-22:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
55/57 Mühürdar Caddesi, ISTANBUL, 34710
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-22:00
Phone: +90 546 570 9290
Z/28INK Tattoo Gallery
Tattoo studio8.7 km from Istanbul
Z/28INK Tattoo Gallery — Tattoo studio.
Mpalace
Tattoo studio8.8 km from Istanbul
Mpalace is Tattoo studio.
Kadıköy Body Art
Tattoo studio8.8 km from Istanbul
Kadıköy Body Art — Tattoo studio.
Rosa Tattoo Piercing
Tattoo studio8.8 km from Istanbul
Rosa Tattoo Piercing is Tattoo studio.
Tattoo Garden Artgallery
Tattoo studio8.9 km from Istanbul
Tattoo Garden Artgallery is Tattoo studio.
Canilda
Tattoo studio8.9 km from Istanbul
Canilda — Tattoo studio.
Nowe tattoo
Tattoo studio8.9 km from Istanbul
Nowe tattoo is Tattoo studio.
216 Tatto Piercing
Tattoo studio8.9 km from Istanbul
216 Tatto Piercing is Tattoo studio.
Piramit
Tattoo studio8.9 km from Istanbul
Piramit is Tattoo studio.
BAYKUŞ Tattoo Piercing Takı
Tattoo studio8.9 km from Istanbul
BAYKUŞ Tattoo Piercing Takı is Tattoo studio.
Negatif Tattoo
Tattoo studio8.9 km from Istanbul
Negatif Tattoo — Tattoo studio.
Tattoo Mood & Art Studio
Tattoo studio8.9 km from Istanbul
Tattoo Mood & Art Studio — Tattoo studio.
Bellum Tattoo & Piercing Gallery
Tattoo studio9.0 km from Istanbul
Bellum Tattoo & Piercing Gallery — Tattoo studio.
Lithium Tattoo
Tattoo studio9.2 km from Istanbul
Lithium Tattoo is Tattoo studio. Lithium Tattoo also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-20:00
Phone: +90 212 803 8383
Pin Tattoo Gallery
Tattoo studio12.3 km from Istanbul
Pin Tattoo Gallery — Tattoo studio, found on 296 Bağdat Caddesi in İstanbul. Also worth knowing about Pin Tattoo Gallery: it has a website with more detail.
296 Bağdat Caddesi, İstanbul, 34728
Black Pearl
Tattoo studio12.3 km from Istanbul
Black Pearl — Tattoo studio.
Alien Ink Tattoo
Tattoo studio12.5 km from Istanbul
Alien Ink Tattoo — Tattoo studio, found on 35 Hamam Sokağı in İstanbul. Also worth knowing about Alien Ink Tattoo: it has a website with more detail.
35 Hamam Sokağı, İstanbul, 34738
25 Tattoo & Piercing
Tattoo studio14.5 km from Istanbul
25 Tattoo & Piercing — Tattoo studio.
Aytuğ Tattoo
Tattoo studio14.6 km from Istanbul
Aytuğ Tattoo — Tattoo studio on 502 Bağdat Caddesi.
502 Bağdat Caddesi
Ra's Tattoo
Tattoo studio15.0 km from Istanbul
Ra's Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 1 Bahçelerarası Sokağı, İstanbul. Ra's Tattoo also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
1 Bahçelerarası Sokağı, İstanbul, 34744
Bilge Tattoo
Tattoo studio18.1 km from Istanbul
Bilge Tattoo is Tattoo studio on 54 Fatih Caddesi, İstanbul.
54 Fatih Caddesi, İstanbul, 34782
Eros tattoo
Tattoo studio19.4 km from Istanbul
Eros tattoo — Tattoo studio.
King Tattoo Piercing
Tattoo studio23.2 km from Istanbul
King Tattoo Piercing is Tattoo studio.
Eagle Tatto
Tattoo studio25.4 km from Istanbul
Eagle Tatto — Tattoo studio.
Bosphorus Ink
Tattoo studio31.0 km from Istanbul
Bosphorus Ink — Tattoo studio.
Mürekkep
Tattoo studio34.1 km from Istanbul
Mürekkep is Tattoo studio.
What the map tells us about tattoo shops in Istanbul
3 of the 38 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — tattoo studios often work by appointment, so posted hours can be more of a guideline than a promise.
3 have websites listed. Studios with websites usually show portfolios there — the fastest way to tell if a shop's style matches yours.
The Istanbul tattoo shop tour
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: Kübra, Lapis, Shadows Tattoo Piercing Professional Studio, Tattoo Jewelry, Dragon Tattoo Suply, Galata Tattoo, Grow Art Tattoo & Piercing Studio on 3/3 Büyük Hendek Caddesi, and Bilge Tattoo & Piercing. That's 38 stops on the Istanbul tattoo shop tour. 30 more are listed below.
Tattoo tips for Istanbul
A few things worth knowing before you work through Istanbul's tattoo shops:
- Cover-ups need a specialist at Kübra. Not every artist does good cover-ups. Look for healed cover-up photos in the portfolio, not just fresh work.
- Sun is the enemy of fresh ink at Lapis. UV fades tattoos fast, especially new ones. Once healed, sunscreen on the tattoo becomes a lifelong habit.
- Ask about touch-ups. Most reputable shops offer free or cheap touch-ups within the first year. Ask about the policy up front.
- Book a consultation first. Most good shops offer free consults. You get to meet the artist, talk placement and price, and see how clean the place is.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Istanbul — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new tattoo shop in Istanbul can take a while to appear. The 38 above are only as current as the community map. A tattoo shop that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
We don't rate studios or artists, and we never list prices — those are between you and the shop. What we list is the where and the how-to-find, from places real mappers have verified.
If you run one of the 38 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Tattoo shop listings for Istanbul: 38 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.