Somehow I ended up in Istanbul, much to my own surprise.

I checked, and it turns out they really did dig the metro from IST airport into the city. And it actually works (though not completely yet; they still haven't opened one station). You can't get to the center without transfers, but I liked it way more than the bus. You definitely won't get stuck in traffic.

I couldn't help but notice Erdoğan's ads on the handrails. He personally opened this thing. Hopefully they'll take them down at some point.