Find your people in Eskişehir.
Eskişehir is one of Türkiye's big university cities: the Porsuk river running through the centre, Odunpazarı's restored Ottoman houses and its modern art museum, Sazova Park, and çiğ börek from the Crimean Tatar kitchen. The high-speed train from Istanbul and Ankara makes it an easy trip. Smileys Eskişehir brings internationals and locals together to explore it side by side.
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Founding stage
3 clubs forming and the first events on the calendar — the founding members shape everything here.
Join now and you're founding member #1.
What's happening in Eskişehir
Pick a day and see what's on.
Get to know Eskişehir
Neighborhoods, where to go, things to do, coworking, nightlife and the local tips that take newcomers months to work out.
Your first weeks in Eskişehir
The painted timber houses of Odunpazarı
A hill of ochre, blue and rose Ottoman houses with their upper floors leaning over the lanes — the town Eskişehir grew out of, and still the first walk.
Kurşunlu, the meerschaum museum and the carvers of Atlıhan
A sixteenth-century mosque complex under lead domes, and the soft white stone the city carves into pipes.
Odunpazarı Modern Museum (OMM)
Kengo Kuma's stack of timber boxes in the middle of the Ottoman quarter — a serious contemporary art museum in a city of students.
Find your people
Every interest covered — join as many as you like.
Coffee & Conversation
Casual coffee meetups for newcomers and locals to connect across Eskişehir.
New in Eskişehir
A warm landing for people who just moved to Eskişehir — tips, friends, and first hangouts.
Social Eskişehir
The signature Smileys gathering in Eskişehir — the easiest way to meet people, whether you arrived last week or grew up here.
Meet your hosts
The members who run Eskişehir’s clubs and lead the city. Hosts who keep the calendar alive become City Leads.
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Explore by neighborhood
The areas Smileys covers in Eskişehir — see who's around and what's starting.
Visiting Eskişehir?
Announce your trip and the community knows you’re coming before you land.
Stories from Smileys
From across Smileys — the first stories from here are still to be written.
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How free-event spots work, and what counts as a no-show
Most of our events are free and many fill up, so a spot nobody uses is a spot someone on the waitlist wanted. Here is exactly what is recorded, what isn't, and how to stay clear of all of it — the short version being: turn up, or cancel in time.
How attendance works on your events — a guide for hosts
You check people in; anyone unchecked hears from us the next morning and can say "I was there". Nothing counts against them unless that message reached them, and you can correct any of it for 30 days. Here is the whole system from the host's side.
Life happens offline
Real stories from Smileys members in our other cities.
"Two years ago I attended my first Smileys activity on International Women’s Day. Even though it was my first time meeting most of the people there, I felt like I was among sisters rather than strangers. Smileys isn’t just a group for activities — it’s a place that brings kind people together and creates real friendships and beautiful memories."
Sara K.
Member since 2023
"I'm not naturally a social person. Big parties and networking events drain me. Smileys was different from day one — smaller groups, real conversations, no pressure. It's the first community I've ever actually stayed in."
David K.
Software engineer
"I met my business partner at a Smileys dinner. Six months later we won our first project together. Some of the best professional decisions I've made started as a conversation at one of these events."
Nadia R.
Architect
Ready to find your people?
Join Smileys and start building your social life in Eskişehir.