Istanboys - Gay Site Review

DESCRIPTION:
A site devoted to the darker-skinned and exotic men of Turkey.

REVIEWED:
June 18, 2006

COST:
30 days $19.95, then $14.95 recurring; 3 months $49.95.

GENRE:
Turkish guys, Asian guys, European guys, jacking off, oral sex, anal sex.

Turkey sits at the crossroads of three main geographic regions: Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. And her men take on the characteristics of all three regions – darker-skin, dark eyes and hair, often hairy, and sporting circumcised cocks. Istanboys is a unique gay porn site devoted totally to Turkish men and young guys. This site really sparked my interest because I've always been attracted to Middle Eastern men. I love their dark features and their tendency towards hirsuteness, especially their legs. And the Turkish bath is just a fantasy come true – Turkish men bathing nude together.

There's a lot of content housed at Istanboys, over 145 galleries packed with photos and videos. And the webmaster of this site really cares about providing his members with a good experience. The member's area is very thoughtfully prepared and includes an Istanbul gay guide, a tour guide, and a list of gay-friendly hotels in Istanbul. There's also a message board, personals, and over 50 short stories featuring Turkish men and hot sex. And the site is updated weekly.

The Istanboys member's area is very thoughtfully constructed. The model galleries are arranged by model's name and they're divided into a picture and video clip section. So if you're into video clips only, you can easily find the content. Each picture gallery gives you enlarged pictures and a feature I've never seen before – a print view. By clicking the print view button the picture is transferred to a pop-up window so it can be printed without all of the browser chrome and other page graphics, which is just a waste of ink and paper. You can even select your print quality. What a wonderful feature.

You also get a lot of information about the photos: how many times each has been viewed, the file size, the dimensions, and the previews themselves are good. And if you don't want to see all of that information, simply click the thumbnail button and it disappears. You can also fine-tune you search to include photos added in the last day, 7 or 14 days.

Istanboys knows that if you're into Turkish men then you might want to visit the country itself. So they've done some of the leg-work for you by including some reference sections about gay life in Istanbul and a section about things to see or places to stay. Without a doubt, the content is Istanboys standout feature. There are a lot of beautiful men and young guys on this site. And as I already mentioned, I really love the "print" feature. Istanboys does something else that I haven't seen on other sites – if you want to preview the site and have a MANcheck, UGAS, Global Male Pass, Adult Check or Cyber Age pass, they'll allow you into a preview section that gives you a limited view of what you can expect. That's a smart feature.

The only really negative thing I have to say about Istanboys is that sometimes I found the pages outside the member's area a little slow to download. They're graphically heavy, so people on dial-up access will find this site frustrating. Even with a cable connection, I found that it took several seconds to fully load an outside page. That being said, I found the site in a need to a new coat of paint, as it were. The design's not as punchy or effective as it could be and the pictures used in the design are little grainy. And the pale-coloured text over a background of Istanbul is a little hard to read at times.

With a $19.95 price tag, you really can't go wrong with this site. Beautiful Turkish men and young guys collected all in one place. Let's face it, if you've got a thing for Eastern men, you don't have a lot of choices out there. So Istanboys is a real find. And I love that this site owner really cares about his product and goes out of his way to provide features that really enhance the user's experience. I can safely say that you won't be disappointed with a membership to this site.

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