A dinner in Kadıköy. No work talk.
Making friends as an adult is harder than most people admit.
You have work friends. But when your job stops being your whole identity, when old circles do not fit anymore, when everyone is busy in slightly different ways, meeting people who actually get you starts to feel like an effort no one signed up for.
Notworking is built for that exact moment.
A curated friendship community for adults in transition. Recently moved to a new city, in-between jobs, newly married, recently single, rebuilding quietly. The chapter does not matter; the openness does. We meet ourselves through others. The right table, on the right night, shifts more than you expect.
This is not a classic networking event. Not a class. Not a setup. It is a small dinner with one rule: no work talk. Just a table of people in a similar chapter, open to a real evening.
Dinner with Strangers — Kadıköy is the first of a recurring monthly series. Strangers, when chosen well, do not stay strangers for long.
We choose the restaurant. We curate the table. We set the tone. You just show up.
WHAT TO EXPECT
— Maximum 13 people. Personally selected. — Shared plates. Drinks if you want them. — A few quiet prompts to ease the first ten minutes. — A strict no-work-talk rule. — Phones in pockets. Yes, really.
HOW THIS WORKS
The two steps below are how we keep the room small and the table right. Reading them is part of the trust.
Fill the short form. It is how we read who is coming. Come back here for your ticket once you have filled out the form.
We review every response personally. If the table is right for you, we confirm your seat.
The ticket covers your seat and the curation of the evening. Food and drinks are ordered separately at the venue, so you choose what you want.
We share the exact location two days before the event.
You arrive on time. This part matters.
ONE DETAIL
The evening may run in English if there are non-Turkish guests at the table. Come open to that. It keeps the room inclusive.
If you read this far in a world built to interrupt you, that is already a sign. We hope to see you at the table — this dinner or the next.