No issue tracker button in bitbucket?
@Nicolás was right, all I had to do was navigate to settings(something I couldn't do previously because I wasn't an admin on the repo) and enable issue tracking there.
From a repository,
- click Settings.
- Select Issue tracker from the left-hand tabs.
- Check the option for either a Private issue tracker or a Public issue tracker.
The system saves your selection and the Issue Tracker item appears in the repository's menu bar.