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Earthquake Donations, Volunteering, Needs, and Resources: Help Those Impacted in Turkey and Syria (Domestic...
On Monday 06 February, 2023 two massive earthquakes (7.5 and 7.8 in magnitude) devastated Turkey and Syria, with aftershocks being felt hundreds of miles...
A Guide to Volunteering In Istanbul
Every single day you spend with a person to make their day better, every moment of teaching someone something new, every step you take...
Volunteering with Tidy Turkey: World Clean Up Day 2018
World Clean Up Day 2018 was held on Saturday 15 September. Turkey, in solidarity with many countries around the globe, responded to the call...
Volunteering in Istanbul: Istanbul&I’s Unaccompanied Minors Project
About six times a week, unaccompanied refugee minors from a boys dormitory and volunteers from Istanbul&I gather to partake in educational and social programs....
Volunteering in Istanbul: Tarlabaşı Community Center
Many of us find doing volunteer work to be a fulfilling way to connect with our community. For yabangees, volunteering can be a great...
Turtle Conservation Volunteering in Dalyan: DEKAMER – My Experience
In my previous article, I discussed the on-going conservation work taking place at Iztuzu Beach, a place of magnificent natural beauty, and an integral...
How to Cope with Grief
On the morning of February 6th 2023, the citizens of Turkey woke up to the tragic news of a 7.6 magnitude earthquake affecting major...
Fires Across Turkey: Relief Organizations You Can Support
We recently made an open call to our community for suggestions and have since compiled a list of organizations that are currently taking part...
In Conversation with Christian Feiland, Aiding Istanbul’s Street Animal Helpers with Kırık Kuyuk
Anyone who has spent time in Turkey, especially Istanbul, will have noted the condition of street animals here. For all the compassion that exists...
Finding and Following Your Way
“If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you,...
Flight Volunteers Needed: Take a Pet to their Forever Home
Flight volunteering for Cihangir Cool for Cats and our network of rescuers is easy and will cost you nothing! We will take care of...
An Alternative Saturday Activity: Memory Walks of Karakutu
As a person who has a deep interest in the contemporary history and the treatment against the minority groups, I tend to get super...
(Fridays & Saturdays) Istanbul&i Iftar Community
Istanbul&i is back again with its third Iftar Community to organize iftar for disadvantaged families and communities in Beyoğlu area, with the support of GIZ and...
Learning and Growing on a Turkish Organic Farm with TaTuTa
I found myself popping out of a packed dolmuş onto the side of a winding country road. Shortly after, my overstuffed tan hiking bag...
Entrepreneur Networking Night #1 @ Balkon
To all present & future entrepreneurs, Joanna.H and Yabangee are pleased to invite you to our first networking event for entrepreneurs! Taking place at...
Annelerimize Mektuplar (Letters to Our Mothers) – A Mother’s Day Tribute
Mother's day can be an especially difficult time for yabancılar. Hundreds, if not thousands, of kilometers separate us from our mothers on their special...
Pro Bono Week 2017 by C@rma
This week, May 8 through 12, will see the return of Pro Bono Week to Istanbul. In its third iteration, Pro Bono Week is...
In Conversation with Teymour Ashkan, Founder of Istanbul&I
I first met Teymour during last Ramazan, when some mutual friends were celebrating the holy month by feeding local children after sunset, a bit...
BU Paws: Boğaziçi University’s Dog Sanctuary
Istanbul is a city more than a little renowned among those in the know as a city of cats. Less well-known is the ancient...
In Conversation with Sandrine Ramboux, Founder of C@rma
Sandrine Ramboux is a Belgian expat who has called Istanbul home for the past decade, together with her husband and two daughters. A 20...
Act to Impact! – Istanbul’s Social Impact Summit
Do you have a social impact idea which you would like to present and maybe even get an opportunity to implement and carry out?...
Power and Passion: From Istanbul to Ibiza
Coming from a small cosmopolitan city, I tried my hand at globetrotting around the world, following events that inspired me. Sailing across the Mediterranean,...
Small Projects Istanbul: Emphasizing Education
“They first need to learn Turkish to be better integrated into their Turkish communities -- namely, their schools,” stressed Anna Tuson, the communication manager...
Organization Profile: Small Projects Istanbul
Editor's Note: The following is a guest post from Kristina Delgado of Small Projects Istanbul, one of the organizations involved with this year's We...