In Conversation with Omar Berakdar of Arthere
Arthere is a gallery and artists’ workspace in the Yeldeğirmeni neighborhood of Kadıköy. After nine months of preparation, it opened in December of last...
The Abstract Art of Tom Whitty
With his bearded chin and pierced left ear, Tom Whitty looks every inch the artist. He dresses casually, talks quietly and occasionally seems to...
Backstage with the Producers of Beauty and the Beast
The Zorlu Center PSM has done it again. Building on last season's Cats and Notre Dame de Paris, they have kicked off the 2014-2015 season...
In Conversation with Luke Frostick and Thomas Parker, Editors of the...
Thomas Parker and Luke Frostick are the founders and editors of the Bosphorus Review of Books, the first English language online literary journal in...
In Conversation with Gece’s Gökçe Balaban
Istanbul-based band Gece released their third album Iyi Niyetti Bir Gün on 6 May. To mark the occasion, I sat down with bassist Gökçe...
In Conversation With Photographer Timurtaş Onan
Timurtaş Onan, born in Istanbul in 1956, is one of Turkey's hardest-working photographers. With exhibitions from London to Tokyo and collaborations with tens of...
In Conversation with Raw Food Cook and Coach Elçin Oflaz
In my most recent piece, I tried to give you some tips about shopping healthy ingredients in Istanbul based on my personal experiences and...
Ask an Expat: Fernando Berges
Istanbul has a rapidly expanding Spanish community that mainly consists of young people who have come here looking for better career opportunities. Meet Fernando...
Istanbul Stories: Nuran Terzioğlu, Gallery Owner
Nuran Terzioğlu is the owner and soul of Galeri Apel, a well established contemporary art gallery in the heart of Çukurcuma. Born in Bebek to the...
In Conversation with Merve Pehlivan, Founder of Spoken Word Istanbul
I have been a regular performer and audience member at Spoken Word since coming to Istanbul four years ago. At the time, the founder,...
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...
ATÖLYE Spotlight: In Conversation with Oki Kasajima, Freelance Designer
Going on a four year honeymoon isn't really the type of thing you plan for, but it's exactly what happened to freelance designer Oki...
Sveta Nekrasova’s Documentary on the Koç University Hockey Team
Hockey is a sport that thrives in northern countries like Canada, Sweden and Russia. As such, most people would never guess that ice hockey...
In Conversation with Orçun Sünear and Batu Kurnaz of Sattas, Together...
Editor's Note: Sattas will be headlining this year's Oktoberfest Istanbul on Saturday 5 October. For more details, visit the official event page.
For locals interested...
In Conversation with Şebnem Erçelik of Shibu Design
Attention jewelry lovers! Meet Şebnem Erçelik of Shibu Design. Şebnem designs creative pieces that capture the vitality, culture and spirit of Istanbul. To see...
In Conversation with Rubber Walrus and The Medical Phalanx of Space
On Thursday, 17 April, three bands will take to the stage at Roxy in Cihangir. Amongst them are two yabangee-populated groups, Rubber Walrus and...
In Conversation with Kinesis
Hear ye, hear ye, lovers of budding alternative bands: this Thursday the twenty-second of May in the year of our lord 2014 you should...
Ask an Expat: Martina Pavone
Ask an Expat is our new column aimed at shedding some light on how other expats do Istanbul. Enjoy!
1. Why did you come to...
In Conversation with Ahmet Onur of Kolektif House (Part 2)
Tarik Yassien continues his conversation with Kolektif House co-founder, Ahmet Onur, on what we can expect from the group. You can read Part 1...
Discussing the Dönme with Artist and Researcher C.M. Kösemen (Part 1)
It is well known that the Ottoman Empire was a place of incredible cosmopolitanism. What is often overlooked is the existence of “syncretic” peoples,...
In Conversation with Jeweler Olivia Cummings of Cleopatra’s Bling
I plodded down the hill to Olivia Cummings’s Tophane studio on a rare snowy day in Istanbul, and was happy to shake the snow...
In Conversation with Soraya Raeispour, Counseling Psychologist and Psychotherapist
We first had the pleasure of meeting Soraya Raeispour in 2016, when she arrived in Istanbul with boundless enthusiasm, ready to embark on a...
Ask an Expat: Lisa Morrow
Meet Lisa Morrow, a writer who is consistently surprised by the city. Learn more about her book and her favorite places in Istanbul below!
Why...
In Conversation with Leeann Murphy of Moon Istanbul & the Turkish...
The recently released Moon Istanbul & the Turkish Coast is a not-so-ordinary guidebook. At 480 pages in full-color, it's the perfect companion for any trip...