Columns & Conversation

Ali was a 27-year-old Kurd from the eastern Turkish city of Van. He and his brothers had come to Istanbul nearly a decade before...

As the season comes to an end, concert venues entered the final days and weeks of their performances. Among my favorite venues this year...

Back at the mosque, I pulled my sleeping bag and tent out of my pack, feeling like an imposter, marveling as I set up...

Nizam walked quickly and nervously through the twilight. The fences and houses along Limon Paşa Boulevard were dark silhouettes beneath the rapidly aging sun....

From the organizer: Curious Community, organized by ATÖLYE and 3dots; in partnership with Swedish Institute has launched the new season of the event series, which...

NADAS Istanbul, a new creative house in Yeldeğirmeni, Kadıköy, is open for workshops, classes, projects, and coworkers. NADAS is a creative house dedicated to urban...

Yuri Bashmet and the Moscow Soloists: For the past several years, I have been coming across this ensemble again and again. They've become regulars...

Even though the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra bid goodbye to 2013 in solemn style with its performance of Beethoven's magnificent yet weighty masterpiece Missa...

Üsküdar may not be the first place one thinks of for going out, but this is where I put my slippers on at the...

You might have not heard of this museum but if you are a reader, you would probably have bumped into the name Orhan Pamuk....

You may have read in the Turkish news recently that archaeologists in Antalya found the head of Medusa … in stone. The archaeologists told reporters...

While there are many demographics represented in Istanbul, the city can be divided into three main tribes, based on loyalty to Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, or Beşiktaş. I am...

Of all the images that cross our mind when we think of Istanbul, one that features Charles Bronson holding a gun is the least...

Tanaë is the stage name of up-and-coming Belgian singer-songwriter, Shana Seminara, who has been building the case for herself as a rising star with...

Monday and Tuesday, 8 and 9 October I enjoyed the pension at Eğirdir so much that several days when my week’s vacation was finished, I...

The years between 1900 and 1940 were more than a little eventful for the Turks. The period saw numerous wars fought on many fronts,...

ATÖLYE will host Technology & Human Imagination, bringing the bridging of these two themes to the forefront of a fascinating discussion, on Tuesday 18...

There are certain themes that just can’t go wrong: Among them are “Bach ve Bahar,” ie, “Bach and Spring.” Since all the way back...

Karaköy is a unique neighborhood with a mishmash of art, culture and food all packed into a zigzag of tiny streets and alleys. Although...

What is your dream travel destination? Rome? Paris? Bruges? L.A? How about Warsaw, Poland… It is now my favorite city in the world. I had...

She may not recall this as vividly as us, as we did not ask her about it... but we first met Liana Georgi (she/they)...

Ömer Hacıömeroğlu's self-identification as a designer, entrepreneur, and educator is exceptionally accurate. His professional scope sees him fulfilling each of these roles with a...

Turkey has often been described as a “magical” country with its amazing scenery, vast history, and seemingly endless curiosities that can be found in...

Last week finally gave me an opportunity to visit the Zorlu PSM, a relatively new entertainment complex in the Zincirlikuyu district of Istanbul. Performing in...