Lifestyle & Commentary

Being an expat is difficult. You start a new life somewhere you probably have very limited knowledge about. All your old habits and automatized...

Editor's Note: We asked Smilja Brown, the driving force behind last year's "We Are ALL Refugees" benefit concert, to reflect on last year's event. Below, she...

Turkey is one of the few countries in the world where the rate of HIV/AIDS cases has been increasing in the past decade. Despite...

1) You might have thought it would never happen, but here it is: Istanbul Airport We knew they were building it. We knew they planned...

In Turkish, the word ‘korkma’ means ‘don’t be scared.’ How I learned this makes for an interesting story—one which strengthened my belief that people,...

Being a foreigner in any part of the world can be a daunting affair. Anything and everything can be different from what you have...

We Call It Home: Istanbul Dialogues is a new monthly series showcasing the inspiring contributions being made by Istanbul’s diverse international community to the...

In the heart of Istanbul, in the historic district of Beyoğlu—more precisely, in the ancient streets of Çukurcuma—lies a museum that is out of...

My first memory involving David Bowie is from when my Aunt took me, at age 4, to a screening of “Labyrinth”. The details are...

“If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you,...

“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in...

If you or a loved one are thinking of quitting smoking this summer, and you've got a basic handle on Turkish (or want to...

We sometimes forget how hectic life in a cosmopolitan city like Istanbul can be (I know I do). Weekdays can feel mechanical, while weekends...

Being an expat is difficult. You need courage to leave not only your comfort zone and sense of security behind, but also your lifestyle,...

Editor's Note: Caritas is one of the aid organizations that will receive funds and donations collected at the We Are Refugees II benefit concert,...

In a time of increasing disregard for the environment within Turkey, the conservation work being undertaken to protect endangered marine turtles on the southwest...

It was a bright, sunny Saturday, during my very first trip to Istanbul, when I went where very few tourists would dare – Yedikule...

Aah, walking. It's that thing we do every time we're not sleeping or laying on the couch gazing at the beauty of the wall....

This weekend has seen the country suffer its worst terror attack to date, with two bomb blasts in Ankara leaving over 95 dead and 240 injured. The tragic...

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...

RIFA - Robert’s International Football Academy was started by Robert Mullally in 2012, with the dream to change lives and perspectives through sport. How?...

In a few days my wife and I will be leaving Istanbul after living here for three years. We have had an incredible time...

Having lived in Istanbul going on a decade, I have seen a lot of people come and go. It becomes almost like clockwork. Every...

Back in 1990 when I first visited Turkey, toilets, whether squat or what we think of as ‘normal’ but the Turks call Ala Franga,...