Lifestyle & Commentary

Every time I head out to the islands, I look back on the Istanbul skyline as I imagine the first astronauts gazed down upon...

With so many rapid changes happening in Turkey and the world, along with all the changes in our personal lives, the LGBT community needs...

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...

Your child deserves a better future, and nothing can help them change and improve quite like a high quality education that meets international standards....

In the era of digital nomads, Turkey has proven itself an idyllic destination for freelancers from all over the world. Whether settling in for...

These days travelling around Istanbul has become an anonymous experience for me, the way you would get around any other major city like London....

After five years in this fascinating city, the need to finish a master’s is calling me back stateside. I have known about the move...

I lived in Mecidiyeköy for my first few months in Istanbul. That part of town is interesting in its own right, and it was...

In my previous article, I wrote about the more difficult side of navigating Turkish family dynamics as a foreign partner. The constant phone calls,...

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...

Finding out that I was pregnant came as a complete surprise, my husband actually found out before I did, but that's a whole other...

The 20+ kilometer bike ride from Kadıköy to Pendik is one of the best places to take advantage of the sahil, featuring wide paths,...

Personality is a phenomenon which describes the way people behave in everyday life. It’s an essential concept in order to understand and predict our...

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,...

If I am driving, I am the one in charge of the playlist. No negotiation! In my car you will either listen to R&B...

This week has been one of sadness and deep reflection for all of us in Turkey. These heinous, tragic attacks are all too frequent and...

This past week we read of some journalists from Hurriyet Daily News going undercover, disguised as tourists, to shine a spotlight on Istanbul’s notoriously...

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

These last months have not been easy. Our hearts ache for the country that has been a welcoming home away from home for so many of us....

Editor's Note: The application window has been extended through Saturday 21 September. NADAS Istanbul is excited to announce its upcoming art residency programme, Nadas’a Bırak,...

Colife is an Istanbul-based international smart-rental startup that operates as a full-cycle property management company. From the start, Colife has been revolutionizing the rental...

Istanbul is Turkey’s most populated city with about 16 million inhabitants. Given its size and population, a great deal of work has been put...

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...

As a person who has a deep interest in the contemporary history and the treatment against the minority groups, I tend to get super...