Lifestyle & Commentary

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

I have never really been a "film guy" in the traditional sense, but growing up in a small town where there wasn’t much else...

In all facets of daily, human life, the divide between what is expressed to others and what is in truth thought in one’s own,...

In our previous piece we discussed choosing your obstetrician - this was the most difficult part. Now it is time for you to relax...

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

OK, I’ll admit it: I hate these lists. They’re usually a shortcut to thinking. Besides, I’ve always fancied myself more an impressionist than medievalist,...

Moving to a new city, where you don’t really know anyone? There is a lot of excitement when you open a new chapter in...

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

Being an expat living in Istanbul over the past few years, I often get asked this question: Are you happy in Istanbul? This query...

This October, the Yabangee community enjoyed a wonderful basketball match-day with Darüşşafaka Tekfen - one of the top teams of the Turkish Basketball League....

When foreigners move to Türkiye, they usually prepare themselves for the obvious cultural shifts—things like dating customs, family dynamics, or the sheer challenge of...

Even though decades pass, some stories and books are ageless. Reading is more than just a hobby, as books also help us manage mental...

Stop ordering on YemekSepeti cause you’re too scared to order over the phone in Turkish. Stop forcing your friends to call you cause you forgot...

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

It started with my husband spotting a rat on his way to work. "Don't get scared, but I saw a mouse on the ground floor...

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...

When it comes to travel, the questions, ‘why?’ and ‘how?’ are often far more meaningful than, ‘where?’ Two people may go on the same...

What’s left behind becomes a faded memory, one that will be carried long distances no matter how tough it gets. Life becomes what’s packed...