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Salon İKSV’s one daylong festival Gezgin Salon, in which concerts are spread all over the city rather than taking place at only Salon İKSV,...

Having been one of the contributors to the Tales from the Expat Harem anthology over a decade ago, I was excited to see a...

In the midst of all the fairytale magic of Cappadocia, there lies an overlooked jewel embedded in the valley known as Mustafapaşa. Despite its...

If you are longing for an excursion and escape from your everyday surroundings, sometimes there is no need to even leave the city.  One...

It was 2014, when I realized that the last time that I had filed taxes was the year that George W Bush decided he...

We've all been there, haven't we? You are in a foreign country and some strangers approach you. You immediately think: "Whatever they are they selling,...

Nestled deep in the back streets of Göztepe lies the Istanbul Toy Museum. The lovely white house is guarded by two giraffes ready to...

When you hear of Patara Plajı, the 20 km stretch of sand just west of Kalkan, your first thoughts may be of swimming, suntanning,...

Although Istanbul is not really a bike-friendly city, nor it does have a vibrant biking culture, it is still a good idea to buy...

As a young Turkish woman who hasn’t lived abroad yet, the scope of my writing is largely about living in Turkey. In my essays,...

In Istanbul, when December arrives, you might observe a sudden change in the streets. Decorations hung up on the poles in the shape of...

When we first brought our daughter home from the hospital she was fast asleep in her car carrier. We were home, she was asleep....

As a follow-up to our interview with rapper and all-round nice guy of Turkish hip-hop, Ege Çubukçu, we asked him to put together a playlist for those...

When I applied to the Türkiye Scholarships programme one year ago, I had no idea what an adventure I had ahead of me. In...

As an animal lover, one of my favorite aspects of life in Turkey can also be one of the most challenging: seeing cats and...

When Mosul was invaded in June, one of the first announcements made by ISIS was that the civilians within their territory would be treated...

Türkiye is known for its sigara (cigarette) smoking culture. And while many events have shaped this practice, there is an intriguing tobacco history that...

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...

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

Although I've never been to the city of Mardin, this article is an attempt to give an idea to both myself and those who...

It seems safe to say that organic is now a thing in Turkey. This isn't that surprising, actually, as villagers all over the country...

These days more and more imported items can be found somewhere here in Istanbul.  But finding these items often involves a wild goose chase...

“Metrobüs” is a word whispered in dark corners of the yabangee community in İstanbul. So what is this so called Metrobüs? How does it...

Many believe that the choice of a child's name has an impact on the child's personality and perceptions of attitudes towards them in the...