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When I moved to Istanbul I encountered problems with shopping online because websites wouldn't accept my foreign bank card. Although I later opened an account...

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

Being a foreigner studying or residing in a different country and a different culture makes one tend to seek for psychological help for various...

Writing about the allure of ayran has been on my agenda for over a year now. Every time an expat informs me that they...

We raced against the sun to reach the spring before all light had gone, Seçkin at the wheel and me biting my nails with...

Three weeks ago, I was taking the metrobüs with my brother from Şirinevler, on a very rainy day. Being as crowded as it was...

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....

Mohammad Zaza is an accidental convert to the life of a travelling artist. Born in Saudi Arabia to Syrian parents, Zaza moved to Aleppo in 2005...

So you've decided to move to Istanbul. Hoş geldiniz and congrats on a fantastic decision! We're confident you'll love it here just as much...

                They spoke to me of people, and of humanity. But I've never seen people, or humanity. I've seen various people, astonishingly dissimilar, Each separated from the next...

From the advertiser: Expats in Turkey now have a global option for their kids' education. The Consulate General of Canada recently conducted a seminar on the Canadian...

We all know how devastating moving to a new country can be. You wonder how you will settle in, what the people will be...

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...

Some of you may already have your flawless Christmas plans in place; spending all day in your tiny Istanbul apartment kitchen, trying to recreate...

Longing for Istanbul doubles as a sociological reflection on modernization processes in Turkish culture and a personal memoir that articulates what it means to...

Ramadan, pronounced in Turkish as Ramazan, is once again upon us. There are the basic tenets of the month-long fast that anyone living in...

“Light is more important than the lantern, The poem more important than the notebook” ― Syrian poet, Nizar Qabbani To the general public, Syria has become...

Istanbul is huge and, a bit intimidating. Finding your "in" can take time. As a foreigner, you'll quickly see that breaking into Turkish friend...

The experience of learning Turkish differs greatly from person to person, and there is perhaps no greater distinction than between children and adults. While...

Expanding westward into the sea, with the Aegean to the north and the Mediterranean to the south, the Datça peninsula is connected to mainland...

Long ago, great explorers traversed huge bodies of water with little more than the stars to guide them. And now? Well, you just need...

Getting your residence permit can seem like a massive undertaking, especially if you're unclear of certain steps along the way or have your own...

Vendors and commuters criss-cross in front of the gates of the dock. My friend and I use the akbil dangles with the circular buttons...

My first introduction to Istanbul came via embellished story, when my father regaled me as a pre-teen with tales of his freewheelin' hippie misadventures traveling...