The Tulip Pilgrimage: 12 Reasons to Visit Emirgan Park ASAP
The spring air has awoken the residents of Istanbul out of the drudgery of rainy winter cold. With great gusto, the masses emerge from...
Through the Lens: The Çapa-Şehremini Above (Black & White)
As someone who lives in the Çapa-Şehremini area, an old neighborhood of Fatih, I spend a lot of time on the complexly interwoven, narrow...
Escaping the Rain as Com Truise Returns to Salon IKSV
On a rainy Wednesday night in Şişhane, Istanbul, I walked into Salon IKSV for the second time in my life. It was for the...
A Surprising Way to Improve Your Turkish: Bureaucracy (Part II)
Read the first part of ''A Surprising Way to Improve Your Turkish: Bureaucracy'' here.
Buoyed by your success on the phone to the bank you walk for...
Turkish 101: Proverbs of Absence
Proverbs are short but powerful expressions that aim to convey a message of wisdom, truth, and morality. They stem from collective experience and are...
Lost in Turkey: The Küre Mountains
The rarely visited Küre Mountains Region of the Kastamonu and Bartın provinces is a silent, forested land characterized by its system of canyons, caves,...
Open Studio Days: A Non-Profit Art Organization
Open Studio Days is a yearly art event and the most comprehensive open studio activity in Turkey where artists open their studios for three...
Istanbul Naval Museum: A Day at Sea
The history of Ottoman achievements is defined in large measure by the empire's relationship with the sea. For instance, some maritime episodes of note...
Nine Stories, Nine Names at Salon IKSV
Songs written on major life events or that give insight into a musician's career tell stories that connect listeners with artists. Thus, with Salon...
April 22 Preview: Bosphorus Review of Books Chats with Writer Burhan...
Istanbul is a good city for writers. They have been living here forever, from Turks like Elif Şafak and Yaşar Kemal to foreigners like...
Luxembourg Philharmonic & Yuja Wang at the 47th Istanbul Music Festival
The 47th Istanbul Music Festival, organized by IKSV, has come to an end (and now starts the Jazz Festival). This year, the festival really...
Exploring “Correspondences” by Yunus Emre Erdoğan & Clemes Wolf at Sanatorium
25 October - 1 December, 2019
Artists: Yunus Emre Erdoğan, Clemes Wolf
Curator: Domenico de Chirico
"With power to expand into infinity,
Like amber and incense, musk, benzoin,
That...
Retrospective – Future Tense: A Conversation with Andrés Colmenares
From the organizer:
Invitation for all curious minds, leaders, changemakers, and restless explorers: Join us at the third event of ATÖLYE Academy’s Future Tense series...
(Through Sep 12) Venice VR Expanded 2020 @ Soho House
The Venice International Film Festival’s VR program “Venice VR Expanded 2020” has come to Istanbul
For the first time in its 125 year history, La...
(PAST EVENT) WOW – Women of the World Festival Istanbul
Aiming to make the challenges women face and the solutions they create for a more equal world visible by supporting women, WOW – Women...
In Conversation with Performance Artist Ekin Bernay on “Atlas” in London at...
International performance art platform Performistanbul’s represented artist Ekin Bernay's new 33-minute performance titled Atlas, commissioned by V&A Museum and actualized in partnership with Performistanbul,...
(PAST EVENT) Istanbul Meyhane Nights: Experiencing Meyhane Culture – Session #2
Meyhane culture, while mostly reserved for special occasions these days, is still one of our favorite aspects of living in Turkey. The many shared...
Friendly Speed Dating: Finding Human Connection in Monthly Events
From the organizer:
We created Friendly Speed Dating because we believe in the power of human connection. We understand that dating can be difficult and...
My Turkish Neighbours Who Taught Me What ‘Korkma’ Means
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,...
An Evening with Washed Out @ Salon IKSV
For someone who created a musical project whose aesthetic has been adopted by hipsters around the world, Washed Out's Ernest Greene has about as...
Through the Lens: The Beşiktaş – Kadıköy Ferry
The Şehir Hatları ferry boat line, offering service across the Bosphorus to the Princes Islands and up to the Black Sea, has been operating...
Yabangee Recommends: “Where can I go for a non-chocolate dessert?”
“Where can I go for a non-chocolate dessert?”
Sometimes chocolate is not the sweet you crave. Maybe you fancy something made with honey, fruit and...
From Boza to Bourbon: Vefa Bozacısı
A few weeks ago I was talking with friends after dinner in the warmth of my apartment. We were buying our time before we...
Real Student Comments
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,...