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Did you notice that every Renault 12 in the known universe had disappeared? Are you worried that some black hole had appeared and was...

The Holy month of Ramadan aka Ramazan has started here in Turkey and over this thirty day period devout Muslims fast during daylight hours....

Thursday, 30 August - Kuşadası At 10:30 a.m., at the walk’s starting point in Kuşadası, I stepped off an overnight bus from İstanbul. The other...

It took me about an hour of walking to reach Erbeyli. In most of the towns I had passed, the mosque was within 200-500...

My serendipitous trip to Warsaw in April 2017 for the Beethoven Easter Festival had introduced me to an entirely new culture and nation I...

I have been a regular performer and audience member at Spoken Word since coming to Istanbul four years ago. At the time, the founder,...

I met Lisa Morrow for the first time at Story Café, a modern coffee shop in Kadıköy popular among both Turks and foreigners where...

The summer heat is upon us, which means that our favorite part of the season also draws near... music festivals! Every year in Istanbul,...

The year is 1874. In Paris’ Café Guerbois, gathering place of artists, writers and their admirers, a group of six painters meet on the...

“Zeytinyağı gibi üste çıkma!” or “Don’t stick out like olive oil!” This time last year, my husband and I were sipping olive oil at a...

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

Yabangee is now on Discord - an easy way to chat and stay close with friends and communities in Turkey. What is Discord? A free...

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...

A local liaison of Hudson Furniture, located centrally in Kalamış (Kadıköy), Istanbul is seeking an ideal candidate who loves talking to people and proactively...

Let’s celebrate the last party of 2022! Meet us on Saturday 31 December for a New Year’s Party at our regular spot of Arsen...

We Call It Home: Istanbul Dialogues is a monthly series from Yabangee showcasing the inspiring contributions being made by Istanbul’s diverse international community to...

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...

Salon IKSV, one of our favorite stops between the neighborhoods of Galata and Şişhane, continues to bring delightful performances to their stage. Last Thursday...

Bağdat Caddesi is a long, wide shopping avenue on the Asian side of the city, Istanbul’s equivalent of 5th Avenue or Rodeo Drive. Nearby are...

“They first need to learn Turkish to be better integrated into their Turkish communities -- namely, their schools,” stressed Anna Tuson, the communication manager...

  Three years ago building of a new mosque began on one of the highest hills of the city, where roosters still crow and visitors...

In the back alleys of Tünel there is a bar. It has no sign or street entrance. You can call it a speakeasy. You...

As many of our friends have been kind enough to point out, we're long overdue for a good ol' fashioned party! So if you're...

Kumkapı is a neighborhood known for its central square filled with fish restaurants which lure in tourists. Outside this overflowing plaza and up through the windy...