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The traditional Mexican holiday Día De Muertos (Day of the Dead) is an annual celebration at the start of November that we just love...

This summer, Soundscape Festival returns for its highly anticipated fifth edition, once again transforming Istanbul’s lush Life Park into a two-day celebration of cutting-edge...

Early last month, The Art of Banksy made its world debut, launching at Global Karaköy, a brand new art space located in the heart of...

The Turkish craft beer scene has been on the march for the last two or three years, and despite rising alcohol prices, 2016 was an...

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

Some places are institutions. They are so good and so perfectly embody their craft that their name becomes synonymous with their art. For Turkish coffee,...

There is nothing wrong with the beer your father drinks. As my father-in-law says, “It’s a sandwich in a glass”. But if you seek...

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...

A passion, a legend, a factory of masterpieces: Kubrick The 38th Istanbul Film Festival celebrates the great filmmaker Stanley Kubrick in a section called Factory...

"Home is where your heart is," they say, but what if your heart is divided across continents? Mine certainly feels that way. I belong...

If you are an expat living in Türkiye, a language enthusiast watching every single Turkish drama, or a university student researching about Turkish history,...

cold, dark, eerie leather soles staccato along pavements avoiding cracks and stray van İstanbul becalmed, again street lamps whisper through hüzün diesel engines growl like kangal buses ready to depart north...

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

In Julia Cameron's classic book on creativity The Artist's Way, she recommends a tool called an "artist date," which she describes as "a block of...

This is my first visit to a Turkish museum, in Istanbul or elsewhere. When I went online to learn more on Istanbul’s museum scene,...

Poetry Slam Istanbul, the first open mic poetry slam event in Istanbul will bring poetry performers and an audience to Kaset Kadıköy on March...

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

For a long time there has been a culture struggling to make itself known, to have its voice heard. Often relegated to the sidelines,...

For those with a resolution to be more healthy in the new year, JÜS offers a wide variety of delicious inspiration to help keep...

In late 1881, the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin received a strange letter from the German Consul of Izmir, mentioning some mysterious statues...

Learning Turkish can get tough at times. But it does not have to be so! To lighten up your experience, we have compiled a...

Whether it leads to a lasting romance or a cool new friendship, we all get excited about the synergy we might feel on a...

Waking to the smell of jasmine growing outside my window and having a chorus of birds coax me out of bed, I feel welcomed...