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When I arrived at the docks Joy Anna was already there, playing fetch with a mangy stray dog while she waited to join me...

Friday, 12 October The next day I woke up early, packed up my stuff, and took a look around the room. Eight hours ago I...

What is your dream travel destination? Rome? Paris? Bruges? L.A? How about Warsaw, Poland… It is now my favorite city in the world. I had...

Considering the largely editorial nature of Yabangee's workflow, the Makerlab at ATÖLYE has always been a place of great interest to us, with very...

"This is the story of a woman who manages to transform her life." Adapted from Christine Angot’s novel, An Impossible Love is about a love...

Emre Hüner’s solo exhibition : Unknown Parameter Extro-Record brings together new works created around a semi-fictional script. Hüner releases the script from its function...

Some people have an air that reserves them from the rest of us. When I first met performance artist Ayça Ceylan, she instantly gave...

My wife Özge and I can’t afford many luxuries. We’re a working couple, with different schedules. We don’t even share the same days off. We...

If I knew then what I know now: Which neighborhood has the best, cheapest or most fashionable dresses? How much should I pay? Should I...

Thursday, 20 September The next morning when I woke up, I went back out onto the square and found Eren and Özgür at the büfe....

“Where can I get my bike repaired and grab a cup of coffee?” The idyllic, almost-sleepy neighborhood of Yeniköy is not a place many people...

Festival Talk with Lynne Ramsay The Festival is proud to host esteemed filmmaker Lynne Ramsay as the president of this year’s International Competition Jury. A...

Electronica Festival has come a long way since their debut entry at Parkorman in the now distant summer of 2004. Featuring headliners Planet Funk,...

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

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

Take Me Up the Bosphorus (TMUTB) is an exciting new project bringing English stand-up comedy to Istanbul. Thanks to the dedicated work of founder and...

Learn Turkish, to explore a very interesting culture while living in Turkey and get integrated easily in the Turkish community. Notting Hill Turkey is providing...

C. M. Kosemen is an artist and independent researcher born in Ankara, Turkey in 1984. He studied at Cornell University, Istanbul’s Sabancı University and...

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,...

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...

Are we human? That is the main question surrounding the 3rd Istanbul Design Biennial which debuted on Saturday 22 October. “The 3rd Istanbul Design Biennial...

That Istanbul is a force to be reckoned with in the contemporary art world is undeniable. You just need to look at spaces like...

OK, I’ll admit it: I hate these lists. They’re usually a shortcut to thinking. Besides, I’ve always fancied myself more an impressionist than medievalist,...