ATÖLYE Spotlight: In Conversation with Jak Akdemir, Remote Engineer for Tumblr

Long after the lights have dimmed and the hustle and bustle of a regular ATÖLYE workday have died down, it's not unusual to find Jak...

The 3rd Yabangee Instagram Photography Competition: Hidden Gems

The time has come for our third Instagram photo competition! After the success of our previous themes of "portraits" and "relationships", we're shaking things...

Psychological Counseling Options for Internationals in Istanbul

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

The Woman Married to Mount Nemrut

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

Merlin Entertainments: Family Fun in Istanbul’s Magically Mysterious Worlds

Merlin Entertainments - Europe's number one entertainment venue - is a first choice for those who want to have fun with their family in Istanbul....

In Conversation with Öner Ceylan, Volunteer with Lambdaistanbul

I’ve been attending meetings with Lambdaistanbul for four years now. The organization may have lost its old space in Kadıköy, but its various organizers...

Walk Across Turkey: Fatih and Feridun

On Friday morning, my fourth morning in Horsunlu this time around, I woke up and got ready to begin another day of working my...

The Interwoven Worlds of Yaşar Kemal and Slim Memed

Before Orhan Pamuk came to prominence in the West and launched Turkey once more into the international literary scene, Yaşar Kemal was Turkey’s best-known...

Walk Across Turkey: Breaking Free From Eğirdir

Monday and Tuesday, 8 and 9 October I enjoyed the pension at Eğirdir so much that several days when my week’s vacation was finished, I...

Behind the Scenes at the IKSV 38th Istanbul Film Festival: Daily...

Ten Women and Türkan Şoray Restored by Atlas Post Production in collaboration with Zurich Sigorta, the screening of Ten Women (1987) took place in attendance...

Electric Playground: Marshmello & Kungs Deliver Wholesome Fun in the Heart...

By all accounts, this year's Electric Playground, from Charm Music Turkey and Epifoni, was a huge success. Featuring the talents of headliners Marshmello and...

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...

(Past Event) St. Patrick’s Istanbul Party @ Beat

#What: St. Patrick's Istanbul Party #When: Sunday 19 March #Where: Beat #Address: Yeşilçam Sk. no:9/A, 34435 Beyoğlu #Doors open: 22:00 #Ticket Status: Discounted Early Bird Tickets Available #Note: 18+ only. Gender...

Five Years Later, A Yorgunluk Kahvesi

A feeling that was about to disappear in the chaos of life suddenly hit me so hard that I had to sit down and...

(June 19) Bassem Youssef: “Belly of the Beast” @ Istanbul Congress...

On Friday 19 June, Bassem Youssef brings his stand-up show Belly of the Beast to Istanbul Congress Center, presented by Tuz Biber. Known for...

Insider Trading: Nigerian Food in Istanbul

I have been trying for years to find any sort of African restaurant in Istanbul. It certainly would seem that the immigrant population is...

Life in Turkish

Life in Turkish is a story. The language, when translated into English, has a habit of sounding like a narration, a running dictation of...

What Colour is Spring?

In Istanbul it is pink. Or it is purple? Rather something in between, or – as the locals say – the color of erguvan. Every...

Take 5: Cihangir (A Morning on Başkurt Sokak)

Istanbul arguably doesn’t really have one central district, like a downtown or a city center. It is a city of many centers, each with...