Hiring: Research Assistants for Refugee-Led Initiatives in the Middle East
We are now recruiting three Research Assistants to assist in the methodology of the project Refugee-Led Initiatives in the Middle East. The Research Assistant...
Who Loves Public Speaking?
Ever felt like jumping out of a window rather than giving a speech at work? Well, I have... Although some of us might be...
Go Anywhere and Belong Everywhere! – Girl Gone International
Moving to a new city, where you don’t really know anyone? There is a lot of excitement when you open a new chapter in...
Istanbul on a Budget: Free Culture, Art, & History Offerings
To which public places can we go to, if we do not want to spend any money at all? At first, it seems like...
5 of Turkey’s Best Eurovision Performances
With Eurovision being a week away, selected artists are already making their way to Kiev, Ukraine, where this year’s song contest will be held....
Outstanding Jazz Songs from Turkey in the 2010s
From the Istanbul Jazz Festival comes a playlist of 100 jazz tracks which shined out in Turkey’s jazz scene through the 2010s. The playlist...
Volunteering in Istanbul: Istanbul&I’s Unaccompanied Minors Project
About six times a week, unaccompanied refugee minors from a boys dormitory and volunteers from Istanbul&I gather to partake in educational and social programs....
ATÖLYE’s Creative Hub Director Atılım Şahin joins the European Creative Hubs...
ATÖLYE, a member of the European Creative Hubs Network (ECHN), supports ECHN's mission to foster hubs to pave the way for a more collaborative...
Istanbul’s Historical Hamams and the Public Bathing Culture
Imagine wrapping yourself in a silk peştemal, breathing in the warm steam in a naturally lit room in one of Istanbul's historical hamams, listening...
We Are With Istanbul
This week has been one of sadness and deep reflection for all of us in Turkey. These heinous, tragic attacks are all too frequent and...
Insider Trading: Aperatif Café
Home-cooked Turkish food. I’ll say it again: home-cooked Turkish food. In a restaurant, surrounded by family. Sounds like a dream come true for expats...
Inside Yoko Ono’s Insound and Instructure Exhibition in Istanbul
Yoko Ono has spent more than seven decades making art that refuses to behave like an object. Her work often begins with something almost...
Walk Across Turkey: Naughty Boys and Circumcision
It was fig harvest season in the valley, and there was rack after rack of figs drying by the side of the road. Early...
Join our Turkey in English Discord – Chat & Stay Connected
Yabangee is now on Discord - an easy way to chat and stay close with friends and communities in Turkey.
What is Discord? A free...
IKSV 4th Istanbul Design Biennial: Doubt and Learning in a School...
The IKSV 4th Istanbul Design Biennial: A School of Schools opened its doors on Saturday 22 September to an eagerly awaiting public. Under the...
Behind the Scenes at the IKSV 38th Istanbul Film Festival: Daily...
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...
Open Call: Asya Dilem Summer School for Turkish Lessons
From the organization:
ASYA DİLEM is an İstanbul/Turkey based Language School for foreigners who wish to explore Turkey and its culture. For this we created...
The 12th Istanbul Tulip Festival in Full Bloom
The tulip is a flower long rooted into Istanbul’s history and life. It can be found in Ottoman era paintings, clothing, mentioned in poetry...
(Past Event) Babylon Soundgarden @ Bonus Parkorman
Babylon Soundgarden returns to Parkorman on Saturday 22 August and Sunday 23 August. For two days, the festival brings together international names and local...
#instachuckle: A Guide to Turkish Cartoonists
Back home in India, the part of the newspaper I really looked forward to was the comics section. And I guess this is probably...
(Past Event) Wiz Khalifa @ ICC Center Open Air
On Tuesday 07 July, Mellon Organization brings Wiz Khalifa to ICC Center Open Air for a large-scale open-air hip-hop show, joined by UZI, Motive,...
Retrospective: Art and Technology Residency Athens, Belgrade, Istanbul
Connect for Creativity announces an open call for established and emerging artists from the following disciplines: Architecture, Visual Art, Performing Arts, Design, Literature, Music/Sound,...
Letter from Istanbul: Looking Back at the Old New World
This month marks my tenth anniversary in the city by the Bosphorus, so I want to go back and remember how it was that...
Swipe & Skype: How to Social Distance Date in Istanbul
It’s Tuesday, May 26, 2020, the final day of lockdown in Istanbul. Some of you spent your days indoors working on your bodies. Many...































