Bosphorus Walk: Rumelihisarı to Bebek

Istanbul on a warm weekend day can be both a blessing and a hazard: the beauty of the city on a fair day is...

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...

(PAST EVENT) Community in Solidarity: Fundraiser & Donation Drive for Ukrainians...

Join us, along with many wonderful organizations, on Saturday 2 April for a community spotlight fundraiser and donation drive for Ukraine and displaced people...

(Past Event) 42nd IKSV Istanbul Film Festival

The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (IKSV) is bringing on Turkey's biggest international cinema event, Istanbul Film Festival, for the 42nd time. Featuring...

Reading in bed and paying it forward

When I first came to Turkey, I brought with me the holiday I created. That's right, a holiday. I was living in New York...

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

The film that best describes Lynne Ramsay: Ratcatcher The president of this year’s International Competition Lynne Ramsay attended the screening of her 1999 film Ratcatcher...

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...

Yabangee Recommends: “Where can I go to enjoy a few beers...

Editor's Note: This venue has been changed into If Performance Hall. and no longer holds a pool hall. "Where can I go to enjoy a...

ATÖLYE Spotlight: In Conversation with Oki Kasajima, Freelance Designer

Going on a four year honeymoon isn't really the type of thing you plan for, but it's exactly what happened to freelance designer Oki...

(Past Event) Into the Wild Festival @ Kabak Bay, Fethiye

Set against the natural landscape of Kabak Valley, Into the Wild returns from 16 to 19 May for a multi-day gathering that brings together...

Waymarking the Carian Trail – Part 2

...continued from Part 1. Bozborun Peninsula Bozburun is the full package; it has stunning rocky cliffs, turquoise waters, traditional village life, and a tourism industry just...

Peace, Love and Turkish Hip Hop: Meeting Ege Çubukçu

I met Ege Çubukçu way back in April, on a day that felt like one of the first definitive spring days of the year....

University Guide: Kadir Has University

Founded in 1997 by the Kadir Has Foundation, Kadir Has University is one of Istanbul’s leading private universities, best known for transforming the historic...

My Thoughts on Turkish Society as a Young Turk

As a young Turkish woman who hasn’t lived abroad yet, the scope of my writing is largely about living in Turkey. In my essays,...

Diaries of a Couch Potato: How to Learn Turkish via Kiralık...

I have received a mixed bag of reactions from Turkish people when I explain that Kiralık Aşk is “my dizi.” It’s a barely-realistic technicolor drama...

In Conversation with Atulya K. Bingham, Prize-Winning Novelist

Atulya K Bingham is a prize-winning novelist, blogger, and natural builder. In 2011, she found herself out of funds and ended up camping in...

Pilates with Pets! – In Conversation with PilatesChi

My dog, Barış loves my Pilates lessons. He races into the studio and demands a bowl of water (he likes to keep hydrated as...

Nine Tips to Have a Mindful, Peaceful Journey

On my recent trip to Egypt, I found myself sitting next to the Nile River--watching, listening, and smelling the city. I felt the warm...

Babylon Soundgarden 2017: Staying True to Istanbul’s Roots

2017 may have been host to a fair number of quality summer music festivals in Istanbul, but for those who don't favor electronic music,...

Socially Conscious Fun: A Review of HEY! Imaginable Guidelines Istanbul

Truly, we live in a golden age of tabletop gaming. A reactionary movement away from purely digital experiences and activities has combined with a...

(PAST EVENT) Exhibition: “Mother Nature” by Cem Sağbil @ Ada Modern...

Mother Nature I am neither like the verse of poets Nor the lines of novels… I am not the one you see when you come home… Not at...

A Guide to Online Shopping in Turkey

If you have a nine to five job and a lot of responsibilities to handle, you might prefer to stay in after work or...

Hiring: Events Host & Coordinator @ Yabangee

Yabangee is looking for a friendly, reliable, and organised Turkish and English speaker to join our team in a varied role combining event hosting...

Expat Life: Struggles of My New Turkish Home

I arrived in Istanbul with little knowledge of the country, its culture or language. Straight from the vacation in Japan with my boyfriend and...