ATÖLYE Spotlight: In Conversation with Meltem Şahin, Illustrator, Animator and Educator
Meltem Şahin is an illustrator, animator, and educator with an extensive array of projects in her portfolio. A Fulbright scholar, her exhibition "Negative Pleasure" late last...
Behind the Scenes at the IKSV 38th Istanbul Film Festival: Daily...
An angry girl; System Crasher
Featured in the Young Masters section, System Crasher, which received the Alfred Bauer Award at Berlinale, is Nora Fingscheidt’s first...
Songs for an Unfinished City (An Istanbullu’s Listening Guide)
Every great city has its own soundtrack, or at least, deserves one. If it doesn’t, you should think about moving somewhere else.
I think of...
From Boza to Bourbon: Mandabatmaz
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,...
Hiring: Native German, English, Russian, Italian, or Japanese Speaking Business Development...
Meditopia is excited to be looking for Business Development Representatives for its B2B Business Unit - “Meditopia for Work”.
Today, we are serving 30M+ members...
Exhibition: “Leonardo Da Vinci” Comes to UNIQ Istanbul
By the time this article is live, you will still have a good couple of months left to visit the Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition...
Il Sud Istanbul: Intimate, Authentic Italian Cuisine in the Heart of...
One of my favorite types of restaurant to discover in this city is of the unassuming variety - I pass by the place often,...
Renter’s Rights in Turkey: How Much Can a Landlord Raise the...
Rent increases are an unpleasant but inevitable part of adult life. However, as rent prices have spiked by an unprecedented degree over the past...
Walk Across Turkey: Bozkurt to Çardak
Wednesday, 19 September
When I woke up the next morning my right foot was hurting something fierce, the anxiety was back, and I still wanted...
In Conversation with Istanbul Improv Community — The Clap
Improv! Improv is an underappreciated art form where performers create a dialogue or scenes on stage without any pre-writing or scripting. This is an...
Weekend Getaway: Bursa
If you need something new to suppress the bad-weather blues or you just want to get out of Istanbul and into your ski boots,...
Retrospective – Virtual CreativeMornings: Aral Balkan
ATÖLYE and CreativeMornings Istanbul will host 'Virtual CreativeMornings: Aral Balkan" on Friday 26 June at 09:00. Entry is free and attendees are expected to...
Walk Across Turkey: Back to Horsunlu
The next morning, I woke up knowing that I was going to have to do whatever it took to work my foot back into...
Göbeklitepe: The Zero Timeline
The summer of 2018 has been a dive in history and this dive would have been incomplete had I not visited the archaeological site...
Escapist: Real Escape Room Fun for English Speakers in Istanbul
I'd be hard pressed to think of a more wholesome group activity I've taken part in these last few years, than when a group...
Weekend Getaway: Muğla
Looking to experience a city with a mellow vibe? Head to southwest Turkey, away from the crowds, to the picturesque city of Muğla, located...
Music in Bloom at Warsaw’s Beethoven Easter Festival
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...
Mountaineering in Turkey: An Introduction
By Gökay Ürk, guest writer for Yabangee
Mountaineering is probably the best outdoor sport for adrenalin junkies, and Turkey’s impressive range of mountains have enabled...
Take 5: Balat
Since I moved to Izmir for work, my visits to Istanbul have become more dedicated, more concentrated. Now, every time I return I feel...
Behind the Scenes at the IKSV 38th Istanbul Film Festival: Daily...
Festival talk with Ümit Ünal
A festival talk was held with the participation of director, author, screenwriter and the President of National Competition Jury Ümit...
Altın Gün Throws a Turkish Folk Party at Salon IKSV
In the final weeks of Salon IKSV's 2018 season, Altın Gün paid a memorable visit to the popular venue in back-to-back performances. As tickets...
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...
Dining in Style at Peers Food & Drink: A Nişantaşı Retreat
Nestled in the heart of Nişantaşı is a hidden gem beckoning those in search of a relaxed, vibrant dining experience, and it comes in...
On the Road to Gebze: Surviving in the Industrial Heartland
On the road to Gebze, where I teach twice a week, I have a lot of time to contemplate the passing landscape.
Out on the...































