Turkish Films II: Classics, Skeleton Suits, and Lesbian Vampires
This piece is a follow-up to Turkish Films: Four Istanbuls and a Golden Fleece.
“You Can’t Win Them All” (aka “Soldiers of Fortune”), starring Charles...
ATÖLYE Spotlight: In Conversation with Carla Lemgruber, Design Consultant & Freelancer
Carla Lemgruber traveled quite a distance from Rio de Janeiro in pursuit of love so that she could set roots here in Istanbul. A...
Anatolian Travel Archives: Eflatun Pınar
We raced against the sun to reach the spring before all light had gone, Seçkin at the wheel and me biting my nails with...
Three Significant Barriers in Expat-Local Romantic Relationships
Being an expat is difficult. You start a new life somewhere you probably have very limited knowledge about. All your old habits and automatized...
In Conversation with Kemal Varol, Poet and Author: Celebrating His Novel,...
“Art is a lie that tells the truth.” This well-known phrase, attributed to Picasso in the early 1920s, takes up permanent residence in the...
An Alternative Saturday Activity: Memory Walks of Karakutu
As a person who has a deep interest in the contemporary history and the treatment against the minority groups, I tend to get super...
(PAST EVENT) Creative Business Cup Istanbul (Deadline: April 9)
Creative Business Cup is a unique, yearly competition that is powered by the biggest international creative professional network: Creative Business Network.
The Creative Entrepreneurship and Economy...
Reflections: Getting to the Heart of ATÖLYE
For those who have read our ongoing interview series or joined us at ATÖLYE - whether it be for an Expat Spotlight, a photo...
Saving Money in Turkey
So you’ve come to Turkey and plan to stay for a while, or you already live here and have decided to save up some...
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,...
Street Market Smarts: Spice Bazaar (Mısır Çarşısı)
There are pockets of the old traditions that remain in Istanbul, not because of any particular devotion to the past but because sometimes the...
ATÖLYE Spotlight: In Conversation with Zeynep Gürsoy, Founder of Tara Folks
The world of fashion today is one which offers consumers such a wide breadth of products and brands to choose from, that people are...
ATÖLYE Spotlight: In Conversation with Eli Bensusan, Designer-in-Residence
The most recent iteration of the Designer-in-Residence program at ATÖLYE has seen their Prototyping Lab take on new life, where resident Eli Bensusan can...
Take 5: Karaköy
Spread across the quaint streets of Karaköy there are restaurants, cafes and bars at every corner. There is one type of restaurant, in particular,...
ATÖLYE Spotlight: In Conversation with Anita Tee, Founder of Fact vs...
Helping someone change lifelong habits, especially those related to personal nutrition, requires an informed, personable approach. One of our earliest encounters with Anita Tee...
ATÖLYE Spotlight: In Conversation with Ege Akdemir and Selen Gürsoy, Curators...
These past few months have offered new experiences for all of us, and an opportunity to approach the old normal with fresh perspective. Creatives...
Updated: 1,169 Neighborhood Closures to Foreigners in Turkey
IMPORTANT NOTE: As of Friday 07 October, the Interior Ministry has made the decision to close several districts in Istanbul entirely to any new...
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...
Review: Lara Di Lara, Emre Akbay, Emir Yargin by Sofar...
It was another rainy, cold Friday night in Istanbul when Sofar Sounds Istanbul stars Lara Di Lara, Emre Akbay and Emir Yargin arrived at the...
Chromophobia: A Face-Off with One’s Dark Side
I was told this is how it goes... “Politics in a corporate world is as important as the work you do. Simply performing well...
Walk Across Turkey: The Wedding
The next day, Saturday, Metin and I took a car to his village for the wedding. Our first stop was in another village to...
Exploring “This Is Not Us, This Is What Remained From Us”...
Freaky Fringe Fascinated Fearsome Fabricated Forgotten Foretelling FINGERS
THIS IS NOT US,
THIS IS WHAT REMAINED FROM US
A Mixer Exhibition by
Ali Şentürk
(5 September – 12 October)
This...
A Guide to Volunteering In Istanbul
Every single day you spend with a person to make their day better, every moment of teaching someone something new, every step you take...
Take 5: Beşiktaş
After living in Beşiktaş for about three years, on and off, I’ve come to realize that it is regarded as a hate or love...