Alya Barakat

Alya Barakat is a newcomer to Istanbul and considers herself a resident with a tourist’s eye. Alya comes from a corporate background but has always had an interest in writing, yoga, exploring new cities and movie critiquing. She currently works as a Reiki/Energy Healer from her practice in downtown Istanbul. She also studies Homeopathy -remotely- in London and believes in the power of alternative medicine. You can check her out-of-the-box interests on Instagram. Alya considers Istanbul a true melting pot of nationalities, history, culture and fun living and that makes living here a very diverse and interesting new adventure. Having lived in a few cities before coming to Istanbul, Alya believes that every new change is an opportunity for growth and education, and writing about that, would implore others to explore even through the screens of computers.