In Conversation with Gökmen Ercişi and Bige Dalkılıç, Food Project Moda
Last weekend, I came to one of my new favorite organic shops in Kadıköy in a small corner next to a typical Turkish pastane...
In Conversation with Artist Doug Russell (Part 2)
For the second half of our interview, I asked Doug about his "Summer in Turkey" class. Not only did this course have a tremendous influence...
In Conversation with Filmmaker Serhat Karaaslan (Part 2)
Serhat Karaaslan, the filmmaker behind the short films, Bisiqlet and Musa, tells us more about his experience as a film-maker in Turkey. His most recent short...
In Conversation with Kinesis
Hear ye, hear ye, lovers of budding alternative bands: this Thursday the twenty-second of May in the year of our lord 2014 you should...
In Conversation with Filmmaker Mehdi Shabani (Part 2)
Anyone who has visited a kahvehane in Turkey has heard the sound of plastic dice dance across a wooden backgammon board. Though the game...
In Conversation with the Editors of Sofra: A Gathering of Foreign...
Having been one of the contributors to the Tales from the Expat Harem anthology over a decade ago, I was excited to see a...
In Conversation with Burak Bener of Montag Coffee
If you've been in Kadiköy Merkez, trying to push through the crowds, then it's very possible you've missed this gem of a coffee shop....
Rubber Walrus: Terrifyingly Sexual
There is something terrifyingly sexual about Rubber Walrus. This, in the same way that there is something terrifyingly sexual about being a seventeen-year-old boy,...
Band Profile: Golden Horn
Ah, spring in the countryside... the chirping birds, the gentle rustling of the foliage in the welcome breeze, the warm shimmer of guitar reverb......
In Conversation with Cynthia Paulauskas, Founder of Mediterranean Delights Fitness Voyage...
This post is sponsored by MDFV.
When you think of a blue cruise, fitness is not usually the first thing that comes to mind. But...
In Conversation with Teymour Ashkan, Founder of Istanbul&I
I first met Teymour during last Ramazan, when some mutual friends were celebrating the holy month by feeding local children after sunset, a bit...
In Conversation with Istanbul Rock Band, Farketmez
With their upcoming performance alongside The Young Shaven at Karga on Saturday 16 December, Farketmez reminds us that plenty of Istanbul's most promising bands...
In Conversation with 123
One of our contributors, Mustafa Çankaya, recently sat down with a few members of the Turkish band 123 to talk about music, life in...
In Conversation with the Artist Meltem Işık
Coming from a graphic design background, Meltem Işık uses photography as a tool to question our relationship with photography. In her works she examines...
In Conversation with Soraya Raeispour, Counseling Psychologist and Psychotherapist
We first had the pleasure of meeting Soraya Raeispour in 2016, when she arrived in Istanbul with boundless enthusiasm, ready to embark on a...
In Conversation with Talha Kaya, Co-Founder of Indie Game Studio Kayabros
Istanbul is not only a city of expats, but a city of expats to be. For many, Istanbul is a gateway to a wider...
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....
In Conversation With Milk Hunter @ Rock Off Festival
By Selin Genç & Gökay Atabek
All metalheads of Istanbul anticipate the summer. Every year in August the two biggest metal festivals take place. Rock...
In Conversation with Komşu Kafe Collective, A Community of Open Hearts...
Walking up the hill from the port of Kadıköy on the sleepy, predominately residential street of Uzun Hafız is a hole in the wall...
Sveta Nekrasova’s Documentary on the Koç University Hockey Team
Hockey is a sport that thrives in northern countries like Canada, Sweden and Russia. As such, most people would never guess that ice hockey...
In Conversation with Rubber Walrus and The Medical Phalanx of Space
On Thursday, 17 April, three bands will take to the stage at Roxy in Cihangir. Amongst them are two yabangee-populated groups, Rubber Walrus and...
Hip Hop Jam Artist Profile: Fate Fat
Fans of dubstep and gangsta rap are sure to get a kick out of Fate Fat (real name: Fatih Ucum), one of the rising...
Ask An Expat: Christopher Vena
Christopher Vena is a former art teacher turned full-time artist. He and his wife, Jeannie, are a genuinely fantastic duo and resident veterans on expat life...
In Conversation with Justin and Busra of Turkish Tea Time
Let’s be honest, us Yabangees know all too well that the online resources available for learning Turkish are far from enjoyable and rarely interactive....