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...
In Conversation with Istanbul Insider’s Beliz Miller
Four years of living in Istanbul will lead you to stumble upon a significant number of blogs about life in the city. The variety...
In Conversation with Dylan Ware of The Infinity Chamber, Istanbul’s Metamorphic...
Dylan Ware has long been an established yabancı on the radar of Istanbul's music scene. Having lived in Turkey for over a decade, the...
In Conversation with Gökhan Bahtışen and Amylin Loglisci, Seyahan Jewelry
I first came to Seyahan Jewelry because my longtime friend, Amylin Loglisci, was exhibiting her exquisite paintings there last year. Each watercolor painting illustrated...
In Conversation with Zeynep Mar, the Multidisciplinary Istanbulite Artist
Zeynep Mar is a striking young artist who is currently based in Istanbul. We talked about her inspirations, working process, and her divergent style....
Letters from Istanbul: Yeldeğirmeni’s Quiet Renaissance
Author’s note: Last week, I wrote about the stories behind some of Istanbul’s street names, and the week before that I traced some of...
Take 5: Kuzguncuk
Housing some of Istanbul's oldest churches and synagogues, Kuzguncuk historically was a cosmopolitan mix of Ottoman Istanbul's many cultures. Today, although a little more homogeneous, it...
ATÖLYE Spotlight: In Conversation with Ömer Hacıömeroğlu, Product Designer, Entrepreneur, &...
Ömer Hacıömeroğlu's self-identification as a designer, entrepreneur, and educator is exceptionally accurate. His professional scope sees him fulfilling each of these roles with a...
ATÖLYE Spotlight: In Conversation with Melis Abacıoğlu, Founder of Actifit, Kızlar...
In the midst of our professional lives, understanding the need for a moment of self-reflection and reevaluation can help set us on the right...
Retrospective – Curious Community: Involving Children in City Planning
From the organizer:
The event series Curious Community, organized by ATÖLYE and 3dots in partnership with the Swedish Institute, takes on the theme “The City...
(Nov 19) “Ecosystem Strategies: The Making of the 21st Century” with...
ATÖLYE Academy hosts Boundaryless in a sensemaking session titled “Ecosystem Strategies: The Making of the 21st Century” on Thursday 19 November from 17:30 to...
Lost in Turkey: Antalya at Altitude
When most of us think of Antalya, we think of long sandy beaches and warm, blue waters. But during these scorching summer months when...
Walk Across Turkey: Kaplanlı
Monday, 24 September
The next morning, safe in the knowledge that my two key indicators were on track, I hopped on the bus and went...
Piano Legend Murray Perahia with BIFO
What makes a piano superstar? Two Grammy Awards in the classical music genre? Numerous Gramophones? Honorary doctorates from highly heralded universities like Duke and...
Honoring a Diva: Leyla Gencer
It is said that opera is the ultimate manifestation of art, that it is the pinnacle of artistry: it requires ultimate mastery of music...
Magical Encounters with Turquerie: The Ottoman Magic
Among the impressive list of twenty-six concerts, the evening of “Turquerie: The Ottoman Magic” was the evening that I had been looking forward to...
Review: Randy Esen Quartet ft. Şenova Ülker @ Denizde Caz
A night cruise on the Bosphorus has been on my list of things to do for a few years now. But at the same...
Parov Stelar and Oi Va Voi: A Proper Dance Party at...
A few months ago, I never would have believed that listening to a fusion of jazz and electronic music would be a pleasant or...
Review: A Seductive Evening with Rhye @ Salon IKSV
The early 2010s were a genuinely great period for sexy indie albums. The XX's xx (2010), Bon Iver's Bon Iver, Bon Iver (2011) and How to Dress...
Shadow Walker Treads on Stage with Repin and Hope
The 2017-2018 classical music season has finally begun, and BIFO, the Istanbul Borusan Philharmonic Orchestra, was on stage at the Zorlu Center on October...
People Upon the Lips of the Sea: A Look Back at...
“How should one enter the sea? In our country, men use breechcloths and pants for sea bathing. If we are to choose one of...
Getting Closer to the Cistern Memories of Its Storied Past in...
For devoted electronic music fans everywhere, nothing compares to the thrill of stepping into a big room event to embark on an experience guided...
The Talk of the Town: Rising Performance Artist Ayça Ceylan
Some people have an air that reserves them from the rest of us. When I first met performance artist Ayça Ceylan, she instantly gave...
In Conversation with Kerem Siral of Minimal Group
Meet Kerem Siral, the founder of Minimal Group, a start-up that is currently active in the e-commerce sector. We spoke about his company’s projects,...