A Mid-Gezi Night’s Dream with the Baltic Dance Theater
The Muhsin Ertuğrul Theater Hall is a ten-minute walk from my place. So, a venture there is normally no big deal, but a nice...
“Girls of Hope”: Education and Gender in Rural Turkey
You might have already noticed that Istanbul is a place that can be hard to comprehend. Thousands of years of history, millions of inhabitants,...
Persian Tunes in an Old Schoolyard: A Summer’s Night with Mahsa...
It is a perfect Istanbul summer night after a hot July day. The Iranian singer Mahsa Vahdat enters the stage and tells the audience...
Review: Gaye Su Akyol @ Babylon Bomonti
A snowy Saturday night in Istanbul couldn't be spent any better than with 200-something fellow music lovers at a Gaye Su Akyol concert, courtesy of Babylon Bomonti....
The Last Round: Boxing, Martial Arts, and a Social Conscience
In the dead of this past winter, I ran into a friend in Cihangir who seemed uncharacteristically ecstatic. I told him as much and...
Open Studio Days: A Non-Profit Art Organization
Open Studio Days is a yearly art event and the most comprehensive open studio activity in Turkey where artists open their studios for three...
RX: Istanbul’s Central, Electric Nightclub for ‘Rhythm Xposure’
In a city buzzing with nightlife, the electronic music scene is a changing tapestry as the nightclubs of Istanbul past ebb and evolve into...
In Conversation with Andrea Gabba, Coach of the Turkish Triathlon Federation...
Gökay Ürk recently got in touch with Andrea Gabba, coach of the Turkish Triathlon Federation National Team, to discuss his new role. Andrea, who...
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....
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,...
In Conversation with HICCUP, Istanbul Electronic Music Pioneers
Electronic music in Istanbul is a seriously mixed, often disappointing bag. For the late night revelers among us, there are only a few options in...
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...
Letter from Karaman: Night of the Dervish
The city of Karaman stands on the low wheat plains of Anatolia, about an hour south of Konya, the birthplace of Rumi.
Arriving from Istanbul,...
Retrospective – Expat Spotlight #8: Hospitality @ ATÖLYE
In collaboration with ATÖLYE, Yabangee continues to present Expat Spotlight, a monthly series showcasing the freshest, most inspiring contributions being made by Istanbul’s diverse...
Retrospective – Entrepreneurship Stories @ ATÖLYE
ATÖLYE will host another edition of "Entrepreneurship Stories", founded by Perçin İmrek, on Friday 12 May. Speakers include Caroline Gaujour, Perçin İmrek, Tolga Yanaşık,...
Retrospective – Curious Community: Cosmopolitanism and the City
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...
Connect for Creativity Announces Participants of Art and Technology Residency Program
Led by the British Council, in partnership with ATÖLYE and Abdullah Gül University in Turkey, Bios in Greece and Nova Iskra in Serbia, Connect...
Through the Lens: Street Art Edition
One day while walking through the streets of Kadıköy searching for inspiration, I stumbled upon a magnificent art piece just ahead of me on the...
Walk Across Turkey: A Big Problem
The next morning I pulled on my pack and walked out of the lobby of the Thermal Springs hotel. I started to cross the...
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...
Weekend Getaway: Gökçeada
Sometimes the sights, sounds, and smells of Istanbul get a bit too overwhelming and an escape is needed from this “City of Cities”. For...
Review: Forever Tango @ Zorlu Center
Forever Tango has finally come to Istanbul preceded by its worldwide fame: the show has captivated audiences on Broadway and has been nominated for...
Book Review: The Time Regulation Institute
There’s a moment in The Time Regulation Institute, the novel by acclaimed Turkish author Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, where the protagonist Hayri Irdal explains the...
Cihangir Yoga Sessions with Chris Chavez
"The more you know, the more you see there is to be known.” Tucked away in the Istinye branch of Cihangir Yoga studios on...