Review: Magnum Contact Sheets @ Istanbul Modern
I'm giddy and excited as I enter the Magnum Contact Sheets exhibition at the Istanbul Modern. This show provides a look at some of...
Luxembourg Philharmonic & Yuja Wang at the 47th Istanbul Music Festival
The 47th Istanbul Music Festival, organized by IKSV, has come to an end (and now starts the Jazz Festival). This year, the festival really...
Band Profile: The Young Shaven
There’s a music scene brewing in Istanbul, and it has been for the past few years. It’s no longer all cover bands and Türkü....
ATÖLYE Journeys: Carla
ATÖLYE provides a dynamic environment where individuals and organizations can come together to thrive for the better. We are a Community of open-minded, curious,...
Masters of Movement: Limón Dance Company
As a fan of classical music and any high quality performance of fine arts, dance, and drama, I try to get a hold of a...
Retrospective – Expat Spotlight #6: Creatives in Istanbul
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...
Songs for an Unfinished City (An Istanbullu’s Listening Guide)
Every great city has its own soundtrack, or at least, deserves one. If it doesn’t, you should think about moving somewhere else.
I think of...
Yabangee Travel Blog: A Week In Georgia (The One Near Russia)
Article and photos by Louis Herman
My trip to Georgia (known locally as Sakartvelo) this January started with a quick flight to Trabzon from Istanbul,...
One Love Festival 15: What to Know and Who to See...
One Love Festival has been a constant in Istanbul's summer festival scene for over 15 years - one of the key players in a...
Weekend Getaway: Bozcaada
Where can you feel like being on a Greek island without leaving Turkey? Look no further than the beautiful Aegean island of Bozcaada (known...
Let the Child be Named Peace: E-refugee.com Review
You have no home.
You have no address.
You are a refugee.
With those words we enter a dystopian universe, a black comedy in which the owner...
Retrospective – Modern Communities: Where Online and Offline Worlds Collide
From the organizer:
ATÖLYE hosts four powerful and inspiring women community leaders to start a conversation and collaboration between modern communities. Four different community leaders...
In Conversation with Terrace Exhibitions <40 Artists
Sky-high amid the skyscrapers of Istanbul’s corporate centre Maslak, you can find an unexpected attraction that must definitely be visited. Proje4L presents Terrace Exhibitions...
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...
(PAST EVENT) Nesta Creative Enterprise Program @ ATÖLYE
Nesta Creative Enterprise Program will take place in Ankara and Istanbul in partnership with the British Council, IstasyonTEDU and ATÖLYE.
The Creative Enterprise Program is a...
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...
Book Review: Ten Minutes Thirty-Eight Seconds in This Strange World, Elif...
I deem Elif Shafak's novel Ten Minutes and Thirty-Eight Seconds in This Strange World, in which she tells the story of a prostitute named...
Letter from Istanbul: Anlaşma (or ‘The Arrangement’)
When I first arrived in Istanbul, nearly ten years ago, I found a room for rent in Kadıköy. It was on a narrow street...
Chill-Out Festival 2018: A ‘Heaven on Earth’ Music Experience in Istanbul
As any socially-inclined Istanbullu might agree, one of the greatest aspects of living in this city is the dynamism in the entertainment scene. Despite...
Behind the Scenes at the IKSV 38th Istanbul Film Festival: Daily...
The Festival Commenced with a Grand Opening Ceremony
The 38th Istanbul Film Festival organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) commenced with...
Review: Oh Land @ Babylon Bomonti
I have to admit that I wasn’t the biggest fan of Oh Land... until last Tuesday when I listened to her perform live on...
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...
Behind the Scenes at the IKSV 38th Istanbul Film Festival: Daily...
Ten Women and Türkan Şoray
Restored by Atlas Post Production in collaboration with Zurich Sigorta, the screening of Ten Women (1987) took place in attendance...
In Conversation with Duygu Etikan, Founder of the Istanbul Street Dance...
One of our contributors, Mustafa Çankaya, recently sat down to chat with Duygu Etikan, the founder and creative director of the International Istanbul Street Dance...