Reviews

Imagine a night that Damon Albarn opens the 23rd Istanbul Jazz Festival at Cemil Topuzlu Open Air Theatre and then the Arabic ‘Ada Sahillerinde Bekliyorum’...

You might have not heard of this museum but if you are a reader, you would probably have bumped into the name Orhan Pamuk....

Among the highlights of my month was the Bhangra Diwali Festival, organized by the Friends of India Association, and taking place at the Hilton...

A young journalist travels back in time to 1919 Istanbul, accidentally disrupting the natural flow of history. She must act quickly to prevent the...

There are times when Istanbul can be too much, at least for a country girl like me. Especially in the summer, as the sticky...

Although predictions had called for a sunny morning, April 26 turned out to be a dreary day with clouds and slight showers. Nevertheless, many Istanbulites...

Like many of history’s greatest culinary discoveries, that of coffee stemmed from a noisy, restless goat and his attendant farmer’s desire for an undisturbed...

Perhaps he is not the kind of musician you hear about that often; you won’t see his pictures on billboards, nor can you watch...

Since 2011, Salon IKSV has been organizing special sessions to pay tribute to some of the most unforgettable names in jazz. Each year these...

Istanbul is a city of countless sights and activities, which makes getting locked up in a room for an hour seem like a strange...

The World Expo, held this year in Milan, is one of the foremost opportunities for states to dazzle the rest of the world. This...

“There are just three rules: No Racism, no sexism, and no homophobia.” Rules? I thought this was an open-mic event. There shouldn’t be any rules. “You...

The moment you reach Kafes beach, with music blasting through the air, the gorgeous sea stretching for miles, and massive stages and structures all...

Anyone who’s lived here long enough has likely noticed a proliferation of high-quality music events around the city in the past several years generally...

Camel wrestling is, in a word, raucous. Smoke permeates every inch of the earthen amphitheater, so much so that it is difficult to make...

One of the hardest things to find is an affordable hairdresser that you can really put your faith in. Dealing with a language barrier...

All 24 of the performances that took place last month as part of the Istanbul Music Festival were events not to miss, and several...

Oh, that dish! What dish? I’ll come to that in a minute.  First, a bit of background: My family and I were on a...

No, that headline is not a misprint. It was my impression upon seeing The Water Diviner (Son Umut), a new film that opened in...

Sending “rock” waves through Turkey and the world for over 20 years, Mor ve Ötesi played to a jam-packed house last Saturday at Dorock...

Cuban music surely is one of the richest and most passionate music genres in the world. Having been born and raised in the 90s, the...

Music festivals are essential to the very fabric of a quality Istanbul summer -- a yearly reminder of the city's appeal to international artists,...

NADAS Istanbul, a new creative house in Yeldeğirmeni, Kadıköy, is open for workshops, classes, projects, and coworkers. NADAS is a creative house dedicated to urban...

In an abnormal and downright weird 2020, healthcare workers have been the heroes that the world needed. In a more mundane fashion, the ones...