Istanbul: What I Remembered, What I Forgot
Memory is a funny thing. As much as it keeps record of reality, it also creates a reality of its own. As expats, we...
Condolences for the Victims in Suruç
Yesterday Turkey was rocked by a horrific suicide bombing targeting a group of people traveling to Syria on a humanitarian mission. The victims were bright, selfless...
What I’ll Miss about Istanbul
After five years in this fascinating city, the need to finish a master’s is calling me back stateside. I have known about the move...
A Trip through Tarabya
Located in the quiet northern suburb of Sarıyer, Tarabya is home to the modern, chic amenities of downtown life as well as the natural...
Everything Wrong with the ‘Limon ile Zeytin’ Bus Etiquette Animations
You barely catch the bus. You jump on, and it’s crowded, of course. But you squeeze your way in. Stuck in between strangers invading...
Organization Profile: Jasmine Baladi
Editor's Note: Jasmine Baladi is one of the organizations at this year's We Are All Refugees event.
Jasmine Baladi is a Syrian run, non-profit organization...
Organization Profile: Caritas
Editor's Note: Caritas is one of the aid organizations that will receive funds and donations collected at the We Are Refugees II benefit concert,...
We Are All Refugees, One Year Later
Editor's Note: We asked Smilja Brown, the driving force behind last year's "We Are ALL Refugees" benefit concert, to reflect on last year's event. Below, she...
Organization Profile: Small Projects Istanbul
Editor's Note: The following is a guest post from Kristina Delgado of Small Projects Istanbul, one of the organizations involved with this year's We...
29 Quirky Things about My New Home, Turkey
Editor's Note: For those of us who have been in Istanbul for some time and have grown accustomed to the Turkish way of life, it's easy...
How to Stop Being Such a Yabancı: 23 Resolutions for 2015
Stop ordering on YemekSepeti cause you’re too scared to order over the phone in Turkish.
Stop forcing your friends to call you cause you forgot...
Fig Season
My favorite season in Istanbul is fig season. Never having seen or eaten a fresh fig in my life, I was fascinated by this...
Istanbul Welcomes the Yellow Bouncy Castle
Istanbul attracts all sorts of heroes and magnificent freaks. And I am not talking about Sean Connery or Liam Neeson.
Meet Thomas, who calls himself...
The Heat of Summers Present and Past
I’m pretty sure we hit traffic the first time I visited Ortaköy. I distinctly remember being in a taxi for what felt like ages,...
Sea Turtles in Turkey: Caretta Caretta Conservation at Iztuzu Beach
In a time of increasing disregard for the environment within Turkey, the conservation work being undertaken to protect endangered marine turtles on the southwest...
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the ‘Bul
During my first few months in Istanbul I wasn’t exactly bowled over by the place. I thought it was pushy, crowded, ugly and disorganised....
5 Things I’ll Miss Most About Istanbul
In a few days my wife and I will be leaving Istanbul after living here for three years. We have had an incredible time...
An Ode to Yabangee
Well this isn’t technically an ode seeing as poetry intimidates me. What it is though, is a giant shout-out to all you Yabangee-ers out...
Our Hearts Go Out to Soma
It has been incredibly tragic day; the deaths of those workers in the Soma mine seem so senseless, we've been having a hard time...
Confessions of a Dumbphone Devotee
Thus with a text, I die. If any spark of life be yet remaining amongst Dumbphone owners in this developéd world, it will by...
Art Appreciation on the Istanbul Metro
Death is lurking, and able to strike trepidation into the hearts of the most sanguine of us wherever and however we live. Istanbul is...
Top 10 Best Things About Living in Taksim
I lived in Mecidiyeköy for my first few months in Istanbul. That part of town is interesting in its own right, and it was...
Top 10 Worst Things About Living in Taksim
Up until last year I was a happy man, a contented man, living in that commercial hub cum residential suburb of Bakırköy. Bakırköy’s unique...
25 Eco-Signs You Live in Turkey
Living in Istanbul comes with many joys alongside many compromises. If you are the kind of person who tries to lead a green life,...