STD & STI Testing In Turkey: Tips and Advice

Turkey is one of the few countries in the world where the rate of HIV/AIDS cases has been increasing in the past decade. Despite...

For the Love of Teaching (and Ice Cream)

If we were to take our students’ grammatical grasp of English as a direct indication of their level of intelligence, and were to recognize...

5 of Turkey’s Best Eurovision Performances

With Eurovision being a week away, selected artists are already making their way to Kiev, Ukraine, where this year’s song contest will be held....

The Peculiar Case of the Cult of the Renault 12

Did you notice that every Renault 12 in the known universe had disappeared? Are you worried that some black hole had appeared and was...

Dispatches from Cappadocia: Börek, Mini Türks And Homesickness

There is nothing more sacred to an expat than the taste of food from home, although this is the kind of truth we only...

Useful Tips For Road Trips in Turkey

The Winter of 2018 experienced a 'train crisis' in Turkey as a large group of travel enthusiasts found themselves refreshing the website of the national...

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,...

The Consequences of Overstaying in Turkey

Turkey is a fantastic country all year round, very popular amongst tourists around the world for its historic mosques, various street vendors and its...

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...