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Once there was a time when Hattusha was reached by foot, through a dense forest that flourished near the Red River or Kızılırmak and...

Leading a healthy and sustainable life has been a basic concern for most of our time here on earth and it has led us...

As a long-time lover of cemeteries, I’m often telling people about my trip to this or that burial ground. Most have one question: “why?”...

The Venice International Film Festival’s VR program “Venice VR Expanded 2020” has come to Istanbul For the first time in its 125 year history, La...

The Golden Horn was of great importance during the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. This deep, natural harbor was a strategic point to defend the...

I have never really been a "film guy" in the traditional sense, but growing up in a small town where there wasn’t much else...

Trying to balance my life is quite a job in the big city. That’s why I have been making time for the things I...

Editor's Note: With NYE around the corner, most of us are still trying to plan this year's celebrations. We thought Meredith's post from 2014 (still as...

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Having lived in Izmir for over a year, I can say that I truly love the expat life here. Many people ask what the city is...

For many people living on the European side of Istanbul, crossing over to the “other side” (the Anatolian side) seems like a trek, especially...

My first introduction to Istanbul came via embellished story, when my father regaled me as a pre-teen with tales of his freewheelin' hippie misadventures traveling...

I've found myself having the same conversation with various people over the past few months. It generally goes like this: "It's just different for native...

On Friday 11 January, three new movies come to Cinemaximum! Bring along your loved ones, get yourself some popcorn and snacks, and enjoy a...

“Where’s the best place to break up with someone?” There are several specific rules when you're about to break someone's heart in Istanbul. One, don't...

Before moving to Turkey, I read Orhan Pamuk’s autobiographical work “Istanbul”, in hopes of getting to know the city in advance. Let me tell...

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

We sometimes forget how hectic life in a cosmopolitan city like Istanbul can be (I know I do). Weekdays can feel mechanical, while weekends...

It would be disingenuous to say that Turkey doesn't have a coffee culture. But, I will go out on a limb here and say...

There are a number of phrases that Turks use in daily life that you may not find properly explained in your Intro to Turkish...

“A Doenmeh friend of mine told me his father had informed him that his father’s mother used to go to the beach every Friday...

Bahçeşehir University (Bahçeşehir Üniversitesi), often shortened to BAU, is a private college founded in 1998 and located on the European side of Istanbul. The...

Waking to the smell of jasmine growing outside my window and having a chorus of birds coax me out of bed, I feel welcomed...

Perched on the hill of Çamlıca is a spiritual gem that combines Ottoman and modern architecture, where the breeze carries both the sounds of...