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Boğaziçi University -- It has to have one of the most beautiful campuses in Turkey. With its American-style campus buildings, many of which are constructed out...

Many will be quick to share the story of how prophet Mohammed cut his robe as to not disturb the slumber of a cat...

My favorite season in Istanbul is fig season. Never having seen or eaten a fresh fig in my life, I was fascinated by this...

Having lived in Istanbul going on a decade, I have seen a lot of people come and go. It becomes almost like clockwork. Every...

This October, the Yabangee community enjoyed a wonderful basketball match-day with Darüşşafaka Tekfen - one of the top teams of the Turkish Basketball League....

I'd be hard pressed to think of a more wholesome group activity I've taken part in these last few years, than when a group...

To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine. Then up he...

Home of the Design Biennial and a (gradually) increasing number of design and architectural gems, Turkey is finally becoming a name on the design...

Having been one of the contributors to the Tales from the Expat Harem anthology over a decade ago, I was excited to see a...

A friend of mine from the Czech Republic once told me her feelings while she visited Istanbul one year ago. She said that it...

Altın günü is not just a get-together of women, it is a culture. So if you have no clue on how to behave properly,...

Versus Art Project is hosting a new exhibition from artist SABO entitled "Time Machine" from Thursday 3 June through Saturday 10 July. Based on...

From the organizer: The world’s largest Drama Academy, which already exist in 30 countries, opened it’s first İstanbul branch this September and is now accepting...

Starting in April the metropolitan municipality of Istanbul (İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi) will offer free Wi-Fi hotspots at a number of the city’s squares and...

Though I have only been living on the Asian (apparently the locals prefer “Anatolian”) side of Istanbul for a few months, I have been...

“Where do I take my Turkish friend who just moved back from abroad out for dinner?” For anyone who loves Turkish food, the approach that...

Sometimes the sights, sounds, and smells of Istanbul get a bit too overwhelming and an escape is needed from this “City of Cities”. For...

Despite Istanbul’s beauty, sometimes a break from its busy buzz and hassle is needed! A quick weekend gateway to one of Turkey’s most popular...

We live in a great time to be stuck in traffic! Especially if you live in Istanbul, you’ve been given the greatest gifts of...

To which public places can we go to, if we do not want to spend any money at all? At first, it seems like...

Learning Turkish can get tough at times. But it does not have to be so! To lighten up your experience, we have compiled a...

We all know that Istanbul has a plethora of activities for foreigners. Whether it's concerts, stand-up shows, spoken word events, or even trivia nights!...

I lived in Mecidiyeköy for my first few months in Istanbul. That part of town is interesting in its own right, and it was...

“Silence is the worst. Whenever a thick cloud of silence descends, the yapping voices inside me become all the more audible, rising to the...