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Every New Year's Eve, Turks reminisce about the early 2000s and its classics. Rightly so, if there was something special about the 2000s, it...

Colife is an Istanbul-based international smart-rental startup that operates as a full-cycle property management company. From the start, Colife has been revolutionizing the rental...

It's been a long day in Istanbul, and here you are, going back from work, school, or an anime world portal. In addition, you're...

RIFA - Robert’s International Football Academy was started by Robert Mullally in 2012, with the dream to change lives and perspectives through sport. How?...

Yıldız Technical University (Yıldız Teknik Üniversitesi) commonly shortened as YTU or Yıldız, is one of the top public technical universities in Turkey. It was...

When I moved to Istanbul I encountered problems with shopping online because websites wouldn't accept my foreign bank card. Although I later opened an account...

Someone recently described Istanbul to me as a city where you can "have the best day of your life, followed by the worst day”,...

By Gökay Ürk, guest writer for Yabangee Mountaineering is probably the best outdoor sport for adrenalin junkies, and Turkey’s impressive range of mountains have enabled...

Istanbul is Turkey’s most populated city with about 16 million inhabitants. Given its size and population, a great deal of work has been put...

Summer just won't seem to quit, and we all know how the heat tends to stifle any imagination when it comes to finding ways to...

While we are leaving 2017 behind, all sorts of celebrations for Christmas and New Year's Eve are underway. We are regularly bombarded with countless...

Many foreigners realize that Turkey is not the best place when it comes to communicating with locals. A lot of people here speak limited English,...

Pairing in Spanish means “maridaje”, which can also be translated as "marriage". So when we pair drinks with food we are metaphorically marrying a food...

It was a bright, sunny Saturday, during my very first trip to Istanbul, when I went where very few tourists would dare – Yedikule...

Now you know about the history of hamams and Turkey's public bathing culture, and you've read the expat's guide to hamams. The next step...

Türkiye is known for its sigara (cigarette) smoking culture. And while many events have shaped this practice, there is an intriguing tobacco history that...

“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...

In the era of digital nomads, Turkey has proven itself an idyllic destination for freelancers from all over the world. Whether settling in for...

In this month’s ‘Famous Turk’ article, we’re looking at Mevlana – known more popularly in the English-speaking world as ‘Rumi’ – the Anatolian philosopher...

Turkish poetry often tells us stories of love, anger, sorrow, longing, agony, happiness, and excitement... many with a scent of Istanbul. These poems were...

Vendors and commuters criss-cross in front of the gates of the dock. My friend and I use the akbil dangles with the circular buttons...

From the organizer: Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) and sponsored by Garanti BBVA for 23 years with the support of...

Dayla Rogers continues her conversation with artist and researcher C.M. Kösemen about the Dönme and their history.  You are a person of Dönme background. A...