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About twenty minutes into our walk, our guide hushed us. We were about to enter the Iğneada Longoz Forests National Park, and he asked...

By Tas Anjarwalla So, thousands of years ago two volcanoes erupted and created two layers of malleable rock in central Turkey. The rock slowly eroded...

It started as good a time as any – on a dolmuş to Hasankeyif with a crate of live chickens on my lap. I...

Born on the 15th of January 1902 in Thessaloniki, where his father was serving as an Ottoman government official; Nazım Hikmet Ran, commonly known...

“O for a beaker full of the warm south,” wrote John Keats, capturing that almost marrow-level need for sun after a long time in...

To be a true yabancı, there are certain skills you have to master... 1. Become a teaholic. Drinking copious amounts of black tea is an...

When I first came to Turkey six years ago for a vacation, one of the first things that enamored me was the food. The...

The Princes' Islands (Adalar) are a chain of nine small islands in the Sea of Marmara, about 20 km east of the center of...

Looking for an affordable, easily explored, and architecture-filled weekend trip from Istanbul? Edirne is the place to be! While not as glamourous as other...

Christmas is famous for causing a spike in suicides for the depressed; this long-term single would be curious to see the stats on the...

With its own attraction and magic this game seems to appear everywhere, may it be in the çay evi or at home, tavla is...

I am one of those people who never liked running. When I was younger I hated even the thought of it. After I moved to...

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...

Being an expat is difficult. You need courage to leave not only your comfort zone and sense of security behind, but also your lifestyle,...

The first time I came across the signature 'Yabancı' was when I stepped out of my house to do the privileged walk during the...

Obtaining a Turkish residence permit used to be a pain, but not incredibly challenging if you had all the necessary paperwork. Now though, with...

2021 marked the first official season of legal excavations in Amos Ancient City near Marmaris, Muğla. This ancient settlement dates back to roughly 3,000...

Some places in the world make you want to gush and at the same time bite your tongue, as if there were an unspoken...

"Where do I take my friend who is sick of Turkish tea?" Don’t get me wrong: I love Turkish çay. And it also proves to...

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

It seems safe to say that organic is now a thing in Turkey. This isn't that surprising, actually, as villagers all over the country...

This article was adapted from Yesilist.com. Don’t you just adore the colorful display windows of second-hand shops? Even more so, the quest for second-hand treasures...

Editor's note: Anyone interested in camping on Burgazada should be aware that it is in fact illegal to camp on the Princes' Islands and...

For the second part of our interview, I asked Ray about his work at Zorlu Center PSM and how the project has developed over the...