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Istanbul is huge and, a bit intimidating. Finding your "in" can take time. As a foreigner, you'll quickly see that breaking into Turkish friend...

Sabancı University is a private institution founded in 1994 with a focus on education, research and design. The university is known for its...

Well this isn’t technically an ode seeing as poetry intimidates me. What it is though, is a giant shout-out to all you Yabangee-ers out...

I went and played my first game of football for a team in Turkey, adding to several other nations around the world in which...

“If you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you,...

Even though decades pass, some stories and books are ageless. Reading is more than just a hobby, as books also help us manage mental...

"Home is where your heart is," they say, but what if your heart is divided across continents? Mine certainly feels that way. I belong...

Tophane is a very pleasant area to spend an afternoon smoking nargile and playing tavla. Or, if you are more into art than the...

I am a concert nerd. And the Zorlu Center Performing Arts Center has been a new paradise found. It has only had one season...

I am fascinated by hamams. Their architecture (those gorgeous holed domes), their history (the ancient ritual of public bathing) and the leisure (they provide...

Back in the day, mothers with unwed sons would often be on the look out for a good single girl to wed their sons...

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...

With the weather improving and spring right around the corner, many of us are thinking about where to travel within Turkey. There is one...

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

Have some unworn clothes languishing in your closet? Looking to put your gently worn clothing to good use? Those of us who are used to...

As a foreigner in Istanbul, the search for good bread is an ongoing quest. According to Turkish friends who originate from smaller cities or...

There are times when Istanbul can be too much, at least for a country girl like me. Especially in the summer, as the sticky...

If you need something new to suppress the bad-weather blues or you just want to get out of Istanbul and into your ski boots,...

If you have lived in Turkey for a while, you’ve probably got an account with a local bank. It is easy enough to open...

While eating healthy might not normally be a top priority, if you have kids like me, that opinion will likely change as you probably...

If you have been living in Turkey long enough, surely you speak enough survival Turkish to get by in everyday life. However, every now...

Istanbul has many museums and small galleries, the latter being mostly dedicated to contemporary art and dispersed all over the city. Have you ever...

After five years in this fascinating city, the need to finish a master’s is calling me back stateside. I have known about the move...

Since i love to learn new skills and to keep my hands busy doing and creating things, it wasn't so far to participate in...