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These days travelling around Istanbul has become an anonymous experience for me, the way you would get around any other major city like London....

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...

Sometimes the grit and grime and non-stop pace of the city just get overwhelming. You need a break from the packed Metrobus and the...

Some time ago, I was discussing Elif Şafak with a Turkish friend.  I mentioned that I was reading The Bastard of Istanbul, and after...

Gallery spaces can too often reflect a highbrow approach to art which can be off-putting to the more casual art enthusiast. This is where BLOK...

That Istanbul is a force to be reckoned with in the contemporary art world is undeniable. You just need to look at spaces like...

Once you’re officially a resident in Turkey, you can buy a Müzekart (“museum card”) – a handy, money-saving tool for expats keen on visiting...

Tired of over-crowded Istanbul parks? Want a larger natural space to walk through? Want to leave the city, but not go too far? Well,...

My wife and I have something called “The List.” It started in Washington, D.C., when my then-fiancée and I had recently finished graduate business...

If you are a coffee lover, no doubt you have heard by now of single-origin coffee. It’s all the rage; even Starbucks has joined...

There are several reasons why residents of Istanbul need a Turkish bank account - the most obvious being that it is required for most...

Honestly, Warsaw had never been at the top of my travel bucket list. I would have enjoyed seeing it one day, but it just...

In a vast, seemingly endless field near the village of Geyre, west of Denizli, the white marble structures of Aphrodisias seemed to glow hauntingly...

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

As of 15 January 2021, an Istanbulkart (used predominantly for public transportation within the city) will need to be linked to a HES (Hayat...

Boğaziçi University, commonly shortened to BU, was founded in 1863 as Robert College and is the first American higher education institution founded outside of the...

In a few days my wife and I will be leaving Istanbul after living here for three years. We have had an incredible time...

With Eurovision being a week away, selected artists are already making their way to Kiev, Ukraine, where this year’s song contest will be held....

Every time I head out to the islands, I look back on the Istanbul skyline as I imagine the first astronauts gazed down upon...

Ayşegül Boz Baltacı is an educator and a doula for expectant families who are looking for birth education and doula support in English. Trained with...

Istanbul Airport has a rhythm of its own part symphony, part storm. The first few times I flew out of IST, I underestimated that...

The years between 1900 and 1940 were more than a little eventful for the Turks. The period saw numerous wars fought on many fronts,...

Nowadays Istanbul is known for its mosques, but prior to 1453, Constantinople was a completely Christian city replete with churches. Many of them exist to this day:...

Maybe you’re thinking of traveling to eastern Turkey. Perhaps you want to get on better terms socially with Kurdish-speaking friends. Or maybe you just...