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I remember walking down the large avenues and neatly perpendicular streets of Washington, D.C. not too long ago, longing for old buildings and crooked...

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...

People say that cities have a personality. I disagree. For me, a city has a genre. A category of literature or movies that jumps...

Once there was a time when Hattusha was reached by foot, through a dense forest that flourished near the Red River or Kızılırmak and...

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...

This is a story of how I unexpectedly stumbled upon the perfect cake. Like crossing a perilous street in Taksim on Labor Day or eating...

From the advertiser: Cooperating with highly prestigious language schools for years, gaining numerous experiences and learning to understand how individuals most effectively succeed in learning...

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...

Part 1 focuses on Xanthi, Greece. Part 2 focuses on Thessaloniki. Our family loves travelling. Whenever we have such an opportunity we always use it. We’ve been to lots...

For many commentators, the digital music revolution catalysed by iTunes over a decade ago signaled the end of all physical formats of music. With...

So you’ve come to Turkey and plan to stay for a while, or you already live here and have decided to save up some...

I guess it comes with the territory of being an English teacher abroad, but it is always fascinating to me to watch how language...

Yabangee is honored to announce a new scholarship initiative focused on supporting foreign students currently enrolled in an Istanbul-based university. With an aim of...

Editor's Note: For those of us who have been in Istanbul for some time and have grown accustomed to the Turkish way of life, it's easy...

It was bound to happen sooner or later. But it happened much sooner than the citizens of Istanbul were ready for. And it happened in...

If you or a loved one are thinking of quitting smoking this summer, and you've got a basic handle on Turkish (or want to...

New years are always a good time to forget the past and start with something new, like pursuing goals and adopting changes. As my...

Your child deserves a better future, and nothing can help them change and improve quite like a high quality education that meets international standards....

After observing several overturned coffee cups with increasing curiosity during my first few months here, it became apparent that one does not simply sip...

Istanbul sure does have a lot to offer when it comes to the world of books - there are boutique retailers, hidden stores, retail...

You can walk into any chain bookstore in Istanbul and find stacks of neatly ordered books. Normally, they have the recently published stuff, and...

Istanbul arguably doesn’t really have one central district, like a downtown or a city center. It is a city of many centers, each with...

I’ve often passed in front of this church and wondered at its brilliance because it does actually look like a source of light. Maybe...

Pera Museum is currently hosting a thought provoking exhibition exploring critical issues in science, culture, and politics in the last 150 years, curated by...