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An evening on the oat sodas on Kadıköy’s infamous bar street brought an idea into my friend’s head: we should head to Bulgaria. Whilst...

The recently released Moon Istanbul & the Turkish Coast is a not-so-ordinary guidebook. At 480 pages in full-color, it's the perfect companion for any trip...

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

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

Sometimes it’s the unseen that is the most fascinating. The imagination can drift back to a time far before we existed to wonder about...

What began as demand from EU countries for organically-grown traditional Turkish dried fruits and nuts soon developed into a growing phenomenon. Today, organic produce...

To-morrow is Saint Valentine's day, All in the morning betime, And I a maid at your window, To be your Valentine. Then up he...

From the advertiser: Expats in Turkey now have a global option for their kids' education. The Consulate General of Canada recently conducted a seminar on the Canadian...

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...

Editor's Note: With NYE around the corner, most of us are still trying to plan this year's celebrations. We thought Meredith's post from 2014 (still as...

Let me say straight away that this is not an encyclopedic or historical article on Turkish music. Rather, these are my observations on the...

Cemal Reşit Rey launched the 2019-2020 season on Wednesday October 9th with the CRR Symphony Orchestra and Choir performing all-time favorite arias and lieds....

On Friday 11 January, three new movies come to Cinemaximum! Bring along your loved ones, get yourself some popcorn and snacks, and enjoy a...

The Winter of 2018 experienced a 'train crisis' in Turkey as a large group of travel enthusiasts found themselves refreshing the website of the national...

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...

“Where can I have a leisurely breakfast and not be elbow-deep in my neighbor’s menemen?” There are few things more satisfying than waking up late...

There is no better time to start working on your resolutions than the Fall season! Don’t believe me? Let me show you why. Most people...

Everybody knows that Istanbul is full of history and culture, so what better way to experience it than by tasting your way through both?...

In our previous piece we discussed choosing your obstetrician - this was the most difficult part. Now it is time for you to relax...

“Where do I take my vegan friend out for brunch?” Long-time residents of Istanbul have without a doubt been introduced to the joy of a...

Bargain hunting is a mythic activity in New York City, which is filled with historical temples of fashion (Loehmann’s), teeming bazaar-like meccas (Century 21)...

Before moving to Turkey, I read Orhan Pamuk’s autobiographical work “Istanbul”, in hopes of getting to know the city in advance. Let me tell...

At a gathering of the elite doctors of the world, speaker after speaker demonstrates a miracle of medical science. An operation able to change...

Aah, walking. It's that thing we do every time we're not sleeping or laying on the couch gazing at the beauty of the wall....