Black Cats and Slippers: Turkish Superstitions
The first time I visited a Turkish home, I got perplexed upon hearing the phrase ''Don't walk barefoot, you'll get a stomach ache.'' Have...
Romance of the Roma: Hıdırellez, Spring time and the ‘Gypsy’ culture...
Perhaps there is no word more loaded and simultaneously mythologized yet scorned than the term “gypsy”. From Fleetwood Mac to Cher to Lady Gaga...
Activities in Ayvalık for the Adventurous and Active
Ayvalık boasts beautiful blue water, lovely sunsets, and plenty of beaches to relax on, but its range of nature also provides no shortage of...
Miniatürk – Educational and Fun!
Miniatürk, situated on the North-Eastern shore of the Golden Horn, in a nutshell, is a display of the main monuments of Istanbul and Turkey...
Take 5: Cihangir (A Morning on Başkurt Sokak)
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...
Speech Bubbles School of Performing Arts: The Creative Hub for Children...
We all know that Istanbul has a plethora of activities for foreigners. Whether it's concerts, stand-up shows, spoken word events, or even trivia nights!...
Notting Hill Turkey: Learn Turkish to Explore a Fascinating Culture and...
Learn Turkish, to explore a very interesting culture while living in Turkey and get integrated easily in the Turkish community.
Notting Hill Turkey is providing...
Top 10 Worst Things About Living in Taksim
Up until last year I was a happy man, a contented man, living in that commercial hub cum residential suburb of Bakırköy. Bakırköy’s unique...
Hunting for Records in Istanbul, Part 2: Kadıköy
In the first part of this series, I spent the day browsing through Beyoğlu’s record shops. A few days later, once the gloomy weather had...
Camel Wrestling in Turkey
The long wait is over: The camels are in heat. Bright-yellow shawls are fetched from the back of the closet. It’s okay again to...
Insider Trading: Dansorium
Taking dance lessons in Istanbul is a great way to keep fit, meet new people and enhance your Turkish skills. I have been taking...
Yabangee Supports Darüşşafaka Tekfen Basketball (Special Offer Included)
This October, the Yabangee community enjoyed a wonderful basketball match-day with Darüşşafaka Tekfen - one of the top teams of the Turkish Basketball League....
Issues with Joint Bank Accounts in Turkey
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...
23 Turkish Phrases I Wish Someone Had Taught Me
There are a number of phrases that Turks use in daily life that you may not find properly explained in your Intro to Turkish...
Insider Trading: Bargain Hunting @ B. SS, D Designers on Sale
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)...
Assos: Turkey’s Best Kept Aegean Secret and Once Home to Aristotle
Aristotle, roasted almond mezes, and a tortured history… Of all Turkey’s hidden treasures, Assos (Behramkale in Turkish) is an insiders’ favorite, conveniently located between...
The Week in Turkey’s Cinemas
On Friday 11 January, three new movies come to Cinemaximum! Bring along your loved ones, get yourself some popcorn and snacks, and enjoy a...
Weekend Getaway: Muğla
Looking to experience a city with a mellow vibe? Head to southwest Turkey, away from the crowds, to the picturesque city of Muğla, located...
Feriköy Organic Market and the Lady of the Cake
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...
Introducing: English Legal Support in Turkey via Yabangee
An unfortunate reality of simply being a foreigner living abroad is that certain aspects of one's life are inherently more complicated. From getting one's...
Exploring “Correspondences” by Yunus Emre Erdoğan & Clemes Wolf at Sanatorium
25 October - 1 December, 2019
Artists: Yunus Emre Erdoğan, Clemes Wolf
Curator: Domenico de Chirico
"With power to expand into infinity,
Like amber and incense, musk, benzoin,
That...
Cappadocia: Just Go Already!
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...
Learning Turkish: 10 Idioms That Are Sure to Impress (II)
My adventure as a student in Istanbul is coming to an end soon and one thing which makes me experience the ‘tube light' effect...
Magnificent Monument to Raging Narcissism: Nemrut Dağı
Who said there was something wrong with megalomania and narcissism? Antiochus I Theos Dikaios Epiphanes Philorhomaios Philhellenos of Commagene certainly did not think so....