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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...

Article and photos by Louis Herman My trip to Georgia (known locally as Sakartvelo) this January started with a quick flight to Trabzon from Istanbul,...

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...

Bad weather may confuse you but summer is here, yet you still have no idea on how to entertain your kids and keep them...

Living in Istanbul comes with many joys alongside many compromises. If you are the kind of person who tries to lead a green life,...

Every year, with the arrival of the first day of February, we know what is ahead of us -Valentine’s Day! While some can’t wait...

Wow, I know, that was a controversial title wasn't it? Now that I've got your attention, can I just say that obviously this is...

RIFA - Robert’s International Football Academy was started by Robert Mullally in 2012, with the dream to change lives and perspectives through sport. How?...

Moving to Istanbul was an exciting thought. I get to live in a new country, surrounded by people of a different culture. Oh, the...

With the Children’s and Youth holiday coming up on 23 April and warmer weather upon us, many of you may be wondering where to...

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

As a dweller of Nişantaşı, I am lucky enough to be located in one of the centers of the Istanbul arts and cultural scene....

“Light is more important than the lantern, The poem more important than the notebook” ― Syrian poet, Nizar Qabbani To the general public, Syria has become...

Do you recall the days when uncle Google was not only a click away? The days when most knowledge was hidden in those big,...

Perched on the hill of Çamlıca is a spiritual gem that combines Ottoman and modern architecture, where the breeze carries both the sounds of...

Istanbul is a massive city, there is no doubt about that. Although there have been concerted efforts to expand public transportation in recent years,...

It's an undeniable part of life in Istanbul that, while it has many things going for it, the city is somewhat lacking in resources...

Yıldırım Hotel in Denizli, Turkey, has reopened under new management after being closed for 3 months for refurbishments. Selin Uçman Herman, granddaughter of one...