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I cried. I cried for weeks and it went on around two months. I even questioned my decision of moving to Istanbul and contemplated...

Istanbul Şehir University is a private, non-profit university founded in 2008. In a few short years the university has already made a name for itself...

Back in 1990 when I first visited Turkey, toilets, whether squat or what we think of as ‘normal’ but the Turks call Ala Franga,...

Istanbul attracts all sorts of heroes and magnificent freaks. And I am not talking about Sean Connery or Liam Neeson. Meet Thomas, who calls himself...

I arrived in Istanbul with little knowledge of the country, its culture or language. Straight from the vacation in Japan with my boyfriend and...

The gas mask is definitely too tight. When the three soldiers fly over Istanbul aboard the camouflage helicopter, the condensation almost stops Cem from...

Longing for Istanbul doubles as a sociological reflection on modernization processes in Turkish culture and a personal memoir that articulates what it means to...

When foreigners move to Türkiye, they usually prepare themselves for the obvious cultural shifts—things like dating customs, family dynamics, or the sheer challenge of...

Like many of history’s greatest culinary discoveries, that of coffee stemmed from a noisy, restless goat and his attendant farmer’s desire for an undisturbed...

Camel wrestling is, in a word, raucous. Smoke permeates every inch of the earthen amphitheater, so much so that it is difficult to make...

In November, Yabangee contributor Devanshu Bawa and I were invited to the Indian Diwali Festival that is organized annually by the Friends of India...

While it's safe to say that Turkish TV series have always been widely popular domestically, recent years have seen a dramatic increase in the...

From the organizer: Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) with the support of the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Culture and...

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...

There are times when Istanbul can be too much, at least for a country girl like me. Especially in the summer, as the sticky...

...continued from Part 1. Bozborun Peninsula Bozburun is the full package; it has stunning rocky cliffs, turquoise waters, traditional village life, and a tourism industry just...

Who rules Istanbul? If you have been here for longer than a day, you already know the answer is obvious: CATS. They are everywhere...

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

As a color, red is associated with a wealth of feelings - both positive and negative - from love, passion, courage, and determination to...

Istanbul has many museums and small galleries, the latter being mostly dedicated to contemporary art and dispersed all over the city. Have you ever...

Editor's Note: The following is a guest post from Kristina Delgado of Small Projects Istanbul, one of the organizations involved with this year's We...