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To anyone who begins reading this, I would like you to be absorbed by the magnificence of a serene song or melody that is...

As a person who has a deep interest in the contemporary history and the treatment against the minority groups, I tend to get super...

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...

Being a proud plant mother and a witch-in-training, I couldn't find a better place to live than in Istanbul. The city thrives with spice...

Altın günü is not just a get-together of women, it is a culture. So if you have no clue on how to behave properly,...

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...

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...

Now if you have watched Dan Brown’s Inferno, the movie with Tom Hanks, and have been a diligent tourist in Istanbul, you’d recognize the...

As with most parents, picking a name for my children was a bit of a nightmare. My husband and I had many difficulties, as...

Born on the 15th of January 1902 in Thessaloniki, where his father was serving as an Ottoman government official; Nazım Hikmet Ran, commonly known...

Moving from Poland to Turkey was definitely a big cultural shock for me – people, living conditions, working etiquette, and even foods were (and...

When you hear of Patara Plajı, the 20 km stretch of sand just west of Kalkan, your first thoughts may be of swimming, suntanning,...

Tired of the massive crowds of this crazy city or just sick of the usual vibes and having been everywhere already? Then you must...

In late 1881, the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin received a strange letter from the German Consul of Izmir, mentioning some mysterious statues...

I’m Australian, so coming from a country with one of the highest rates of skin cancer in the world, wearing a hat in summer,...

Jutting out into the Aegean, the Bozburun Peninsula has managed to remain relatively secluded despite its proximity to the wild tourism of Marmaris. With...

If you watch Turkish TV to learn Turkish, you may feel that you've sacrificed part of your life for this language. The episodes usually...

It was a bright, sunny Saturday, during my very first trip to Istanbul, when I went where very few tourists would dare – Yedikule...

Back in the day, mothers with unwed sons would often be on the look out for a good single girl to wed their sons...

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...

When Tas decided to share her cheeky and genuinely pretty accurate list of worst Turkish foods (looking at you leblebi!), my inner Turk compelled...

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...

If you ever feel like having a quick tour of Istanbul from the Asian to the European side (or vice versa), just buy an...

Proverbs are short but powerful expressions that aim to convey a message of wisdom, truth, and morality. They stem from collective experience and are...