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Has your luggage ever been delayed significantly? This past summer I found myself in Istanbul without any of my bags. They eventually arrived 3...

World-renowned circus company Cirque du Soleil brings its large-scale production OVO to Ülker Sports and Event Hall from Thursday 21 to Sunday 24 May,...

Different regions of Turkey are famous for different delicacies. While the Aegean coast is famous for its olive-oil based meze and alcoholic beverage Rakı, the Black Sea...

What is your dream travel destination? Rome? Paris? Bruges? L.A? How about Warsaw, Poland… It is now my favorite city in the world. I had...

Editor's Note: This venue has been changed into If Performance Hall. and no longer holds a pool hall. "Where can I go to enjoy a...

“If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem. But I arise in...

Housing some of Istanbul's oldest churches and synagogues, Kuzguncuk historically was a cosmopolitan mix of Ottoman Istanbul's many cultures. Today, although a little more homogeneous, it...

Meet Phil Dexter from Kiron Open Higher Education Istanbul, an online education platform for refugees. As scenes of refugees in situations of despair and distress have...

Expanding westward into the sea, with the Aegean to the north and the Mediterranean to the south, the Datça peninsula is connected to mainland...

Being an expat is difficult. You start a new life somewhere you probably have very limited knowledge about. All your old habits and automatized...

My dog, Barış loves my Pilates lessons. He races into the studio and demands a bowl of water (he likes to keep hydrated as...

Old-school followers of Yabangee will likely have noted that we love starting the year off with resolutions (How to Stop Being Such a Yabancı:...

With so many rapid changes happening in Turkey and the world, along with all the changes in our personal lives, the LGBT community needs...

Is living on a budget a choice or an obligation? In my case, unfortunately, it had to be an obligation. I’ve moved to Istanbul...

While eating healthy might not normally be a top priority, if you have kids like me, that opinion will likely change as you probably...

“How should one enter the sea? In our country, men use breechcloths and pants for sea bathing. If we are to choose one of...

The IKSV 4th Istanbul Design Biennial: A School of Schools opened its doors on Saturday 22 September to an eagerly awaiting public. Under the...

About two hours later, with the sprawling edges of Denizli visible in the distance, I stopped at a gas station for a bottle of...

Flight volunteering for Cihangir Cool for Cats and our network of rescuers is easy and will cost you nothing! We will take care of...

Christmas is famous for causing a spike in suicides for the depressed; this long-term single would be curious to see the stats on the...

It started with my husband spotting a rat on his way to work. "Don't get scared, but I saw a mouse on the ground floor...

This month marks my tenth anniversary in the city by the Bosphorus, so I want to go back and remember how it was that...

Every year the Designer-in-Residence program at ATÖLYE sparks newfound life in the hub's impressive Prototyping Lab - an opportunity to conceptualize, experiment, and share...

In the final month of 2019, the first Coronavirus case was recorded in Wuhan, China. The pandemic has since spread nearly all over the...