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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...

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

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

The summer of 2018 has been a dive in history and this dive would have been incomplete had I not visited the archaeological site...

Truly, we live in a golden age of tabletop gaming. A reactionary movement away from purely digital experiences and activities has combined with a...

Moving to a new city, where you don’t really know anyone? There is a lot of excitement when you open a new chapter in...

The day the spinning dolphins appeared in the Bosphorus, Laura understood that Istanbul would never be the same again. Of course, in a city...

New years are always a good time to forget the past and start with something new, like pursuing goals and adopting changes. As my...

A collaboration of ATÖLYE and Yabangee - we proudly continue with an exciting season of Expat Spotlight - a monthly series showcasing the freshest,...

One of the most difficult things for me during the pandemic period was not being able to go to my favorite cafés in Kadıköy,...

We all have those people who drift in and out of our lives, and years later, we find ourselves musing about them, wondering whatever...

“Do you know why this city exists? So that a guy like me doesn’t take you to the end of the world.” This is...

First Encounter, September, 1964 I arrived at Sirkeci Station on the Orient Express — the real Orient Express, a train that was anything but express...

My wife and I visited Konya, May 2023. Never having been to Konya before, we decided to hire a guide for an all-day walking...

I have never really been a "film guy" in the traditional sense, but growing up in a small town where there wasn’t much else...

It seems everywhere you look in Istanbul there is a coffee shop (or soon to be one). The hip Karaköy district is no exception;...

I've found myself having the same conversation with various people over the past few months. It generally goes like this: "It's just different for native...

It was bound to happen sooner or later. But it happened much sooner than the citizens of Istanbul were ready for. And it happened in...

Early last month, The Art of Banksy made its world debut, launching at Global Karaköy, a brand new art space located in the heart of...

Pairing in Spanish means “maridaje”, which can also be translated as "marriage". So when we pair drinks with food we are metaphorically marrying a food...

I like to sleep late. Usually, by the time I’m ready to start my day, the street below my apartment is bustling with the...

Finding out that I was pregnant came as a complete surprise, my husband actually found out before I did, but that's a whole other...

UKA Film is the multifaceted collaborative effort of co-founders Çiçek Kahraman and Can Kılcıoğlu. With a scope that compliments their skill sets and covers various...

After the success of the Social Impact Summit in December, Istanbul&I, a volunteer youth community dedicated to social impact is organizing another summit -- this time about...