Clothes swapping is fast becoming a global movement promoting sustainable living over the last few years. Clothes swapping or "swishing" is an event, where people bring in their clothes and accessories they do not use any longer and exchange them for the new ones....
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Turkish culture is a culture of recycling in a different sense than the North American or West European terms. It is more of a give-away culture, in a way a gift culture: unused items or clothes are regularly handed to the needy within one's circle or neighborhood....
The legend is that in 7th century B.C. Byzas of Megara consulted the oracle of Apollo at the Delphi temple in order to find a suitable colony to settle. The prophecy he received was that he should settle right across the land of the blind. upon...
Are you curious about the plastic bottles filled with plastic caps that hang in the trees or on the window sills? You must have seen them all around the city? The campaign conducted by the Aegean University Faculty of Dentistry aims to raise awareness...
The legend is that Judas Iscariot hanged himself on the redbud tree after betraying Jesus. In the morning, out of embarrassment, the tree blushed turning its white flowers into pink, thus called the Judas tree. The Bosphorus is at its best in the spring...
In the eyes of many, tulip is associated with the Netherlands, and for a good reason. However, it has always been a prevalent motif used in many art forms, whether be tiles, or jewellery or textile since the Ottoman period. Once upon a time,...
It is true that we Istanbullites complain about lack of green spaces but see how nature takes over?
Bird houses are too small for the birds, though they look lovely. They are hanging on the tress in Maçka Park, once the extended gardens of the Dolmabahçe Palace. The construction of this 19th century palace was necessary as the imperial Topkapı...
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