You might know Ceren Salman from her neighbourhood guides featured in Istanbul Life magazine. Her devotion for Istanbul is one thing for me to welcome her in my blog. Her connection to people and nature is quite another. She cares… She cares...
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Karaköy is the hipster heaven of Istanbul. There are times when I pray for the hipster culture to phase out. If that's your thing, fine! That's the place to be! People watching is here, lemonade in jam jars and food on chopping boards are served...
A day out in Tophane... Tophane is one those neighborhoods that cannot resist change and gentrification. Yet, it is much more residential compared to Karaköy, thus still low key... and it is just a step away from the trendy Karaköy teeming with...
I thought a post on melancholy would fit well into the autumn feel that is slowly creeping into our lives. In the psyche of the western readers who found their way into the city through Pamuk's memoirs or in the lives of many of my fellow Istanbullites,...
Peace.... a state of public tranquillity or quiet; freedom from civil disturbance or agitation. The state or situation of being free from war... Yearning for peace more than ever these days. 14th Istanbul Biennial runs from September 5 through...
Maybe the list is not as light and bubbly as you would expect from a summer list but hey Istanbul is all about drama and this one carries the melancholic undertones we Istanbullites would love to indulge in whatever is the season. 1. Vosporos ...
A treat at Kılıç Ali Paşa Hamam- a hamam by Sinan the architect.My reading list for summer: Again about Istanbul... Zeynep Çelik's The Remaking of Istanbul: Portrait of an Ottoman City in the 19th Century.My Nişantaşı Walk: it is sooo hot....
In January, we happened to run into John Malkovich right in front of St. Regis Hotel in Nişantaşı. I assumed he was staying there, but had no idea what he was up to in Istanbul. I had the urge to go up to him and ask if he needed a guide for Istanbul....
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