In consensus, we all agree that the Bosphorus is one of a kind. We insist there is no equivalent to the divine pleasure of eating simit (Turkish bagel), drinking tea and taking a puff from your cigarette while the sweet warm breeze...
IST WAY OF LIFE
Friends living in Yeşilköy take me out for a lovely walk in the neighborhood. A mellow sunday well-spent spotting wooden art-nouveau houses, visiting a number of churches, discovering the tomb of maltese painter Amedeo Preziosi, famous for his watercolor...
 It is a man's world here.. When it gets sticky and sweaty in summer, sadly it is only the boys who plunge into the cold, refreshing waters of the Bosphorus. Though surrounded by the water, the city unfortunately suffers from a lack of public (and...
The Dogan Building, one of the most expensive and coveted residences in the city. The residents include some celebrities so I would not be surprised to hear if they start a TV series very soon. As a close-knit society, we love prying into other people's...
An unexpectedly laid-back saturday afternoon. I am invited to the potluck at a college, where a friend works. We are in the hectic city of Istanbul, but time seems to have slowed down here. A picnic with kids on the hills of charming Arnavutköy. I remember...
 Where do you think your hammam peshtemals are dried? The hamam roof would be the last place to look at, honestly speaking. These red checkered peshtemals are the classic hamam towels used in Turkish baths. Nowadays, they are trending at the beaches...
If you happen to pay a visit to the charming  Emirgan neighborhood in the middle part of the Bosphorus, you will see a fountain surrounded by a hundred-year old colossal maple trees. Commissioned by the Sultan Abdulhamid I and dedicated to one of his wives,...
 Othmar Pferschy's 1950 dated photos remind us of how once upon a time fishing was indispensible to Istanbul way of life.
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