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...
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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...
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...
In 2000, the 5-stop metro line started operating, considering the population of way over 10 million back then, it was pathetic! Before the opening of Istanbul metro, I would be amazed by the musicians cheering up metro passengers at the metro stations...
JUST MEMORIES...More than a decade ago, when the words "Galata" and "gentrification" were used in the same sentence, it did not mean much to me; I did not see it coming. There was not a single soul in the back streets, and it would give me a chill ...
CEREMONY AT SAINT-BENOITI am at one of the oldest educational institutions in the city, Saint-Benoit. Two of my beloved students are graduating today. SB ranks one of the distinguished foreign schools, whose medium of instruction is French. As might...
While I was walking through Harbiye park on my way home, sweet and nostalgic melodies of tango caught my attention. To my luck, it turned out to be one of the venues for the 9th Tango Festival. I am telling you Istanbul is certainly not short of festivals,...
THE PIAZZA GALATAIt is a late summer we are having in Istanbul. We used to have clear-cut seasons when I was a kid here, I remember. I could distinguish the spring breeze from the fall breeze, or I believed I could do so, hahahah! For this kind of breeze,...
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