We all know Istanbul is no flat Dutch city... This is the legendary city with seven hills, at least the historical peninsula. Though I wish it were flat for it would make cycling a part of our urban life here. What a relief would it be...
We all know Istanbul is no flat Dutch city... This is the legendary city with seven hills, at least the historical peninsula. Though I wish it were flat for it would make cycling a part of our urban life here. What a relief would it be...
It is fall and we change our clocks in October to make the most of sun light. The autumnal equinox is behind us; the days are getting shorter. We are not totally confined to indoors yet but we spend less time outdoors because it gets dark...
The city has been charged with art in the past two months-- the 14th Istanbul art biennial, which was contextualized on the concept of the salt water. Which is quite relevant when the location of the city is concerned. Surrounded by a great body...
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...
Vintage Constantinople postcards are somehow still popular in Istanbul after more than a hundred years they were first printed. It was Max Fruchtermann, an Austria-Hungarian entrepreneur, who opened a shop in Pera and popularized the picture postcards...