Having lived overseas for over 12 years now, I have begun to realize how many of my attitudes and even daily actions have changed a bit. I asked some of my expatriate friends this question: “How do you know you’ve been overseas too long?”
We usually avoid cramped basement spaces that have open fires and only one, narrow exit. But we make an exception for Kebapci Enver Usta, a subterranean kebab joint that hits the spot when we’re looking for a simple and satisfying lunch.
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It stood out at the newsstand.
Every Turkish daily yesterday celebrated the foundation of the Republic with the standard slogans, flags, pictures of Turkey’s founder, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, and processions. The independent Cumhuriyet daily carried a much different front page.
The occasion is the first Istanbul Tanpinar Literary Festival (ITEF). Authors, publishers, critics, translators and members of the press from around the world will have the opportunity to meet, discuss and exchange ideas and discover more about the rich literary voices coming out of Turkey today
Deniz Kavukçuoğlu, coordinator of cultural fairs at TÜYAP Fairs and Exhibitions Organization Inc., which organizes the İstanbul Book Fair, has described the fair as the most democratic platform in Turkey, stating that it offers a great opportunity to people from diverse political ideologies as it has gathered them annually to get to know each other [...]
Turkey’s tourism industry has seen remarkable growth over the past few years, proof of the country’s continued popularity as a travel destination in defiance of the global economic crisis. Turkey received 18,694,028 visitors in the first 8 months of 2009, up 1.1% in the same period last year, with annual tourist numbers expected to reach [...]
Districts lying on both sides of the Bosphorus contribute to the charm of this water passageway that is unique in the world with its quite different textures and residential forms.
One of the most anticipated rock bands of all time, U2 will perform a concert in İstanbul, on September 6, 2010, as part of its 360° TOUR. A production of Live Nation, the concert is realised within the framework of İstanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture events, in collaboration with Pozitif and İKSV. Concert tickets [...]
s you walk on the the famous Istiklal Caddesi in Istanbul, from Taksim heading to Galatasaray Lisesi, just be aware on the right side of the road. Not far before arriving Galatasary Lisesi, you will find one of my favourite spot to have seafood in Istanbul, Balik Pazari. Literally translated as fish market, this is [...]
Istanbul, with its many signs of the time when it was the center of the world, becomes something of a museum in the work of Orhan Pamuk, a writer clearly in love with memory itself, and his hometown, and everything that’s been lost there. In his 2003 memoir, Istanbul, the five-story Pamuk Apartments in which [...]