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Rhiannon Davies / May 15, 2013
Turkish Tea Time: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Learning Turkish Anyone that’s ever tried will agree that Turkish is not the easiest language to learn. Whilst there are a number of books, websites and courses available, there’s few that offer a light-hearted ap... Read More »
Feride Yalav / May 14, 2013
Turkish Mobile Coffee Truck Turkish Mobile Coffee Truck traveled America last year to introduce people to our delicious brew and Turkish culture, now the volunteer group is taking on Europe. We had a chance to ask a few questions to Giz... Read More »
Alara Kap / May 07, 2013
A Pre-Flight Experience You Won’t Want to Miss   One of the reasons why Turkish Airlines is increasingly becoming the designated pick for frequent flyers begin at the door of Atatürk Havalimanı’s internati... Read More »
Rhiannon Davies / May 06, 2013
Istanbul For 91 Days Sitting in our offices, gazing out of the window, many of us may dream of travelling the world as a past-time, but only a small few turn that dream into a reality. One sunny day in spring we caught up with tw... Read More »
Kevin Yıldırım / April 30, 2013
Urban Scavenging: An Interview With Jip Eilbracht After watching this inspirational video, about reusing found resources to make new furniture, we got in touch with its maker, a Dutch university exchange student taking a 'Design For Social Innovation'... Read More »
Rhiannon Davies / April 29, 2013
Pilates: Focusing on Control If Yoga is not for you but you want something that will improve your core strength whilst simultaneously helping to  focus your mind, then Pilates could be for you. Although like yoga it improves the min... Read More »
Rhiannon Davies / April 22, 2013
Yoga: Escape Within the City Limits However much you love this city, Istanbul can sometimes feel a little oppressive. We are surrounded by buildings, traffic, and the city’s millions of other inhabitants and sometimes we need to get away ... Read More »
Yeşim Yemni / April 19, 2013
Feelings Run Faster: A Discussion with Yankı Yazgan Istanbul is a city that elicits extreme reactions from both its residents and visitors. Love it or hate it, can’t wait to leave it, or can’t live without it, one thing is certain: this city will n... Read More »
Alara Kap / April 15, 2013
Deniz Karaman: An Untitled Man A man with many talents and even more self-created personalities (like Mr. Strangé, but more on that later), it’s difficult to classify Deniz Karaman. He was the author of the popular urban blog ... Read More »
Rhiannon Davies / April 12, 2013
An Interview With Olga Tikhonova-Irez of Delicious Istanbul Food blogger, culinary walks leader, and cookery teacher, Olga Tikhonova-Irez may be Russian rather than Turkish, but her passion for the cuisine of this country is obvious. We joined her cooking class, ... Read More »