Karaköy is the hipster heaven of Istanbul. There are times when I pray for the hipster  culture to phase out. If that's your thing, fine! That's the place to be! People watching is here, lemonade in jam jars and  food on chopping boards...
ARCHITECTURE
 I had the great opportunity to meet Asst. Prof. Dr. Luca Orlandi of Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture at the Bibliotheka seminar last May, where he gave an insightful lecture titled ‘The Italian Levantine  Heritage...
I had the great opportunity to meet Asst. Prof. Dr. Luca Orlandi of Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Architecture at the Bibliotheka seminar last May, where he gave an insightful lecture titled ‘the Italian Levantine heritage in Istanbul’....
Çağla Öztek, my fellow classmate at the university while I was studying Tour Guidance, is now my fellow tour guide. I got hold of this article when I was supposed to take a print-out and submit it to one of our lecturers on behalf of her. Being...
 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...
 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...
 I was away. I have been neglecting the blog. It got me exhausted. No! "When in april, the sweet showers fall/ that pierce March's drought to the root and all/ and bathed every vein in liquor that has power/ to generate therein and sire...
Places we call home. Inside out. Outside in. As I watch many buildings in my neighborhood, as in many other neighborhoods across the city, being  pulled  down only to be  replaced by ugly wannabe modern buildings, the loss of building name...
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