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...
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 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...
 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...
 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...
 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...
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...