It was at Canlandıranlar Animators Festival that I came across Melis Bilgin’s animation, Tetrist. Remember Tetris, the phenomenal video game of the 90s, in which you are supposed to keep building blocks until there is no room left? Melis’...
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 I was one of those who cheered when the host country for the Olympics 2020 was announced. Tokyo!!! Phew! My home city was kinda saved in a way for another decade. Being an anti-Olympic is not a new issue: reckoning the budget and ramifications, some...
  The Syrian consulate is here in Nişantaşı. For a while I worked in a beautiful art-nouveau building, the Ralli, where the consulate is located. I was fresh out of the university daydreaming of travelling abroad; taking long trips around...
Zero Istanbul, the Istanbul edition of Zero magazines, is a complimentary listing magazine published monthly as a guide to culture, entertainment and lifestyle in Istanbul. Easy to find it in cafes around Taksim. For the 1st Istanbul Design Biennial,...
 Born and raised in Istanbul, Aslı loves travelling to exotic places. Yet, she says she always comes back to Istanbul homesick. One of my partners in crime, Aslı accompanies me while I am doing field research and we love exploring ins and outs...
The first time  I  heard the poem, the City by Cavafy in Greek, we were in an outdoor restaurant by the Golden Horn watching the glimmering lights of the old town, and Fener in the distance -the formerly Greek quarter, where the Greek Orthodox...
 Click on the arrows to view more photos.  A couple of years ago, I was having a late lunch in a tradesmen restaurant in Mecidiyeköy.  I am all ears  in such restaurants; this is one way to  get a feel of the times. A retired...
 "Does it ever snow in Istanbul?" "How cold does it get?" ask often the visitors to the city. With such a temperate climate, one is surprised to hear Istanbul has its share of snow every year like many other cities on the latitude of 40, but only for a few days:)...
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