Summer has gone by. Considering the amazing exhibitions held this summer, it is hard to say the city has put art on hold. Here is a favourite bunch! More to come in the fall! Istanbul awaits Istanbul Biennial and Contemporary Istanbul...
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SALT Galata
 One of those places that makes  me  feel at home...Some of my friends know where to find me if I have disappeared  for a while: No, it is not a guest house on the Aegean, it is a library in the city. I am talking about SALT Galata! Adorable...
 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...
The transition from the Arabic alphabet to the Latin one, the disconnection from the Ottoman past with the foundation of the Republic, and turning to the West -whilst being located right in the Middle East- have no doubt resulted in casualties, one of which...