©Mert Gökalp In the last part of the interview with Mert Gökalp, the director of Bluefish documentary, we discussed projections on the future should the human interference continue at such a drastic scale. OUR...
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©Mert Gökalp In the first part of the interview with Mert Gökalp, the director of Bluefish documentary, we focused on Istanbul’s complicated relationship with bluefish whereas the second part elaborated the documentary’s...
©Mert Gökalp Bluefish synonymous with Istanbul has a privileged place in the city’s collective memory. It owes its unmatched image to its legendary abundance, delightful taste and challenging fishing. Like many Istanbulites, I was most looking...
 In the first part of the interview with the photographer Ceren Salman, we discussed the city's ephemeral past while walking in the streets of Fener, one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the historical peninsula. Here in the second part, we cannot...
 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...
British Pathé, the world's leading film and newsreel producer shared their entire archive on You Tube last year; did you hear that? More than 85,000 short documentaries, which  captured  significant events of the 20th century are now accessible...
Istanbul metro the next day  after the blast Recommended music while reading:  Fazıl Say's symphony Mesopotamia Istanbul blasts and TurkeyIn the last 3 months, 2 suicide attacks  took place in the touristy parts of Istanbul.  I...
 Libraries never fail to inspire me... SALT research library is definitely one of them. The amazing find of the week was Istanbul city  telephone directories. I remember amusing myself with  those bulky phone books when I was a kid.  Maybe...
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