photo: Milliyet
Activists strip down in Istanbul to protest wearing animal furs
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İstanbul unity and cooperation
The Stock Exchange Moves to Asian Side. What Happens to the Building?
Erdogan gave a speech today in which he outlined a plan to move the Istanbul Stock Exchange to the Asian-side suburb of Ateşehir, in order to create some sort of Banking Center Suburb?a State-run Maslak of sorts, I suppose. It?s all a bit rudimentary at this point.
A Travel Guide to Istanbul: The Empire Strikes Back – WSJ.com
Istanbul Through A Child?s Eyes
Bianet posted a lovely exhibit of paintings of Istanbul by children. Here?s one. Click here for more.
O city of Istanbul, priceless and peerless!
O city of Istanbul, priceless and peerless!
I would sacrifice all Persia for one of your stones! [1]
One piece of jewel between two seas
Justified if compared to the light of the universal sun
Bu şehr-i Sitanbul ki bî-misl ü bahadır
Bir sengine yekpâre Âcem mülkü fedâdır
Bir gevher-i yekpâre iki bahr arasında
Hurşid-i cihan tâb ile tartılsa sezâdır. [2]
US expat provides a peek at burlesque in Istanbul
The last of İstanbul’s human beasts of burden — ‘hamals’
Today’s Zaman
He explains in a slightly jokingly way how it was that he moved from Adıyaman to İstanbul and began this profession. ?We were hungry in the village
US expat provides a peek at burlesque in Istanbul
Hurriyet Daily News
Regularly nicknamed ‘Blade’ and ‘Michael Jackson’ on the streets, Triston is also working on his second publication about living in Istanbul.
Istanbul modeling is ‘world’s largest scanning project’
Expat wife Hughette Eyüboğlu witnesses decades of change in Turkey
The legend of Istanbul night life: Zihni Bar
Beşiktaş Market
Best 10 Must See Attractions In Istanbul
Istanbul is the largest city in Turkey. It is historically identified with the name of Constantinople.This city is based on two continents- Asia and Europe. It is visited from far more than 100 000 tourists each year.
İstanbul no longer challenge for foreigners with myistanbulinfo.com
Today’s Zaman
A foreigner who wants to discover all of the beauty and attractions in İstanbul is very likely to be overwhelmed by the large population of this city and
Weimar Istanbul by Claire Berlinski, City Journal Autumn 2010
Artist makes love with partner in performance in Istanbul
A facelift for Istanbul’s aging bazaar?
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