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Vodafone İstanbul Marathon to cross Bosphorus for 37th time

Vodafone İstanbul runners cross the famous Bosporus Bridge during the 36th edition of the event in this Nov. 16, 2016 file photo.(Photo: Sunday’s Zaman)

Vodafone İstanbul Marathon to cross Bosphorus for 37th time

Vodafone İstanbul runners cross the famous Bosporus Bridge during the 36th edition of the event in this Nov. 16, 2016 file photo.(Photo: Sunday‘s …
Things to do in Istanbul, Turkey: Three-minute guide

Mosques of staggering beauty, fantastic bazaars, shuttered palaces and fabulous museum exhibits attest to Istanbul’s wealth of culture and art from its

Startup Risen: Istanbul and Its surprising neighbors

Turkey has been featured regularly in the Western news of late. Significant elections this month have the country on tenterhooks as it decides its
Sculpture meets poetry at ContemporaryIstanbul

Nilhan Sesalan’s works are on display at the 10th Contemporary Istanbul (CI) in the Kuad Gallery, directed by Selin Yurtbilir, and under the curation of Beral Madra

First Stop: Stavriani Zervakakou’s Istanbul

… ongoing series First Stop, we asked Stavriani Zervakakou, chef of the restaurant Karaköy Gümrük in Istanbul, where she stops first for food when she returns to Istanbul. (We’ve written previously about her First Stop in Athens.) Lamb liver skewers in the Aksaray district’s Horhor neighborhood; domatesli kebab with wheat pilaf behind the Egyptian spice market at Eminönü; fish and bread from Emin usta at Karaköy; a simple but delicious pressed sandwich with kavurma – beef rendered in its own fat
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 Istanbul’s top 10 historic shopping arcades

Half a century after their emergence in Paris, these covered arcades flourished inIstanbul, drawing on French, Italian, and Ottoman architectural styles

Gastronomes to gather at Istanbul festival

The first ever gastronomy conference targeting professionals in Turkey, the National Gastromasa Conference, will be held on Nov. 14 at the Radisson

Istanbul’s Breakfast Heaven Is a Kurdish Feast

On Saturdays and Sundays in Istanbul, it’s not unusual to find a queue forming outside Van Kahvalti Evi. Customers line up for its Kurdish kahvalti—a

Turkey lacks public demand for open society, İstanbul event warns

The non-governmental Transparency International (TI) held a conference under the auspices of the British Consulate General in İstanbul titled “The

İstanbul city gives Erdoğan’s TÜRGEV 6 more buildings

İstanbul city gives Erdoğan’s TÜRGEV 6 more buildings … Culture Art and Education Foundation and the İstanbul Daru’l Fünun İlahiyat Foundation.

A Dazzling Flow Motion Time-Lapse Tour of Istanbul

Now he’s back again with the video above, titled “Istanbul: Flow Through the City of Tales.” Whitworth used his same ambitious hyperlapse techniques …

Contemporary Istanbul Emerging Gallery Spotlight: Mixer

Mixer, one of the Istanbul galleries exhibiting in CI’s “Emerging” sector this year, diverges from many of its fellow commercial galleries by providing

The heart of 4 great historic parts of Istanbul.

Sultanahmet District: The heart of 4 great historic parts of Istanbul. – See 9499 traveler reviews, 2274 candid photos, and great deals for Istanbul, .

Turkey’s Armenians Cheer Return of Istanbul Property

The Turkish government’s decision to hand back an Istanbul property to the Armenian community was a rare intervention on behalf on a non-Muslim

Why Istanbul Contemporary Could Become One of the World’s Great Art Fairs

Right past immigration at Istanbul Atatürk Airport, facing an assortment of Duty Free cigarette boxes, M&Ms and wine bottles, is a portrait of Mustafa

Canım Istanbul, a source of inspiration for residents

Canım Istanbul is a lifestyle companion for the people and visitors of Istanbul. It sends out a free email newsletter two to three times a week, about a

Contemporary İstanbul art fair unrolls 10th edition

İstanbul is home to over 700 pieces of artwork, ranging from sculptures to paintings and new media art, from 102 galleries in 24 countries displayed

Istanbul neighborhood’s resurgence

In the bright lights of Istanbul’s Galata neighborhood, sleep seems useless. Music from nearby clubs and bars thumps out into the streets until the wee

Istanbul: Two Worlds in Motion

Jonny Rock and Kaan Düzarat took us on a whistle stop tour of Istanbul, showing us what this magical city truly means to them.

Istanbul: There’s no place like it

(CNN) —Istanbul: It’s a sprawling, beautiful city, still, in spite of the unrestrained construction where Europe and Asia meet. There’s no place like it

48 Hours in Istanbul: Where to Eat, Stay and Play

Istanbul is one of the world’s most historically rich destinations, a busting metropolis with one foot in Asia and the other in Europe. It’s a city of many

Animal fossils in Istanbul shedding light on history

“Now we can see for real what we read in written sources,” said Istanbul University … It shows that the European bison [bison bonasus] was in Istanbul.

Tom Aikens: ‘My favourite Istanbul dish? Lamb intestines in a pitta’

The Grand Bazaar market in Istanbul Photo: Fotolia/AP. Where’s the best place to stay? I like the House Hotel Nisantasi (0090 212 224 5999

Tehran galleries in focus at Contemporary Istanbul

The 10th edition of Contemporary Istanbul (CI) will take place between Nov. 12 and 15 at the Istanbul Congress Centre (ICC) and Istanbul Convention

Publishers, book enthusiasts flock to Istanbul Book Fair

The 34th International Istanbul Book Fair opened at the weekend. Until Nov 17, the fair will host a total of 300 activities as well as Romanian writers

Istanbul: There’s no place like it

Istanbul: There’s no place like it …. istanbul bourdain travel minute orig_00004511.jpg … istanbul future parts unknown bourdain _00004207.jpg .

More than 50 publishers featured at first Istanbul Arabic book fair

More than 50 Arabic publishing houses from different Arab countries are showcasing books on philosophy, culture and politics at the November 6-15

Cagaloglu: An Authentic Slice of Istanbul

Everything we tell you about the fascinating bazaar in Cagaloglu in Istanbul is not enough. Want to taste the essence of Turkey?

To the head and heart of Istanbul

After you have seen all of Istanbul, there is still more to see. To make sense of that seemingly contradictory proposition, I had left Galata Tower and

LETTER FROM ISTANBUL: A Trip to a Turkish Barber

A new colleague, an Englishman recently arrived in Istanbul, was having a cigarette outside the school the other morning. “Get a haircut?” I asked.

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