When you look at the travel brochures to Turkey, one of the displayed pictures is always of stone heads in rising or setting sun on a mountain. This is Nemrut Dağı (eng. Mount Nemrut). The Mountain is tucked away in the rugged mountains of southeastern Turkey and rises to an altitude of 2,134 meters. It…
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Yabancı in İstanbul, part 2
Living in Istanbul as a foreigner is a constant exercise in embracing contradictions. One minute it is serene, the next it is a full-blown street party. And after over 2 years living here, just when I thought I was getting comfortable, Istanbul decided to throw in an earthquake for good measure. Because, you know, why…
Yabancı in İstanbul, part 1
yabancı (tur.) – a foreigner, an alien I believe that everyone has a city that feels like it is part of one’s soul. It is not necessarily a city we were born in. Over the years I have heard people saying that Paris, London, New York, Tokyo, and many other cities are “their cities”. The…
Antep Pistachios
Antep or officially known as Gaziantep is the culinary capital of Turkey. At least it is for me. When I travel to Antep, I end up gaining few kilos of weight within few days. Losing all the katmer, kaymak and sweets from my hips is never an easy task. But it is so worth it!…
Hamsi Season
Istanbul is my place. I always wait impatiently to pack my bag and land at Ataturk Airport. This is the place that mesmerizes me with its organized chaos, crazy drivers, highly demanding housewives, imams calling to prayers, service and food. Before the trip I plan my meals in the tiniest details, waiting for my taste…
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