“Anatolian Poplar” Old name: Hieron (Greek) Tiny Anadolu Kavağı on the Asian side of the Bosphorus serves as the last stopping point on…
Bayrampaşa may be named after Bayram Paşa, a grand vizier to Sultan Murad IV who was killed in 1638 during the battle to…
Almost every visitor to İstanbul gets to hear about the great Ottoman architect Sinan. Far fewer hear about the extraordinary Balyans, even though…
“Atatürk’s Village” Beyond the old walled city lies Ataköy which became in 1957 one of the city’s first planned suburbs, named predictably after…
Market day: Thursday Way up the Asian shore of the Bosphorus beyond Paşabahçe lies the airy, open feeling suburb of Beykoz. It was…
“The cashiers” Until recently the roughly triangular area behind Beyazıt Meydanı that is called Vezneciler lacked any very obvious identity. The coming of…
“Kilim Cove” While staying in Ağva on the Black Sea near İstanbul you can also visit Kilimli Koyu just a few km away which…
In 2013 the long awaited tunnel beneath the Bosphorus known as the Marmaray finally opened and immediately transformed the İstanbul transport scenario. Now,…
‘The Ferocious Ones” Population: 600ish If you have diverted from the main Van to Hakkari road to visit…
If you’re driving from Van to Hakkari or vice versa you might want to divert off the main road to see the remains…