Why the “bookshop boutique hotel”? Well, because for some time this lovely restored Ottoman House close to the main gate leading into Bursa’s…
For visitors to İstanbul all paths lead to Sultanahmet, the ancient heart of the city where first the Byzantines and then the Ottomans…
Tucked away at the far end of the Golden Horn, Eyüp is İstanbul’s most conflicted suburb, meaning one thing to most of its…
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İstanbul’s “Big Bridge” suburb Old names: Athyra (Roman), Kalikratia Sometimes it turns out that there’s a treat lying in wait to be discovered…
Most visitors to Turkey have heard of the Ottomans. They’ll probably have heard of the Selçuks too. But the Beyliks? Let’s be honest…
Traditionally most Turks did their shopping in bakkals, sometimes called markets, small family-run grocery shops that sold staples such as rice and pasta…
The most atmospheric (and often cheapest) placesto shop for fruit and vegetables remain the pazars (street markets) which take place almost everywhere in…
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Once upon a time there was an Ottoman princess. Or rather there was a queen mother (valide sultan) who was just as important.…