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The most spectacular landing in Turkey: flying over Lake Van 6 Jul 2011 | 09:32 am
Landing in Istanbul is spectacular – getting a bird’s eye view of the city is fascinating enough but it cannot be compared to landing in Van. Van wasn’t really one of the most exciting cities, -howeve...
What's on: July. Music and exhibitions 1 Jul 2011 | 05:10 pm
The avalanche of summer programmes is unstoppable. SantralIstanbul has extended the "20 Turkish artists of the 20th century" exhibition until the end of July. It is also offering reduced entrance fee...
What's on: June. From one festival to the other... 4 Jun 2011 | 08:50 am
Summer is here with an incredibly rich list of events taking place in the whole of the country. Many of these are (partly) aimed at tourists, but most of the festivals mainly entertain locals. Istanb...
What's on: May. Free visits to museums! 5 May 2011 | 10:26 am
Museums for free! You can visit Pera Museum for free from 7pm until midnight on 14 May. You can see the two new exhibitions, paintings by Ihsan Cemal Karaburçak and the fascinating project of Fundamen...
Rafting in Istanbul? Rafring FROM Istanbul! 13 Apr 2011 | 11:11 pm
A calm stretch of the Büyükmelen river So there we were in the middle of red tape with a free weekend in Istanbul. Out of the blue, friends suggested we joined them on a one-day rafting tour. Small s...
What's on: culture in April 10 Apr 2011 | 12:15 am
With the festival season full in swing, you can enjoy even more films in Istanbul. The 30th International Istanbul Film Festival will be held between April 2 and 17. The more then 230 films to be scre...
A song for Hasankeyf by Aynur Doğan 25 Mar 2011 | 10:38 am
"Fatih Akin has committed himself against the planned construction of the Ilisu Dam, and the expulsion of the resident population in South-East Turkey as early as 2007. When his long-time friend, the ...
Newroz 20 Mar 2011 | 10:53 am
video - Kardeş Türküler Newroz
What's on - March 7 Mar 2011 | 10:06 pm
on, Festival time! A real manifestation of Istanbul’s multicultural history, the Bakla Horani Festival will be celebrated again for the second time on 7 March after a 69-year hiatus. The once 120000...
What's on - February 11 Feb 2011 | 09:48 pm
!F, the Istanbul International Independent Film Festival is being organised for the 10th time between 17-27 February. A wide range of cutting edge international and Turkish films are on the programme,...
