Courageous highway entrepreneurs
The ever increasing number of vehicles and road construction turn the traffic in Istanbul into a jigsaw puzzle and city dwellers are losing a lot of time in transit, giving a chance for some to earn more »

Conrad Istanbul Hotel works miracles for Ramadan
The Conrad Istanbul Hotel is offering its guests an extraordinary experience – a traditional Ramadan that combines the delicious local tastes of Kayseri cuisine with traditional customs and a sense of more »

‘Jericho’: The day before tomorrow
Autumn is finally here. Forget the falling leaves, the chilly weather and the clouds on the horizon. It's TV season. It's time when shows are come around again with brand new seasons. It's also the more »

Lifestyles change, and homes along with them
The last couple of years have seen the introduction in Turkey of many furniture stores and do-it-yourself markets. The home design and furniture market has been growing, along with the Turkish more »

Retro is the new black; where Fatih Akin found his smoking for Cannes
Turks don't seem to like to re-use things. I remember when I first came to Istanbul and tried to find a furnished apartment to move in to; that didn't prove easy at all. It seemed an uncommon more »

Telling the story of the emigrants
Archiving a culture on the verge of extinction and showing that cultural variety serves to make society richer is the driving force behind “From Jerveni to Sinasos," a documentary dealing with more »

Mosques of İzmir, the home to many religions
History has been incredibly generous to the Aegean city of İzmir, which has been vital in the history of the three major monotheist religions. It is one of the few cities where Christianity, Islam more »

Spyros Mercouris - putting his dreams into action
At first sight, Spyros Mercouris seems like a old-school gentleman. He radiates warmth, kindness and good humor. There's a twinkle in his eye and he becomes animated as he discusses his many more »

movie guide
ISTANBUL 1408 / Thriller AFM Akmerkez, Etiler: 11:10 13:40 16:00 18:30 21:00AFM Carousel, Bakırköy: 11:30 14:00 16:25 17:50 19:10 20:40 22:00AFM Profilo, Mecidiyeköy: 11:20 14:00 16:30 more »

Beyoglu’s “Bread Door” at Benetton
“From Quarter to City” is the name of an exhibition sponsored by the United Colors of Benetton for the 10th International Istanbul Biennial with the “Bread Door” project right in front of the Benetton store more »

Ramadan with the Ottomans
No streetlights, no megaphone amplifiers, no telephones – just the traditions of centuries. Muslims were enjoined to observe the month of Eid el-Fitr, a month of fasting, of repentance, of contemplation and doing good deeds. It culminates more »

TV GUIDE
Saturday / Guardian of the Night / CNBC-e / 7:00 p.m. Director: Jean-Pierre LimosinCast: Jean-Philippe Écoffey, Aurelle Doazan, Nicolas Silberg, Vincent Perez, Olivier Perrier. Mireille more »

Events
ISTANBUL PERFORMING ARTS Garajistanbul / Jerome Bel - Shirtologie - Ayşe Orhon / Sunday / 8:30 p.m. Concerts / PartiesStudio Live Technik / Michael Jackson Party - Dj Şener Çetin / more »

Starbucks, Pepsi take bottled coffee overseas
Starbucks Corp. and PepsiCo Inc. said Thursday they were expanding their bottled coffee business into countries outside North America with an initial foray into China.The companies would not disclose more »

Artists without borders between Yerevan and Istanbul
Moved by developments in the wake of the Armenian-Turkish journalist Hrant Dink's murder, Turkish artists journeyed to the Armenian capital Yerevan last month to meet with local artists and more »

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