Şile Earth Market
To the market, to the market I said, ready in front of the door with my hundred and two shopping bags, sneakers on, lots of small banknotes to make our…
Erasing the history
Is it just the beginning, is it gonna get worse? The law is clear as crystal, it was put into action on July 2014, giving the power to landlords to evacuate…
Adana and Kebab
Adana partly Mediterranean, highly Arab influenced, the city of industry, kebab and great people. On my recent trip to the city, after many years, we had great kebab, walked all…
Rakı and Fish, A Mediterranean Seafood Odyssey: A Mighty Book
The book opens with the famous words of Ara Güler, “Fish is caught, not with net or rod, but with rakı.” –Ne ağ, ne olta, balık rakıyla yakalanır.- As for…
Istanbul’s Coffee Shops: Petra Roasting Co.
Although Istanbul is bursting with new coffee shops almost around every corner, I love sticking to my fave ones. Another one of them is Petra Roasting Co. at Selenium Residence just…
Mesmering Turkey, my beautiful country…
This video tells a story of people, of places, of the land of many cultures of my amazing country…If you have not fell in love with my country, I promise…
48 hours in Istanbul – where to eat?!
48 hours in Istanbul is never enough! You think you will be thorn in between the Hagia Sophia, a Bosphorus tour, may be a Princes Island getaway, what about Chora…
Asım Usta’s döner as the best
fast feast of Europe!
On the phone with Asım Usta -to me-: Where have you been?!! The nature of our conversations, meetings have always been the same, the same kindness, sincerity, friendship coming from…
Mantı as a second lunch in Urla
While we were at the Aegean coast, Sibel and Filiz planned a trip to Urla, Filiz being a local since she moved there so I left myself, my senses, my appetite in…
Istanbul’s coffee shops: Mandabatmaz
Turkish coffee is more than a tiny cup of caffeine for any Turkish people. It is a social event, a time well spent, an office gossip, a morning newspaper, a…
Katmer for breakfast
at Ünal Kardeşler, Urla
Just a usual morning for me, asking the waiter if I can visit the kitchen and chat with ustas… For me, as I always say, watching the true masters, this experience…
Sorry, but no: Yengeç Restaurant – Urla
So proud to serve 102 kinds of meze, they forgot that the food should be fresh, for one thing. Fresh for another. The ingredient quality is one of the key…
Istanbul’s Coffee Shops: Kronotrop
I am a coffee nerd. I can not live without coffee. But not any coffee, I only drink the best there is, after the perfect bite, this time perfect coffee…