ISTANBUL β It was a thrilling experience to revisit places in my own city and discover them anew...
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Take time to notice the Turkish flowers
ISTANBUL β When someone asks you to name the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the...
What could have been, or how I missed out on Istanbul
Dhaka, BANGLADESH β The first time I visited a foreign country was in 2011. It was a family trip to...
Ephesus, a city of breathtaking ruins
Ephesus, TΓRKIYE β After a whole day of walking around what used to be the great city of Ephesus it...
Watch out for TΓΌrkiye’s evil eye
ISTANBUL β From the moment our flights touched down in Istanbul, the blue evil eye was everywhere...
Foreigners can help you appreciate the beauty of your own country
SEA OF MARMARA β The ferry is a common form of transportation which is used a lot in Istanbul to go...
Immerse yourself in other cultures to deepen your understanding
YJI students Sreehitha Gandluri and Norah Springborn from the United States, Naz Mergen from...
Turkish rape culture is not unlike the rest of the world
ISTANBUL β Itβs impossible for a foreigner to truly understand a countryβs rape culture until they...
Steaming hot, harsh scrubbing and a splash of cold – our visit to a Turkish bath
ISTANBUL β One of the many gifts the Roman and the Byzantine Empires left us were hammams. The...
A 500-year-old Turkish bath, or hammam, serves people the traditional way
ISTANBUL β Passed down from one generation to the next, the tradition of Turkish baths, hammam...